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Puzzled about protocols for dispensing emergency contraception (EC) to male partners? Wondering about the impact of depot medroxy-progesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera, Pharmacia Corp, Peapack, NJ) on lipid levels?
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Editors note: This article discusses a use of quinacrine that has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
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You have just finished counseling a young woman who is frightened and confused after hearing she has contracted genital herpes. While you are able to offer her daily suppressive therapy to help reduce the frequency of outbreaks, you discuss the fact that there is no cure for this sexually transmitted disease (STD).
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STD Quarterly: Register now for HIV prevention conference
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Get ready for a major change to occur in the way birth control pills are prescribed and used with the arrival of Seasonale, the first dedicated extended-regimen oral contraceptive.
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While new birth control methods are attracting attention from new and established contraceptive users, family planning clinicians say many women continue to choose combined oral contraceptives (OCs) for safe, reliable pregnancy prevention.
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When discussing contraceptive options with your female patients, what choices are available at your facility? If they include the contraceptive patch (Ortho Evra, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ) and the contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing, Organon, West Orange, NJ), you join the majority of respondents to the 2003 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey.
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A total of 215 providers participated in the 2003 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey, which monitors contraceptive trends and family planning issues among readers.
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The next patient on your schedule is a 41-year-old woman who smokes 12-15 cigarettes a day. She would like to use combined oral contraceptives (OCs). Will she leave your office with a prescription for the Pill?
