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Just as you have integrated new methods such as the transdermal contraceptive and the contraceptive vaginal ring into your practice, be prepared to see more options added to the contraceptive mix.
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What is the accepted practice for checking blood pressure following initial starts on oral contraceptives?
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A young woman recently died after undergoing a medical abortion. Patients are anxious and asking questions. How do you respond?
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Emergency contraception (EC), once considered the nations best-kept secret, may be a secret no longer when a major pharmaceutical company takes over a popular dedicated EC product.
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While medical and reproductive rights groups have petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception (EC) available over the counter (OTC), many clinicians are less than enthusiastic when it comes to such availability for oral contraceptives (OCs). Why?
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More women are taking a second look at intrauterine devices (IUDs), and not all of them are considering such use for contraception.
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Today, more than 6 million women of reproductive age rely on Medicaid for their basic health care, including family planning services.
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Are you making strides on the salary front? If the answer is no, count yourself among the majority of family planning providers.
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Infertility is a common condition and usually presents to the primary care physician initially. Infertility is defined as 1 year of unprotected intercourse in which a pregnancy has not been achieved. Fifteen to twenty percent of couples in the United States are infertile, and this rate has remained relatively stable since the early 1980s.
