Contraceptive Technology Update
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Check Access to Prescription-Only, OTC Emergency Contraception
According to a new national survey, less than 10% of pharmacies have the ability to fill a prescription immediately for ulipristal acetate, the prescription-only form of emergency contraception (EC).
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Training Can Help Integrate LARC Options Into Contraceptive Care
Research from the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America indicates that a four-hour training intervention can significantly affect the likelihood that healthcare providers will integrate long-acting reversible contraceptives into their clinical care.
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Research Examines Use of Tenofovir Gel in Women
As HIV infection continues to be a major public health issue, tenofovir gel is being researched as a topical pre-exposure prophylaxis strategy for HIV prevention in women.
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Provider Training May Boost Rates of HPV Vaccination
Results of a recent study indicate a training intervention to aid provider communication about HPV vaccines with teen patients and their parents increased initiation and completion of the vaccine series.
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Get up to Speed in Addressing Urinary Tract Infections
Research presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America indicates that women at risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) who increased their water intake by drinking an additional three pints of water a day were almost half as likely to get infections as women who did not.
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Prevalence of HSV-2 Is Falling, Data Show
Two of the most common viruses, herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), are steadily declining in the U.S. population.
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No Link Found Between Progestin-only Birth Control Methods and Depression
Results of a new review of all available data indicate no evidence to support a link between progestin-only birth control and depression.
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Programs Aim to Make LARC a Choice for Women
The success of the Contraceptive CHOICE Project in removing financial barriers to contraception, promoting the most effective methods of birth control, and reducing unintended pregnancy is no longer an isolated event.
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Proposed ‘Conscience’ Rule Could Interfere With Patient Care
In mid-January 2018, the Trump administration took two steps to expand and enforce federal “conscience” protections, which allow individuals and organizations in the healthcare field to refuse to provide or be involved with services, information, and referrals to which they have religious or moral objections.