Pap Smear Recommendations
Update: New Pap smear recommendations, By Lois McGuire, R.N., M.S.N., W.H.N.P. I’m adding a quick note to my June 9 blog, which says when and how often women should have Pap smears to screen for...
View ArticleCondom How-To’s For Better Protection
Use of the male latex condom can reduce (though not eliminate) the risk of spreading STDs. Using male condoms seems pretty easy, too. But condoms don’t work unless you use them – correctly – every time...
View ArticleNo-Period Pills: Are They Safe?
You can go three months – maybe longer – without a period if you take combination birth control pills, which contain the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Many of the women I see wonder how that...
View ArticleHPV Vaccine Side Effects
After my May 12 blog entry on the low rate of HPV vaccination, many readers voiced concerns about the risk of severe HPV vaccine side effects. To bring perspective to the discussion of vaccine risks...
View ArticlePlan B Or One-Step For Emergency Contraception
It’s official: Seventeen-year-olds can now legally walk into most pharmacies, ask for emergency contraception and buy an FDA-approved product after giving proof of age – no prescription needed....
View ArticleSafe Sex: IUD Doesn’t Increase Infection
The initials “IUD” stand for intrauterine device. An IUD is a small, flexible, plastic T-shaped device, which is placed in the uterus by a health care provider to prevent pregnancy. IUDs affect the way...
View ArticleWhy Haven’t More Women Received The HPV Vaccine?
The HPV vaccine, available since 2006, has reached only 25 percent of the girls and young women who should have received it by now. Even fewer have completed the three-shot series. I’m surprised and...
View ArticleHave You Had A Chlamydia Test?
To get a chlamydia test, you don’t need a complete gynecologic exam – just a urine sample. If you’re age 24 or younger and you’ve ever had sex, you owe it to yourself to get tested as soon as you can....
View ArticleChlamydia Rates On The Rise
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rates of chlamydia infection increased in 2007 for the seventh consecutive year. In 2007, 1.1 million chlamydia diagnoses were reported....
View ArticleChlamydia treatment: Avoiding Reinfection
Your chlamydia treatment is over. You and your partner were faithful to each other for months before you found out about the infection. And you’ve always used latex condoms. But it’s not yet safe to...
View ArticleTalking To Your Partner About Herpes
Talking to your partner about herpes before you have sex is very important. There is no easy way to begin the discussion. Here are some suggestions: Always discuss the fact that you have herpes before...
View ArticleHerpes And Pregnancy
Herpes and pregnancy is not to be taken lightly. Women with herpes have normal and healthy babies, but certain precautions need to be taken to protect the babies from contracting herpes. The likelihood...
View ArticleTreatment Of Oral And Genital Herpes
Although there is no cure for herpes, there are medications that significantly reduce the frequency and duration of outbreaks. These medications have few side effects in most people. There are 3...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Herpes
We have spent a great amount of time on herpes. Here are the key points we covered. Oral herpes and genital herpes can be spread sexually.Approximately one in five adults has genital herpes.Up to 90...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections, STI’s
Below are some facts on common sexual problems, sexual health screening, contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Chlamydia, Genital herpes,...
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