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Get ready to recommend flu vaccine to your pregnant and postpartum patients. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), less than one-fourth of pregnant women in the United States were vaccinated against seasonal influenza during the 2007-08 flu season.
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While increased use of contraception has contributed to declines in teen pregnancy over the past two decades, the methods most teens choose oral contraceptive pills or condoms require ongoing maintenance and carry a high possibility of user errors.
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If you think your facility's efforts to stem the spread of HIV is working, you might need to redouble your efforts. Results of a new analysis of 21 major U.S. cities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate approximately one in five (19%) men who have sex with men (MSM) in a study is infected with HIV, and nearly half (44%) of those men are unaware of their infection.
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Results from a new national review indicates that while the vast majority of pediatricians and family physicians are offering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, fewer physicians are encouraging it for 11- to 12-year-old girls.
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One popular form of birth control for young women is use of the contraceptive injection (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, DMPA, Depo-Provera, Pfizer, New York City; Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Injectable Suspension, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, North Wales, PA).
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How can your program reach out to sexually assaulted or exploited girls with a history of running away?
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Review the next 10 patient charts in your inbox. If you note that at least one-third of the female patients are obese, you are not alone.
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A just-published analysis of national data reveals that one in eight married men report having a vasectomy.
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New federal funding for the use of community health workers (CHWs), authorized by the health care reform legislation enacted in March, has the potential to help family planning programs expand their efforts to reach and serve disadvantaged populations.
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Get ready to add another option to the list of emergency contraception (EC) methods. The Food and Drug Administration has approved ella (ulipristal acetate, UPA) tablets.
