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Pregnancy Prevention Toolkit Helps Prevent Spread of Zika Virus

All healthcare providers, especially family planning professionals, should integrate Zika virus prevention into their standard clinical care, according to a new health provider toolkit from the CDC and Office of Population Affairs.

HPV Vaccines: Why Are We Failing to Vaccinate so Many of Our Adolescents?

Given that this cancer is such a world health problem and the cost of screening is large and unreliable, HPV vaccines should substantially reduce the incidence and cost of both screening for and treating hrHPV-related diseases.

What Is the Best Way to Perform a Paracervical Block?

ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: A randomized, controlled trial of first-trimester suction D&C procedures.

Factor V Leiden Mutation and Combined Hormonal Contraception? Is Thrombosis Risk Acceptable?

A meta-analysis of cohort studies supports that women with mild thrombophilias like heterozygote Factor V Leiden mutation can use combined hormonal contraception if other reliable methods are not acceptable.

Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: When to Deliver?

A recent large multicenter, randomized clinical trial has shown that delivering patients with premature preterm rupture of membranes at 34 weeks, rather than pursuing a watchful waiting approach until 37 weeks, does not afford greater protection against neonatal sepsis.

Good News Released on Teen Sexual Risk Behaviors

New data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicate the percentage of high school students who are currently sexually active has been decreasing since 1991, with it dropping from 38% in 1991 to 30% in 2015.

New Research Eyes Acupuncture for Women with Menopausal Symptoms

Acupuncture treatments can reduce the number of hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause by as much as 36%, according to recently published data.

Identify Contraceptive Considerations For Female Patients Who Have Diabetes

What should clinicians keep in mind when providing family planning for women with diabetes? Not only are these women at increased risk of macrovascular complications, microvascular complications, and metabolic syndrome, but the reproductive health implications they face include effects on fertility, vaginitis, urinary tract infections, maternal risks, and neonatal risks, says Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS, professor of medicine at the University of California, Davis.

Task Force Recommends Syphilis Screening For Nonpregnant Persons at Increased Risk

Statistics are troubling: The number of cases of primary and secondary syphilis has been increasing since 2000.

The Affordable Care Act & Birth Control Coverage — What Every Family Planning Worker Should Know

What do you know about the Affordable Care Act and its birth control coverage requirement?