Adolescent Health Care

Development of adequate and comprehensive services for adolescents, especially in regard to reproductive health services.

• September 20, 2011

  Committee Opinion Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia The Committee on Adolescent Health Care developed the Committee Opinion on Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia. Expedited partner therapy is the clinical practice o...

• September 20, 2011

  Primary Ovarian Insufficiency in the Adolescent The Committee on Adolescent Health Care developed the Committee Opinion on Primary Insufficiency in the Adolescent. Primary ovarian insufficiency has been diagnosed in adolescents as young ...

• August 5, 2011

  Guidelines for Adolescent Health Care Guidelines for Adolescent Health Care, 2nd edition, is a revision of Health Care for Adolescents and is designed to provide the information necessary for the provision of health care services to adol...

• June 14, 2011

  STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar In case you missed the June 1 Focus on Adolescent Sexual Health webinar, the second of a series of STD Treatment Guidelines Webinars for health professionals, a copy of the slide presentation and a l...

• June 3, 2011

  History of Policy and Activities of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Adolescent Health and Pregnancy The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has had a long-term interest in the development of adequate and comprehensive services for adolescents, especially in regard to reprodu...

• May 17, 2011

  Adolescents and Nonsexual Violence Much professional and public attention has been given to women who are victims of or at risk for sexual violence, including child sexual abuse, date/acquaintance rape, and spousal sexual abuse. Profe...

• May 17, 2011

  Adolescents and Obesity A Resource Guide Since 1980, the prevalence of obesity among youth ages 12-19 years has more than tripled from 5% to 16%, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. In children and adolescents, "obesity"...

• May 17, 2011

  Children Adolescents and the Media Parents, teachers, health professionals, and other adults have been concerned about the influence of the media on children and adolescents for many decades. Exposure to media is inescapable. It is pa...

• May 17, 2011

  Adolescent Sexuality and Sex Education Sexual development is an integral and important part of human development. Sexual health is an important component of health throughout the life-span. Sex education is a major component of comprehens...

• May 12, 2011

  Resource Guide: Adolescents and Body Modification Body modification or “body art” used for decoration and/or ritual predates recorded history. In the past two decades, there has been concern about the increasing frequency of “body...

• March 30, 2011

  The Chlamydia Resource Exchange The National Chlamydia Coalition has developed the Chlamydia Resource Exchange (CRE), a completely free, web-based resource library providing centralized access to multi-media public awaren...

• March 1, 2011

  Changes in the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines What Adolescent Health Care Providers Should Know Over 19 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur in the United States each year, with a disproportionate share among young people and racial and ethnic minority populations. The es...

• February 24, 2011

  Future Directions for the Office of Adolescent Health Clinical and policy experts interviewed about their views on future directions for the federal Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) offered creative ideas and shared their high expectations for this ne...

• February 15, 2011

  Developments in STD Screening Chlamydia Testing The National Chlamydia Coalition has developed a research brief, Developments in STD Screening: Chlamydia Testing, which reviews current diagnostic and testing methods, including the preferred NAAT d...

• February 15, 2011

  Immunization for Women Website The College has designed the website "Immunization for Women” to provide ob-gyns and their patients with a central, trusted source of up-to-date information on seasonal flu and other vaccine-pr...

• September 1, 2010

  Committee Opinion Human Papillomavirus Vaccination The Committee on Adolescent Health Care released a Committee Opinion in September 2010 pertaining to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This opinion provides information about both the biva...

• August 17, 2010

  Committee Opinion The Initial Reproductive Health Visit The College recently released a Committee Opinion on the initial reproductive health visit. This visit should take place between the ages of 13 and 15 years. This opinion details the scope of this vi...

• August 17, 2010

  Committee Opinion Cervical Cancer in Adolescents Screening Evaluation and Management In August 2010, the College released a Committee Opinion on Cervical Cancer in Adolescents: Screening, Evaluation, and Management. This opinion provides additional details on the recommendation to be...

• August 5, 2010

  State Minor Consent Laws A Summary Third Edition 2010 The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law has released the third edition of State Minor Consent Laws: A Summary! This landmark publication provides detailed information about the laws in all 50 ...

• April 5, 2010

  Policies and Materials on Adolescent Health of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has a long-standing interest in the development of adequate and comprehensive health services for adolescents, especially in regard to reproduc...

• December 11, 2009

  Committee Opinion on Von Willebrand Disease in Women The Committee on Adolescent Health Care for is pleased to announce the release of a Committee Opinion on Von Willebrand Disease in Women.  Approximately 3 million women in the United States have...

• December 11, 2009

  Committee Opinion on Menstrual Manipulation for Adolescents With Disabilities The Committee on Adolescent Health Care for is pleased to announce the release of a Committee Opinion on Menstrual Manipulation for Adolescents With Disabilities....

• April 13, 2009

  Why Screen for Chlamydia Why Screen for Chlamydia? An Implementation Guide for Healthcare Providers covers the latest information and tools for healthcare providers to: Improve delivery of chlamydia screening to patien...