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Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, recently discussed her research on the nuances of HIV risk behavior among women with AHC Media, publisher of Contraceptive Technology Update.
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Check for use of erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs among older male patients; a new analysis of insurance records of more than 1.4 million U.S. men over 40 found that those who used ED drugs were more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) than were non-users.
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What will it take to stem the incidence of HIV in the United States? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV in 2006, the most recent year for which data are available.
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When it comes to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), young women, adolescents, and the poor often are the most at risk. However, women from all socioeconomic groups face challenges to their sexual and reproductive health.
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As of September 2010, federal health reform legislation will require all new private health plans to provide coverage of a slate of preventive health services at no cost to patients. Will contraception be included in that coverage? Reproductive health advocates are calling for such measures.
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National medical organizations have issued positions on adolescent care will impact your practice. Add the following to the next clinical discussion at your facility:
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Add Natazia, an estradiol valerate/dienogest pill, to the list of oral contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and now available to U.S. women.
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