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Can same pre-exposure prophylaxis results be recreated in real life?
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Among the seemingly countless provisions in the March 2010 health reform law is one that greatly simplifies the process by which a state may extend Medicaid eligibility for family planning services and supplies to individuals ineligible for comprehensive health coverage under the program.
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"Clinicians at my family planning facility often refuse to give a birth control method if the patient is late for her annual exam," says a respondent to the 2010 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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Clinicians now have the latest guidance in managing patients who have, or are at risk for, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with the just-released 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines.
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Despite the continued high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States, an analysis of 2009 national data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows some signs of progress on the prevention front:
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Results of a new study suggest that nearly one in 10 sexually active teens have same-sex partners, which is almost twice as many as previous research studies have found.
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Results of a new study indicate fasting glucose and insulin levels remain within normal range for women using injectable or oral contraception, with only slight increases among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).
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Clinician office phones might be ringing following news reports of women in the United Kingdom (UK) who experienced unintended pregnancies while using the contraceptive implant Implanon. How do you counsel women on this form of long-acting contraception?
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Young women with herpes infections often are treated with the oral antivirals acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir.
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The next chart in your inbox is for a healthy 21-year-old nonsmoking woman. She indicates she is interested in using an oral contraceptive (OC) for birth control. What pill do you prescribe?