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A new Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) review of available evidence reveals that women who have problematic irregular or heavy cyclic menstrual bleeding have several safe and effective nonsurgical treatment options.1
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In a decision more than 10 years in the making, a U.S. Federal District judge ruled April 5, 2013, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must lift age and point-of-sale restrictions on Plan B One-Step emergency contraception (EC) within 30 days.
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Results of a just-published study indicate a possible method to predict when a woman will have her final menstrual period.1 Such findings might be helpful in aiding women and providers in combatting potential bone loss and cardiovascular risk associated with onset of menopause.
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Women over age 40 might underestimate their need for effective birth control; however, despite declining fertility, such women can be at risk for unintended pregnancy.
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With the recent Food and Drug Administration approval of Quartette, a new extended regimen oral contraceptive (OC) from Teva Pharmaceuticals of North Wales, PA, providers have more options to present to women considering this form of birth control.
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While teen pregnancies are declining in the United States, the nation still leads the worlds high-income countries in live teen births, points out a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Grand Rounds session.1
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What if multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) could prevent women from unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections?
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Clinicians who are members of the Washington, DC-based Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) can take advantage of a unique new service, ARHPedia. ARHPedia connects healthcare providers to pharmaceutical resources through a comprehensive and convenient portal.
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Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will be an ongoing process, but one major change that already has begun is the expansion of community health centers (CHCs).
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Young people between ages 13-24 represent more than a quarter of new HIV infections each year, and 60% of youth living with HIV are unaware they are infected, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
