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| High Rate Of Malaria And Sexually Transmitted/Reproductive Tract Infections In Sub-Saharan Pregnant Mothers A review and meta-analysis of studies published in the May 16 theme issue of Global Health in JAMA reveals a significant burden of malaria and STIs/RTIs amongst pregnant women who attend antenatal facilities in sub-Saharan Africa... |
| Non-oral Contraceptives Have Higher Venous Thromboembolism Risk Than Oral Ones Some non-oral hormonal contraceptives, such as vaginal rings, implants and skin patches carry a higher risk of venous thromboembolism - blood clots - when compared to oral contraceptive pills, researchers from the University of Copenhagen revealed in the BMJ (British Medical Journal)... |
| New Insights Into Urinary Tract Health Of Adolescent Males Revealed By Bacteria Study The first study using cultivation independent sequencing of the microorganisms in the adolescent male urinary tract has revealed that the composition of microbial communities colonizing the penis in young men depends upon their circumcision status and patterns of sexual activity... |
| Innovative Model Of Safer Indoor Sex Work Spaces Promote Health And Safety Of Street-Based Sex Workers Safer indoor sex work spaces provide important and potentially life-saving benefits to sex workers including reduced exposure to violence and HIV and improved relationships with police, according to a study published by the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University of British Columbia (UBC)... |
| Intrauterine Devices Better Than "The Morning After Pill" As Emergency Contraception A systematic review of 35 years of data published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction shows that intrauterine devices (IUDs), commonly known as a 'coil' should be routinely used as emergency contraception, given that their failure rate is less than one per thousand and because it has proven more effective than the "morning after pill"... |
| Heart Attack Victims Need Guidance From Their Doctor Regarding A Return To Sexual Activity Patients who were sexually active before suffering a heart attack were one and a half times more likely to recapture their sex lives if they received guidance on the topic before leaving the hospital, a new study finds... |
| New Insight On Known Link Between A Woman's Exposure To Violence And Sexual Risk-Taking Women who have experienced multiple forms of violence, from witnessing neighborhood crimes to being abused themselves, are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a new report in the Psychology of Violence... |
| The Most Effective Emergency Contraception Provided By Intrauterine Devices Intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be used routinely to provide emergency contraception, according to the authors of the first systematic review of all available data from the past 35 years. They found that IUDs had a failure rate of less than one per thousand and were a more effective form of emergency contraception than the "morning after pill"... |
| In Mouse Model, Delayed Female Sexual Maturity Linked To Longer Lifespan An intriguing clue to longevity lurks in the sexual maturation timetable of female mammals, Jackson Laboratory researchers and their collaborators report. Jackson researchers including Research Scientist Rong Yuan, Ph.D., had previously established that mouse strains with lower circulating levels of the hormone IGF1 at age six months live longer than other strains... |
| Electronic Survey Facilitated Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infections In Pediatric Emergency Department More than 1 million youths ages 15-24 have sexually transmitted infections (STIs) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea. Many others, however, are unaware they are infected because they have not been tested. Technology can change that, according to preliminary data from a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston... |
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