Contraceptive Technology Update – January 1, 2008
January 1, 2008
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Media reports on OC studies raise flags: How to advise patients?
Has the telephone been ringing in your office with questions from patients who are concerned about using oral contraceptives in light of media reports questioning the Pill's safety? If so, you are not alone. What are you doing to help women place such news in proper context? -
Progress reported on male contraceptives
While women have several options when it comes to birth control, men are limited to condoms and vasectomies. Researchers around the globe are focusing efforts to expand those choices, including hormonal injections, gels, and implants. -
Drug interactions and OCs — Base decisions on facts
Do you still recommend that women use backup contraception when prescribed antibiotics during oral contraceptive use? If you do, it's time to check your approach, according to information presented at the Contraceptive Technology conference. -
New information shows chlamydia's spread
It's time to increase chlamydia screening in your clinic. Results of a new study show that, despite current screening recommendations, more than 2 million people are infected with chlamydia in the United States. -
Help women cut cancer risks with ACOG guide
The next patient in your exam room is a 35-year-old mother of three. When you talk with her about her risks for cancer, she tells you they are low, because no one in her family has had the disease. What is your next step? -
Boost Hispanic women's HPV prevention awareness
Despite intense screening in the past decade, higher rates of cervical cancer persist in Hispanic women.1 How can you reach these women with the information they need for prevention and detection? -
Help women discuss HPV with new brochure
Help women discuss HPV, cervical cancer, and Pap tests with health care providers, with a new brochure, "Ask How You Can Prevent Cervical Cancer."