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Is rapid HIV testing in use in your family planning facility? Findings from a 2007 survey conducted by the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Rapid point to "yes"; 94% of health departments indicated they use rapid HIV testing as part of health department-supported HIV testing programs.
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Take a poll among your female patients about their preferences surrounding their menstrual cycle. How many would prefer to get their periods less often?
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What is the most cost-effective approach to administering vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV)? A just-released analysis concludes vaccination will be optimized by achieving universal vaccine coverage in young adolescent girls, targeting initial "catch-up" efforts to vaccinate women younger than age 21, and by revising current screening policies.
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Review the last three patient charts: a 19-year-old college student, a 26-year-old mother of two, and a 43-year-old woman who is newly divorced. Which women were offered screening for HIV?
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Concerns about the effects of the contraceptive injection depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera, Pfizer, New York City; Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injectable Suspension USP, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, North Wales, PA) on bone mineral density (BMD) should not prevent clinicians from prescribing the method, nor should its use be limited to two years, according to a new committee opinion released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
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The Bush administration announced in August that it was introducing a new regulation on the topic of providers' "conscience" or "refusal" rights.
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While you might know your work in family planning is important, new research confirms it. Approximately 1.4 million unintended pregnancies and 600,000 abortions are averted each year in the United States each year due to family planning services.
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While female condoms may be a powerful tool in preventing transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), women need education to use them effectively. Results from a newly published study indicate that skills training can increase female condom use and the overall level of protected sexual acts.
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Just-presented research at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City indicates that adult male circumcision continues to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV through heterosexual intercourse for at least 3.5 years.
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Rewind to 2007. A large HIV vaccine clinical trial sponsored by Merck & Co. is shuttered after an interim analysis concluded that the vaccine did not prevent infection. Fast forward to today.