Contraceptive Technology Update – August 1, 2010
August 1, 2010
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Base your family planning practice on evidence-based medicine in 2010
Strive to keep your practice up-to-date in 2010 with the publication of the U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use. -
What's on the horizon in male contraception?
For 50 years, women have had a reliable form of birth control in the form of the combined oral contraceptive pill. What has emerged in the same time period for men? -
Advocates up awareness for female condom use
Heads up for reproductive health and family planning clinics in California and Nevada: The Female Health Co.'s free FC2 Female Condom Experience Program is headed your way. Deadline for applications from clinics in the two states is Aug. 31, 2010, says Rebecca Kizaric, training manager for the Chicago-based company. -
New tool for screening ovarian cancer in focus
Clinicians face challenges when it comes to detecting ovarian cancer: 70% of women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed with advanced disease. -
HIV protection during pregnancy is examined
Research indicates that women are at risk for heightened HIV infection during pregnancy, but what about their partners? -
Updated guidance issued on use of HPV vaccines
Add current data to your clinical knowledge base: the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued updated recommendations for routine and catch-up vaccination of females with the bivalent or quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccines (HPV2, HPV4), as well as published its policy statement and summarized background data on use of the HPV4 vaccine in males.