Contraceptive Technology Update – March 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
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Prepare to update your practice: updated STD guidelines released
Clinicians now have the latest guidance in managing patients who have, or are at risk for, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with the just-released 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines. -
Counsel on efficacy of contraceptive implant
Clinician office phones might be ringing following news reports of women in the United Kingdom (UK) who experienced unintended pregnancies while using the contraceptive implant Implanon. How do you counsel women on this form of long-acting contraception? -
Shot, OC impact eyed on glucose, insulin levels
Results of a new study indicate fasting glucose and insulin levels remain within normal range for women using injectable or oral contraception, with only slight increases among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). -
Put same-sex behavior of teens in the spotlight
Results of a new study suggest that nearly one in 10 sexually active teens have same-sex partners, which is almost twice as many as previous research studies have found. -
Pelvic exam necessary for contraception Rx?
"Clinicians at my family planning facility often refuse to give a birth control method if the patient is late for her annual exam," says a respondent to the 2010 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey. -
Washington Watch: States eye benefits as family planning expands
Among the seemingly countless provisions in the March 2010 health reform law is one that greatly simplifies the process by which a state may extend Medicaid eligibility for family planning services and supplies to individuals ineligible for comprehensive health coverage under the program. -
STD Quarterly: Update: Use of HIV drugs shrinks infection risk in uninfected people
Can same pre-exposure prophylaxis results be recreated in real life? -
STD Quarterly: New indication OK'd for HPV vaccine
Add new information in your counseling dialogue regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil. -
STD Quarterly: Signs of progress seen on STI prevention front
Despite the continued high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States, an analysis of 2009 national data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows some signs of progress on the prevention front: