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Findings of a small study indicate that Shang Ring, a device in development, is safe and acceptable to men, which might aid in increasing access to voluntary adult male circumcision in areas at high risk of HIV.
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The authors assessed the risk of venous thrombosis (vt) in current users of non-oral hormonal contraception using four national registries in Denmark.
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Gestational diabetes (gdm) now complicates about one in 15 pregnancies, but, undoubtedly, the prevalence will increase even further if we cannot curb the concerning rise in obesity in this country.
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You've seen her before. she's often young and partnered, but might be midlife and changing the status of her relationship. Sometimes she presents for an annual exam and mentions her pain later during the visit. Occasionally she actually presents with the complaint of dyspareunia.
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The authors sought to estimate trends in prenatal drug exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in Washington State from 2000 to 2008.
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Is azithromycin proarrhythmic? Macrolide antibiotics are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, but azithromycin (Zithromax), the popular "Z pack" macrolide, has been considered safe.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (US MEC) to affirm the use of hormonal contraceptives in women at risk for or living with HIV.
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Add new information to your contraceptive counseling databank: Findings from a just-published study indicate the absolute risk of increased thrombotic stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) associated with the use of hormonal contraception is low, although the relative risks vary depending on whether higher doses of estrogen are used.
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Be sure to screen all women between the ages of 14 and 46 for intimate partner violence (IPV), advises new research.