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Results from a Phase III study in men ages 16 to 26 indicate that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil (Merck & Co.) prevented 90% of external genital lesions caused by types 6, 11, 16, and 18 of HPV.
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How many of your patients rely on vasectomy for contraception? About 500,000 vasectomies are performed each year in the United States; about one out of six U.S. men over age 35 has been vasectomized, with prevalence increasing with education and income.
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Two years after the government implemented routine HIV testing for all patients ages 13-64 without regard to risk, public health officials say improvements have been made, yet still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus is unaware of his/her status.
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You reviewed the instructions for initiating the first pack of oral contraceptives (OCs) with your patient. She elects to use the Sunday start, beginning pills on the first Sunday after her next period. When she returns for a follow-up visit in a few months, though, you discover she never started the pills and now is pregnant.
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Since about one-fourth of all U.S. women ages 15-44 who have ever married have undergone tubal sterilization,1 chances are that you have counseled women about their permanent contraceptive options.
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Your patient is a young mother in a mutually monogamous relationship who cannot tolerate oral contraceptives, has heavy menses, and says she doesnt want to use an injectable birth control method. She has no medical insurance coverage. What options can you offer her?
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American women now have a choice when it comes to permanent birth control: They can opt to undergo tubal ligation or choose the Essure transcervical sterilization procedure.
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Who should not use Essure?
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Review the number of patients who came through your examination room today, and count how many were screened for one or more sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). If the answer is zero, then perhaps it is time to review your practice guidelines.
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Your next patient, a 19-year-old woman who is sexually active, says she douches on a weekly basis for hygiene purposes. She has been previously treated for a sexually transmitted disease (STD). What should you tell her?
