Contraceptive Technology Update – January 1, 2010
January 1, 2010
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Newsletter is marking a milestone: CTU celebrates 30th anniversary
This issue marks the 30th anniversary of Contraceptive Technology Update. -
Check the new screening guidance for cervical cancer and breast cancer
Women's health clinicians will take a hard look at cancer screening regimens now that new guidance has been issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). -
Extending the use of vaginal ring eyed
Many clinicians are familiar with continuous use of oral contraceptives, but how about extended regimen use of the vaginal ring? -
Guest Column: How to make NuvaRing an option for patients
While some clinicians think women will not be willing to place a foreign body into the vagina and then remove it, other providers have been successful in introducing women to the vaginal contraceptive ring (NuvaRing, Schering-Plough Corp.; Kenilworth, NJ). Exactly how is the method presented to women by those clinicians? -
Check contraception options for postpartum
Your next patient in the clinic examination room is a 22-year-old who has just delivered her first child three weeks ago. -
Include lubricants in sexual health dialogue
When discussing sexual health with patients, does lubricant use come up in the conversation? Such discussion might be helpful. -
Washington Watch: Massachusetts holds health reform lessons
With Congress edging closer to enacting broad health care reform legislation, questions abound about its potential impact on patients and providers. -
2009 Salary Survey Results: New year, but the same story: Salaries of clinicians show little pay rate increase
Does your paycheck seem to go a little less far these days? No surprise. Results of the Contraceptive Technology Update Salary Survey indicate that 38% saw a 1%-3% increase in salary in the past year, with 40% seeing no change.