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The young woman in your examination room has questions about how emergency contraception pills (ECPs) works. How do you explain the methods mechanism of action?
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The need for female-controlled protection against HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has never been greater. While early in the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women, the HIV/AIDS epidemic now represents a growing and persistent health threat to women in the United States as well as throughout the world.
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Update your practice: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommends the oral antibiotic cefixime as a first-line treatment option for gonorrhea due to possible drug resistance.
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Two sister studies have been launched in Africa to evaluate the ability of a new monthly vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine to safely prevent new HIV infections in women.
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The North American Menopause Society, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and The Endocrine Society have issued a joint statement concluding that hormone therapy (HT) is still an acceptable treatment for menopausal symptoms.
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Findings from a just-published study of young women ages 13-16 in Cincinnati are the first to document herd protection after introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new interim guidance for use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for in heterosexual men and women at high risk for HIV.