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Teen HIV Training

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that all teens 16 and up take an HIV test.

Video|Mon, 2 Jan 2012
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that they look like some. We'll let hung out all of this health officials have long recommended young people get tested for aids now the American academy of pediatrics has taken that call a step further. In a new set of guidelines released this week the group is recommending all thirteen sixteen and up taken HIV test . And in areas where there are high levels of LCDs. It's probably wise to us -- screening everybody only 1618 once every Cisco pediatrician Dan Kelly already urges teens to get tested for aids. He says it can prevent infected teens from unknowingly spreading the disease. But also sends a message to those who test negative we actually -- gonna result. What you wanna come back negative in their resilience they've had a message that you know it's serious business health officials estimate 20% of the one million people infected with the aids in the US are unaware of their status age groups say

Teen Condom Use Is Up

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics looks at the sexual trends of teenagers.

Video|Sun, 27 Nov 2011
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the sexual trends of American teenagers the new report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics find the percentage of sexually active teens hasn't changed much since 2000 to about 43% of teenage girls and 42% of teenage boys report having had at least one sexual encounter what's changed in the past decade is that more and more teen boys are using condoms the first time they have sex more teen boys are also using condoms even at their female partner is using hormonal birth control .

Injectable Contraception Could Spread HIV

Using injectable methods of birth control might increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV in high-risk populations.

Video|Wed, 16 Nov 2011
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Using injectable methods of birth control might increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV and high risk populations. Researchers at the University of Washington Seattle followed nearly 3800 heterosexual couples in Africa in which one partner was HIV positive using injectable methods of hormonal contraceptive. -- woman's chance of both contracting HIV and infecting her partner experts say more studies need to be done to both protect high risk populations from infection while still allowing women birth control options.

IUDs Could Prevent Cervical Cancer

Women who use an IUD for birth control may have a lower risk for cervical cancer.

Video|Sun, 30 Oct 2011
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We're used an IUD for birth control may be lowering their risk for cervical cancer researchers in Spain studied more than 20000 women from several different countries they found those who used an IUD had nearly half the risk of developing cervical cancer compared to women who never use the devices. How long woman used an IUD didn't seem to matter women have the same

Birth Control Recall

Some women might be at risk for an unplanned pregnancy because of faulty birth control pills.

Video|Sun, 30 Oct 2011
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women may be at risk for an unplanned pregnancy. Because of faulty birth control pill packaging -- test pharmaceuticals is recalling several lots of oral contraceptives. Because of the packaging error. The blister packs were rotated

Free Birth Control

The Department of Health and Human Services issued guidelines to health insurance companies to offer free preventive services for women.

Video|Sun, 28 Aug 2011
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Contraceptives are used. Control irregular bleeding they -- treatment for skin conditions -- is actually they are useful and endometriosis treatment.

AIDS Drugs About to Become Generic

A leading drug maker just announced plans to make an expensive HIV drug cheaper through generic manufacturers.

Video|Sun, 28 Aug 2011
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But Jerry you who's also the co chair of the candidate Clara county HIV planning council says many others are about to be as fortunate. That's because Gilead Sciences a leading Silicon Valley maker of drugs to fight aids just announced. Plans to make it otherwise expensive drugs much cheaper. By allowing them to be made by generic manufacturers. This could not only save local patients a great deal of money but also make it far more possible to fight aids in developing country . And if less money from social programs is used to buy medicine more of that money can go towards other things like

Women Should Wait 3 Weeks After Birth Before Going Back on the Pill

The CDC recommends women wait at least 3 weeks after they give birth to restart taking the birth control pill because of blood clot risks.

Video|Thu, 11 Aug 2011
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To avoid potentially deadly blood -- public health officials say women should wait at least three weeks after giving birth to go back on birth control -- that recommendation that from the Centers for Disease Control where experts say the risk for blood clot that elevated for about 21 days after having a baby then usually decreases. -- women are glad that He section or other risk factors like obesity or history of blood clot may need to wait at least six weeks before returning to the hill the estrogen and progestin in birth control pills are associated with a slightly increased risk for clot.

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