Contraceptive Technology Update
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Female Condom Important Tool in Zika Prevention
Experts recommend discussing, making available this lesser-known contraceptive.
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First Steps Toward Bringing an OTC Pill to Market
Pharma company partners with nonprofit group to offer contraceptive in the United States.
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New Analysis Looks at Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Screen female patients for gonorrhea, chlamydia to reduce pelvic inflammatory disease incidence.
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New Injectable Focus of HIV PrEP Clinical Trial
A Phase III study will determine whether a long-acting form of an anti-HIV drug injected once every eight weeks can safely protect people from HIV infection at least as well as a combination of anti-HIV medications taken daily as an oral tablet.
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Talk with Older Women About Sexual Activity
Although older women are sexually active beyond their seventh decade of life, results of a new study indicate that at least one in seven women ages 65-79 suffers from hypoactive sexual desire dysfunction.
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Task Force Recommends Against Genital Herpes Screening
Because of the inaccuracy of current screening methods, harms of screening include high false-positive rates and potential anxiety and disruption of personal relationships related to diagnosis.
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Group Calls for Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
Research indicates that daily folic acid supplementation in the periconceptional period can prevent neural tube defects, yet most women do not receive the recommended daily intake of folate from diet alone.
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New CDC Report Emphasizes Importance of Zika Screening
It's vital to test all pregnant women with possible exposure to Zika virus regardless of whether they exhibited symptoms of Zika, and to test infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection.
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Report: Hormonal Contraception Safer Than Expected for Women with Diabetes
Study results expand pregnancy planning options for women who present with diabetes.
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Reproductive Health and Rights Face Period of Crisis
The Trump administration and the 115th Congress will have powerful levers at their disposal to roll back decades’ worth of progress in sexual and reproductive health and rights.