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Despite the continued high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States, an analysis of 2009 national data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows some signs of progress on the prevention front:
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Clinicians now have the latest guidance in managing patients who have, or are at risk for, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with the just-released 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines.
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"Clinicians at my family planning facility often refuse to give a birth control method if the patient is late for her annual exam," says a respondent to the 2010 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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Among the seemingly countless provisions in the March 2010 health reform law is one that greatly simplifies the process by which a state may extend Medicaid eligibility for family planning services and supplies to individuals ineligible for comprehensive health coverage under the program.
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Can same pre-exposure prophylaxis results be recreated in real life?
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Add new information in your counseling dialogue regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil.
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The next chart in your inbox is for a healthy 21-year-old nonsmoking woman. She indicates she is interested in using an oral contraceptive (OC) for birth control. What pill do you prescribe?
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Young women with herpes infections often are treated with the oral antivirals acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir.
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For the past decade, subscribers to Contraceptive Technology Update have been asked questions about their prescribing practices. The question "In the past year, how many IUDs have you personally inserted?"
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More women may be moving toward use of the contraceptive vaginal ring, implant, and intrauterine device (IUD), but combined oral contraceptives (OCs) continue to lead as a top birth control choice.
