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In the final days of the 107th Congress, Congressional Democrats introduced two competing bills with a common goal: to reduce the number of abortions in this country.
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A recent survey of 100 public and private colleges found that many facilities may not be making the grade when it comes to providing condom availability and sexual health information.
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It has been two years since a "black box" warning was added to the labeling for the contraceptive injection depot medroxyprogesterone acetate.
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Will you change your prescribing practice with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent approval of over the counter (OTC) status for the emergency contraceptive Plan B?
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Intrauterine contraception is highly convenient. It provides long-term protection against pregnancy, and the method is promptly reversible. Where does it fit in your facility's cafeteria of options?
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In May 2006, Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Harry Reid (D-NV) two senators with vastly different positions on abortion stood together to introduce landmark legislation promising to significantly reduce the number of abortions in this country.
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Your next patient is a newly divorced 41-year-old woman who wants to use an oral contraceptive (OC). When you check her chart, you note that she smokes 10 cigarettes a day. What is your next move?
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When it comes to prescribing an oral contraceptive (OC) for your patient, which one do you select? Participants in the 2006 Contraception Survey conducted by Contraceptive Technology Update say their No. 1 oral contraceptive (OC) of choice for a 21-year-old nonsmoker is Yasmin, a monophasic pill containing 3 mg drospirenone and 0.030 mg ethinyl estradiol from Berlex, Wayne, NJ.
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The contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing, Organon; West Orange, NJ) and the transdermal contraceptive (Ortho Evra, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical; Raritan, NJ) have become standard options at many facilities since both were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001.
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In preparing for a counseling session on contraceptives, you decide to review labeling for a number of birth control pills. How can you be sure you have the most up-to-date information in your files?