Sexual Health
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HPV infection in pregnancy higher among women living with HIV
"Women living with HIV have a sixfold increased rate of developing cervical cancer compared to women without HIV."
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USPSTF: Screen at-risk, nonpregnant people for syphilis
“This reaffirmation is a critical step to remind us of the importance of regularly assessing risk and screening with a readily available screening...
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Dr. Birds-n-Bees: How physicians are taking up the sex ed slack
Only 29 states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education, and 13 of those do not require that it be medically accurate.
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Texas district court allows employers to deny HIV PrEP coverage
"Judge O'Connor has a long history of issuing rulings against the Affordable Care Act and LGBT individuals, and we expect the case to be...
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Monkeypox in children and women remains rare, CDC data show
“This data should be very reassuring to parents and to children going to back to school.”
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Docs not talking about anal sex may put women at risk
Failure to discuss the subject “exposes women to missed diagnoses, futile treatments, and further harm arising from a lack of medical advice.”
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2022 Update on female sexual health
Society guidance on testosterone therapy for HSDD and approaches for evaluating and managing persistent genital arousal disorder, with expert...
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Monkeypox: Another emerging threat?
What do we know about this infection, and how do we treat it during pregnancy?
CASE Pregnant...
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Single dose of HPV vaccine is ‘game changer,’ says WHO
“These recommendations will enable more girls and women to be vaccinated and thus preventing them from having cervical cancer and all its...
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To gauge monkeypox spread, researchers eye cases in women
Researchers have recently published guidance on monkeypox for ob.gyns., maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists, and people who are pregnant or...
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Hormone therapy didn’t increase recurrence or mortality in women treated for breast cancer
Recurrence was increased with vaginal hormone therapy among those taking aromatase inhibitors.