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What Do Parents Know and Believe About LARC Use in Teens?
Communication within families about reproductive health and sexual decision-making can significantly impact the outcome of an adolescent's life. Long Acting Reversible...
22 hours ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - 2 articles
Ten-year Trends in Contraceptive Use and Sexual behaviour Among Canadian Female Adolescents: What Is Happening?
Contraception and STI prevention are important aspects of caring for sexually active adolescents. Understanding adolescent sexual behaviours and factors associated with...
22 hours ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - 2 articles
ACA Mandate Reduced Out-of-Pocket Cost for IUDs, Upped Use
Women with health plans that eliminated previously high out-of-pocket costs associated with IUD placement after the ACA mandate for contraceptive coverage saw the biggest...
1 day ago - Medscape
Pharmacist-Prescribed Birth Control Still Hard to Find
Despite legislation permitting them to prescribe contraceptives, only a small minority of California pharmacists offer this service, the results of a new survey show. Medscape...
1 day ago - Medscape
Exploring Reproductive Life Plans of Adolescent Women
A reproductive life plan incorporates a woman's plan for whether, when, and how to have children. Identification of a patient's RLP may promote individual ownership of...
1 day ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Factors Associated With Follow-Up Rates After Medical Abortion in Adolescents at Cook County Hospital
Each year John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County provides pregnancy termination care to nearly 300 adolescent females living in the Chicagoland area. Medical abortion is...
1 day ago - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
This Morning viewers fury over contraceptive implant given to kids
Mothers Rachel Halliwell and Rebecca Jane appeared on the ITV show today after it was revealed more than 10,500 underage girls had been given the device in the past two years.
3 days ago - Daily Mail
Self-injectable Contraception Emerging as an Option for Women
Self-administration of injectable contraceptives enables women to use them for longer and consistently.
4 days ago - Medindia Health
Women on HRT, birth control safely, effectively treated HCV with Zepatier
PARIS - Though some direct-acting antivirals conflict with the administration of hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives, a recent study showed safety and efficacy...
5 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Contraceptive implants are being given to girls as young as 12 on the NHS
More than 10,500 underage girls have been given contraceptive implants on the NHS in the past two years.
5 days ago - Daily Mail
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