More women are taking a second look at the intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. IUD insertions went up 23% between January 2008 and January 2009, according to SDI Health, a health care analytics firm in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
Where do male services fit in the picture when it comes to your facility? While most family planning centers report a percentage of male patients who receive sexually transmitted infection care (74%) and contraceptive care (68%), males make up only 5% nationally of their overall caseload.
As a reproductive health clinician, you might be looking to upcoming health care reform to make a difference in improving the status of sexual health care in the United States.
Results of a recent analysis of a survey of HIV care providers shows that clinicians often don't screen for genital herpes (herpes simplex virus-2 or HSV-2) in HIV-positive patients.
Be sure to include questions on alcohol consumption during adolescent screenings. Why? Results of a new analysis of national data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that more than one in four U.S. teens and young adults admit they are binge drinkers.
A Guttmacher Institute analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data reveals the number of U.S. women ages 15-44 covered by private insurance dropped between 2008 and 2009, as widespread job losses resulted in many Americans losing their employer-based insurance.
Get ready to recommend flu vaccine to your pregnant and postpartum patients. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), less than one-fourth of pregnant women in the United States were vaccinated against seasonal influenza during the 2007-08 flu season.
While increased use of contraception has contributed to declines in teen pregnancy over the past two decades, the methods most teens choose oral contraceptive pills or condoms require ongoing maintenance and carry a high possibility of user errors.
