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The last patient on your list is a young woman with a positive test for a sexually transmitted disease (STD). When discussing strategies for protection from future infections, she tells you she is not comfortable with using a female condom and has problems negotiating male condom use with her boyfriend. Outside of abstinence, what are her options?
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Women with inactive or stable systemic lupus erythematosus a disease in which the bodys immune system mistakenly attacks and damages healthy tissues of the skin, joints and internal organs need effective contraception When women with inactive or stable systemic lupus erythematosus need effective contraception, clinicians rarely prescribe oral contraceptives (OCs) due to fears that the Pill might increase disease activity.
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If it does not, what will it take to integrate an immunization program into existing services? Take a tip from the Internet. Consult the online guide, Hepatitis B Immunization in a STD Clinic: Lessons Learned in San Diego County.
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Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study.
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Sports and recreation-related injuries commonly are seen in the offices of internists, family practitioners, and pediatricians. They may be the first physician to whom the injured athlete turns, or they may be referred from an urgent care or emergency department.
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Felicia Hance Stewart, MD, co-author of Contraceptive Technology and member of the Contraceptive Technology Update Editorial Board, died April 12 of lung cancer at her home in San Carlos, CA.
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A new patient tells you that she is a recent victim of sexual assault. What care was she provided when she underwent treatment at your local hospital's emergency department (ED)?