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INTERACTIVES® CASE 1 TS is a 32-year-old woman whose birth controlprescription is for ethinyl estradiol 20 mcg/norethindrone acetate 1 mg to be taken once dailyfor 21 days, followed by 7 days of nonhormonalplacebo pills. If shehas trouble remembering to take her pills, encourage her to carryher pills with her and set an alarm alerting her to take the pills atthe same time each day. As thepharmacist fills the prescription, TS asks when sheshould start the patch, because she has 10 pills leftin her pack (3 active and 7 placebo pills). [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the role of the community pharmacist in managing long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). Topics include barriers to the use of LARC, the available U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved LARC, and efficacy of contraceptive methods. It also discusses the risk-benefit analysis for LARC use in high-risk conditions.

The article focuses on the strategies of birth control in the U.S. by inventing male contraceptives. According to Diana L. Blithe of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a male birth control pill can face higher safety standards for birth control. It informs that the male hormonal methods involves a combination of testosterone and a progestin and both hormones lead the pituitary to release less luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).

Despite the 1998 government target to halve teenage pregnancies by 2010, the UK teenage pregnancy rate remains high. It is acknowledged that improving contraception use by teenagers plays a key role in reducing pregnancies. In this article, we look at the challenges in prescribing to this group, the specific issues involved and the use of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods for young women. We also discuss the government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, which aims to employ a multidisciplinary approach to try and tackle the problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a reflective account of a consultation in a pre-assessment clinic for women requesting abortion. The reflection is based on Johns' model. Reflection enabled the author to address important issues that the consultation raised. These included the realisation that nurses do not always have to understand why patients make the choices they do, and the importance of allocating sufficient time for sensitive consultations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on radio serial dramas produced in Ethiopia to help educate listeners about health issues. Using these specially produced dramas that highlight key health issues, the nonprofit organization Population Media Center (PMC) has made significant contributions in Ethiopia toward improving reproductive health and family planning, including reduction of HIV/AIDS, since 2000. One of the major reasons for the success of PMC media communication projects in general and the radio serial dramas in particular is the extensive use of formative research, sophisticated audience research methods, pretesting and multiple media to target the message, monitoring and evaluation.

This article summarises the procedure for assessing and undertaking a test to determine if a woman is pregnant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The intrauterine device or system is a safe and effective method of contraception. This article provides a practical, step-by-step guide on how to fit these devices and the advice that needs to be offered to women choosing this method. The information contained within the article should be used alongside formal training and supervision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the controversy surrounding Johnson & Johnson's(J&J) Ortho Evra contraceptive patch. The article explains that at least 1,500 women and their families have filed lawsuits against J&J and its Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical unit, the maker of the birth control patches. The parties involved in the lawsuits contend that the company did not warn them in its advertising that women who wear the Ortho Evra patch run a greater risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots. INSET: Blame the Wild Mexican Yam.

Condoms are the only form of contraception that, when used correctly, can reduce the risk of pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted infections. This article outlines strategies for promoting correct male condom use. The availability, variety and history of condoms are explored. Possible reasons for people not wanting to use condoms are examined and advantages of condom use are provided. The author suggests ways in which healthcare workers can promote condom use and improve the experience and efficacy of this contraceptive device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the increasing role of the marketplace for values. A simple example of the increasing role of the marketplace for values is the growth of "socially responsible" investment funds. These funds screen their investments to eliminate companies that do things the fund managers consider socially undesirable and to include companies doing things they consider socially desirable. Common criteria eliminate companies that sell things like tobacco, gambling,weapons, and alcohol, but different funds can use opposite criteria on controversial issues like birth control and abortion.

The authors outline practical issues related to emergency contraception. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on several management tools used toward the conservation of materials during several basic stages. Birth control programs; Processing conservation; Death and recycling.

A contraception toolkit helps them improve women's reproductive health. Pharmacist interest in and attitudes toward direct pharmacy access to hormonal contraception in the United States. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information about the use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods. Recently, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued a set of guidelines revealing that the use of LARC apparently lessens the chances of unwanted pregnancies. The NICE also suggested that women should be free to choose suitable contraception methods.

