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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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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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Findings from a new study indicate that use of oral contraceptives (OCs) may affect the development of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Results from a just-published study indicate that consistent use of condoms is associated with lower rates of infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) and should be routinely recommended.
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A just-published report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) finds that the deaths of four California women who took the abortion drug Mifeprex (mifepristone, Danco Laboratories, New York City) were linked to toxic shock caused by the bacterium Clostridium sordellii, but the risk of infection in conjunction with taking the drug is low, state epidemiologists who reviewed the cases.
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The next woman in your examination room has been using oral contraceptives (OCs) as her chosen method of birth control for the past three months. During her checkup, she tells you that she often misses a pill in her pack, but doesnt take further precautions for protection.
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Increasing access to HIV testing is a prevention priority in the United States. Health officials estimate more than 25% of those infected are transmitting HIV to others because they are unaware that they are infected.
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There are several reasons the IUD tops the list. IUDs are effective, safe, convenient, cost effective, and fully reversible.
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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?
