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Report Shows Problem of Rising Rates of Syphilis Among Service Members
A new report from the Military Health System shows a disturbing trend of increasing rates of syphilis among people serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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Mobile STI Testing Strategy Can Reach People in Rural Areas and Build Trust in Communities
The resurgence of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in recent years is partly because of the lack of resources to provide routine STI testing and treatment in rural areas, where residents may live an hour or two away from the nearest public health department that can offer daily STI services.
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Message Needs to Get Out that PrEP Is Not Only for Cisgender Men
Cisgender women sometimes are left out of the provider-patient conversations when it comes to discussing their risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and how pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can make them safer, a new paper finds.
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Prenatal Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling Is Important
New research suggests that pregnant patients who are interested in permanent contraception are offered information and counseling on this option late in their pregnancy, making it less likely they will access that option.
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Adolescents Know More About Abortion Restrictions than Most Expect
Adolescents are fully aware and concerned about how abortion restrictions can affect them, and most use the internet and social media for information on abortion, new research shows.
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Medication Abortion Through Telehealth Is Safe, Effective, and Convenient
Researchers began studying the safety and effectiveness of telehealth medication abortions in 2021 and concluded in 2022 before the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The recently published results showed that telehealth medication abortions are safe, with outcomes of 99.8% without serious adverse events.
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OB/GYNs Experiencing High Levels of Moral Distress
An OB/GYN was asked by researchers how it felt to work in an abortion-ban state after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — the physician’s response was shocking. The OB/GYN said working in a war zone with actual risk to one’s life was not as distressing as working with patients in an abortion-ban state where the physician continually feared arrest or patient death.
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Telehealth Medication Abortion Remains Under Threat Even as Access Expands
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide the fate of the abortion medication mifepristone — a decision that could undermine access to the medication at a time when major pharmacies and retailers have begun to offer the pill. Abortion rights advocates, reproductive health clinicians, and others are bracing for a decision that could upend access to safe, legal self-managed abortions for most or all women in the nation.
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Opill Rollout Includes Major Pharmacies and Retailers — but Price Tag Needs Work
The rollout of the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, is a major step toward improving contraception access across the United States. But some obstacles remain, including cost and access for minors in places hostile to reproductive autonomy.
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Beliefs About Women’s Virtue and Chastity May Play a Role in Latina Risk Behaviors
The authors of a recent study revealed that endorsement of certain marianismo beliefs, related to women acting virtuous and chaste, may promote abstinence, but also are associated with sexual risk behaviors.