This article presents several queries and their solutions related to treatments of several diseases. In one of the queries the reader asked about the treatment options for very young women with dysmenorrhoea, who are deemed too young to start the pill. The author replied that theoretical concerns about use of hormonal contraception in young women who have not yet finished growing are not supported by evidence. Another query was related to treating onychomycosis with oral antifungals like terbinafine.

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The article offers the author's insights on the accessibility of birth control drugs for women. The author discusses the significant role of pharmacists in ensuring the patient adherence and health care outcomes, the required annual checkup for women applying for a birth control therapy, and medical training for pharmacists. Also mentioned are the factors that needs to be observed by pharmacists to patients which include blood pressure, pregnancy status, and medical history.

The article reports on the ruling by the Great Britain Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in 2018 under which valproate medicines cannot be prescribed to the female of childbearing potential until she is on the pregnancy prevention programme (PPP)

The article focuses on the sex practice and the use of contraceptives in the U.S. It mentions that less than 2 percent of the children in the country not older than 12 years old have active sex lives and that nearly one-half of all pregnancies are unintended. It adds that pharmacists have played an important role in making contraceptives available to teenagers.

The article offers a look at the trend in birth control in the U.S. It emphasizes the importance of effective contraception to women's and children's health, quality of life, and communities. A discussion on the use of condoms and oral contraceptives is also provided. The article focuses on issues associated with contraception, as well as the role of pharmacists in helping women explore contraceptive methods.

The article discusses the use and availability of emergency contraception (EC) for preventing unintended pregnancy. It describes the necessity of EC particularly for adolescents and young adults who do not intend to get pregnant despite being sexually active. It emphasizes the need to use EC soon after sexual activity to be effective. Details on oral EC which include levonorgestrel and ulipristal are also presented.

Should women be allowed to pre-order emergency contraception by phone? We asked our readers panel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes how Oregon pharmacists are prescribing birth control under a state law effective January 1, 2016 which authorizes Oregon pharmacists to prescribe and dispense transdermal and oral contraceptives to women 18 years and older.

The article discusses a study on the factors that influence women's choice of contraceptives. It was found that those seeking emergency contraception were younger, while women who sought family planning were older. Also, white and Hispanic women were said to make up the emergency contraception group, while the family planning group was composed mainly of Hispanic and black women. Women in the emergency contraception group were also more likely to be single, separated, divorced or widowed.

The article discusses the work/family and economic justice issues that women activists are pushing through the U.S. Congress. Bills promoting equal and fair pay in the U.S. include Ledbetter Fair Pay restoration Act, Paid Parental Leave for Federal Workers and the Paycheck Fairness Act. NOW foundation is also promoting to the Congress a reform on the existing health care policies, family programs to restore affordable birth control, and true immigration reform for women and children.

The article offers the resolution of the National Organization for Women (NOW) as discussed in the 2006 National NOW Conference, regarding political issues including in-store access to birth control, international feminist issues and immigration reform legislation.

A group of midwives and nurses is targeting the rise in unplanned second pregnancies among young women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the use of long-acting women contraceptives. The most effective methods of contraception are vasectomy, the intrauterine system, female sterilization, Implanon, Depo-provera and the intrauterine devices. Intrauterine system is a T-shaped system containing levonorgestrel. It lasts for five years and has a failure rate of under one in 100 women over five years. Intrauterine devices have a failure rate of about two in every 100 women over five years. Implanon is an etonogestrel subdermal implant that lasts for three years. It has a failure rate of less than 0.1 in 100 women over three years.

Reports on the passage of a budget bill by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 1, 2006 that will pay for future tax cuts by reducing funding from federal programs. Federal programs affected by the legislation; Statement from National Organization for Women president Kim Gandy on the tax cuts; Provision in the bill that no longer requires states to cover family planning services for Medicaid beneficiaries.

The article focuses on the seizure of the Oak Leaf, the school newspaper of Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by its Principal Becky Ervin in November 2005. The newspaper featured articles on birth control, tattoos and body piercings, which Ervin disapproved of. Oak Ridge School Superintendent Tom Bailey supported the decision of Ervin, stating that the articles were not fit for the school. The seizure caught the attention of the local Society of Professional Journalists chapter, which said that the newspaper was doing what it was supposed to.

