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In 1992, reproductive health advocates estimated that emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) could prevent half of all unintended pregnancies and abortions in the United States each year.
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Global policies are being updated with the recent issuance of recommendations from an expert consultation on male circumcision for HIV prevention.1 But what impact do the recommendations have on your practice?
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Has your treatment of menopausal women changed since the initial findings released from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized, controlled trials of hormone therapy (HT)? Findings from a just-published secondary analysis of data from the WHI indicate that women who initiated HT closer to menopause tended to have reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), while women further from menopause tended to have a slightly higher risk for the disease.
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Women may have another choice in emergency contraception (EC) if a current multi-site trial of a potential candidate proves successful. HRA Pharma of Paris, France, has initiated a pivotal multicenter Phase III study to evaluate its proprietary second-generation emergency contraceptive.
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When you prescribe the contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing, Organon; West Orange, NJ), you instruct the patient that the ring is worn for three weeks, then is removed for a one-week ring-free period. When the ring-free period is completed, a new ring must be used. But what if there was a ring that could be used for more than a three-week period?
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Good news on the research front: Results from a major study indicate that treating genital herpes may help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections and may reduce the spread of HIV as well.
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If your practice includes women ages 50 and older, be sure to remind them to be screened for colorectal cancer, advises the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
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Review the number of patients who were screened and treated for chlamydia at your facility in the last two weeks. What if their infection could have been prevented by vaccine?
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How many men enter the doors of your family planning clinic, and what services can you offer them outside of free condoms? Consider vasectomy: It is simpler, safer, less expensive, and as effective as the currently available methods of female sterilization, according to Contraceptive Technology.
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About one in four U.S. females between the ages of 14 and 59 may have human papillomavirus (HPV), according to results of the first national estimate of the infection.
