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The 2006 STD Prevention Conference, Beyond The Hidden Epidemic: Evolution or Revolution? will be held May 8-11, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville (FL) Riverfront.
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When you review immunization schedules with your adolescent patients this year, will a vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) be added to your discussion list? While no vaccine has yet been approved, recent scientific advances signal that such a vaccine soon may become a reality.
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When you scan your next chart, it gives the medical history of a 19-year-old woman who has been sexually active with multiple partners and inconsistently uses condoms. She reports a painful or burning sensation when urinating and increased vaginal discharge. What is your next move?
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Many of your patients may now be using the extended regimen oral contraceptive (OC) Seasonale (Barr Labs, Pomona, NY), where an active pill is taken for 84 days, followed by seven days of placebo pills. But what if there was a pill that would offer continuous dosing with no pill-free intervals?
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Get ready to discuss questions about the safety of the Evra contraceptive patch (Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ) now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised the transdermal contraceptives labeling.
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The options in barrier contraceptives for American women have been reduced as the sole U.S. company distributing the Prentif Cavity-Rim Cervical Cap has announced its dissolution and the device is no longer available in the United States.
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When discussing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with your patients, what do you tell them about human papillomavirus (HPV)? Exposure to HPV can have significant health implications, particularly for women. Some strains of the virus, including HPV-16 and HPV-18, can trigger cancers of the cervix.
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Is your family planning facility seeing more women who are HIV-positive? Statistics point to a yes. In 2003, women accounted for 27% of the estimated 32,048 diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States, according to statistics from the Atlanta-based Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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How do you broaden access to family planning services? Some family planning agencies are looking to touchscreen technology to get information front and center to those who may need their services.