The article presents the views of readers panel on the issue of long-lasting birth control in women. According to one of the panelists, if the guidelines given by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence are followed the contraceptive jab will not lead to a rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Another participant says that women should be offered a contraceptive method which is most suitable for them and should be advised on maintaining sexual health. One view says that without correct education into the risks of multiple partners and unprotected sex, the number of STIs is likely to increase dramatically.

The FPA-formerly the Family Planning Association - celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Since its inception, the association's remit has broadened from the provision of contraceptive advice to health education and help with sexual dysfunction. Before contraceptive services became available, women underwent multiple pregnancies. Until 1967, contraceptive advice was available only to married women. Family planning nurses now provide women with the contraceptive pill as well as injections and emergency contraception. The FPA provides termination of pregnancy and vasectomy services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reports that Great Britain has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe. The trend in Great Britain over the past 30 years has been a decline in the number of teenage conceptions and a higher proportion of abortions. Women delay making that important decision, influenced by policy makers' paranoia about unplanned pregnancies and an overemphasis on the responsibilities of parenthood. By contrast, young women look at having a baby as no big deal. Pregnancy is more likely when young women feel life has little else to offer them. If they do not believe themselves capable of further education and a career, motherhood does at least offer a role.

The article reports that the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy cap remains a major issue for speech-language pathologists in health care. Congress is set to reinstittute the cap it an alternative is not recommended this year. Eliminating the cap and developing a replacement payment system remains a major goal for both the professional and payer communities. Officials in the Office of Medicare Management at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with AdvanceMed in their quest to develop an alternative payment system.

Should parliament reconsider the legal time limit of 24 weeks for abortions? We asked our readers panel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An abstract of the article "Provision of No-Cost, Long-Acting Contraception and Teenage Pregnancy," by G. Secura and colleagues is presented.

Focuses on the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine to improve efforts for birth control research. Increase funding for basic and applied research; Increase in liability protection for companies developing contraceptives; Suggestions for innovative chemical and immunological strategies that might yield new types of contraceptives.

The article emphasizes the efforts of the U.S. government to address the problem of overcrowding in prisons and county jails in several U.S. states such as Montana, Arkansas and Texas. Topics discussed include the impact of a 2008 merger of jails on overcrowding, the Smarter Sentencing Act which aims to reduce the population of federal inmates, and a report from "The New York Times" on the increase in the number state or federal prison inmates between 1970s and 2009.

The article presents several blog posts, tweets, online videos and statistics from the website of the journal as of April-July 2014. Topics discussed include research on regeneration of bones using beer, remote-controlled birth control and acquisition of Covidien by medical device manufacturer Medtronic at 42.9 billion U.S. dollars. Also discusses the importance of three dimensional (3D) printing in health care and development of a new technology for removing blood clots.

The article reports on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) for women taking combined oral contraceptives (COCs) in the U.S. Topics discussed include the combinations of ethinyl estradiol and progestin as a form of birth control, the prevention of patient's risk of VTE while using contraception, and the testing for thrombogenic mutations.

The article offers the author's insights on a report by the Public Health England (PHE), which suggests that dental health in England could be improved with the addition of fluoride to more water supplies. Topics include the introduction of fluoridation to Birmingham City in 1964, the description of Fluoride Action Network, a campaign group in the U.S., on fluoridation as an unethical process, and concerns about lithium and birth control.

The article reports on a survey that is conducted in the U.S. by Pew Research Center to determine the opinion of 1,480 respondents from around the country about the legalization abortion. Topics discussed include the consistency of the majority opinion for the legalization of abortion since the mid-1990s, evidence of regional disparity in South Central states and support of abortion by the residents of New England. Also mentioned is the ban on abortion in 13 states.

The article discusses research which suggests that progestin treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) may reduce chances of pregnancy, conducted by Michael P. Diamond and Richard S. Legro, published in a 2012 issue of "Obstetrics & Gynecology" journal.