Jul 01
Office Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
Publication details of methods for office management of early pregnancy loss. Published by Linda Prine M.D. and Honor MacNaughton M.D. for Am Fam Physician.
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Jun 10
Contraceptive Pearl: Treating Chlamydia with an IUD in Place
I ordered a gonorrhea/chlamydia test for my asymptomatic 17-year-old patient the day I inserted her progestin IUD. The chlamydia test was positive. I treated her and her partner with azithromycin. I left the IUD in place. Does my patient need a test of cure? If so, when? Dr. Anjna Ganatra – New York, NY Contraceptive…
May 01
Contraceptive Pearl: What are the Most Effective Contraceptive Methods for Obese Teens?
What are the recommended screening questions and particularly the most effective contraceptive methods for obese teens?
Apr 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Can you Quickstart with Depo?
Don’t wait for your patient’s next menses — give Depo today! Using Quick Start with Depo prevents pregnancies that can occur while waiting.
Mar 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Fertility following IUD use
After IUD use, women return to fertility right after an IUD is removed. This Contraceptive Pearl busts the myth that IUDs negatively affect fertility.
Mar 01
Preventing Gaps When Switching Contraceptives
Publication details how to prevent gaps when switching contraceptives. Published by Ruth Lesnewski M.D. M.S., Linda Prine M.D., and Ruth Ginzburg PharmD.
Feb 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Contraceptive Adherence and Patients’ Choice
Contraceptive counseling is more art than science. Success depends heavily on timing, interpersonal skills, and other intangible, hard-to-measure factors – and despite its obvious importance, contraceptive counseling is an area in which there’s very little evidence to guide us.
Jan 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Is it okay to prescribe antibiotics to a patient using oral contraceptive pills?
It turns out that oral contraceptives don’t interact with antibiotics (except rifampin/rifabutin). Even broad-spectrum antibiotics don’t lower estrogen blood levels significanlty, and the pregnancy rate for women taking antibiotics doesn’t exceed the baseline pregnancy rate for oral contraceptive users.
Dec 08
Call for FamMedPAC to support Pro-choice Candidates
A 2011 policy resolution calling for FamMedPAC, the American Academy of Family Physicians’ federal political action committee, to support pro-choice candidates.
Dec 01
Contraceptive Pearl: Introducing ella, A New Emergency Contraception Option
This Contraceptive Pearl is about ella, a new emergency contraception pill which can be taken up to five days after unprotected intercourse.