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December 12 — 14, 2013
The InterContinental Chicago Hotel - Chicago, Illinois
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to update clinicians with the dramatic changes that have occurred over the past 5-10 years in the ...
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December 2013
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Washington, DC—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) and the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) commend t...
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April 2013
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SP042
Tu sexualidad
El acto sexual es una parte normal y saludable de todo
ser humano. En los años de la adolescencia, el cuerpo
empieza a cambiar. Quizás también empieces a pensar
sobre las r...
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April 2013
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FAQ042
What happens during puberty?
When puberty starts, your brain sends signals to certain parts of the body to start growing and changing. These signals are called hormones. Hormones make your body chan...
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March 2013
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ACOG Resources
Adolescent Health Care - ACOG Webpage
ACOG's Tool Kit for Teen Care, 2nd Edition
Introduction
Tools to Make Your Office Adolescent Friendly
...
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February 2013
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FAQ103
What is prenatal care?
Prenatal care is the health care you get while you are pregnant. It includes medical care, education, and counseling. The earlier you get prenatal care, the better your chance...
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February 2013
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FS037
What is skin cancer?
Your skin is made of cells that are constantly changing. Normal healthy cells eventually grow old and are replaced by new healthy cells. Cancer develops when
new cells form tha...
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February 2013
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Washington, DC -- Homicide is one of the leading causes of death for pregnant women in the US, according to new recommendations issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
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January 2013
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December 7, 2012
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave., SW
Room 120F
Washington, D.C. 20201
Dear Secretary Sebel...
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December 2012
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FAQ049
What is puberty?
Puberty is a time when your body begins to change to become more like an adult’s. Starting your menstrual period is one of these changes.
What is a menstrual period?
When pubert...
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December 2012
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SP049
El ciclo menstrual
Cuando comienza la pubertad, el cerebro le indica
al cuerpo que produzca hormonas. Algunas de estas
hormonas preparan al cuerpo todos los meses para
un posible embaraz...
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December 2012
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Number 540
ABSTRACT: Although the risk of venous thromboembolism is increased among oral contraceptive users compared with nonusers who are not pregnant and not taking hormones, and some data have suggested tha...
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November 2012
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Washington, DC -- Emergency contraception (EC) should be widely available and easily accessible to all women, according to a Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians an...
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October 2012
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Washington, DC -- Most women should be screened for cervical cancer no more often than once every three to five years, according to new guidelines issued today by The American College of Obstetrician...
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October 2012
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Number 539
(Replaces No. 392, December 2007)
ABSTRACT: Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)—intrauterine devices and the contraceptive implant—are safe and appropriate contraceptive methods for most women and adolescents. The LARC method...
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October 2012
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Washington, DC -- Implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be offered as first-line contraceptive options for sexually active adolescents, according to new guidelines issued today by The Ameri...
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September 2012
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Washington, DC – An estimated $17 billion is spent each year to treat the roughly 2 million osteoporosis-related bone fractures that occur in the US annually, according to practice guidelines i...
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August 2012
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Number 535
ABSTRACT: Increasing numbers of women and adolescent females are incarcerated each year in the United States and they represent an increasing proportion of inmates in the U.S. correctional system. In...
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August 2012
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San Diego, CA -- Today The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) bestowed its 2012 Council of District Chairs (CDC) Section Recognition Awards to ACOG’s Oklahoma Section a...
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May 2012
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This list of adolescent and pediatric health resources, prepared by the College Resource Center Librarians from other sources, is provided for information only. Referral to these sites does not...
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April 2012
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FAQ041
What is puberty?
Puberty is the time when your body changes and becomes more like an adult.
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April 2012
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SP041
La pubertad es un periodo donde ocurren cambios en el cuerpo, tanto por dentro como por fuera. Tu cuerpo comienza a verse mas como el de un adulto. Tal vez tengas preguntas sobre los cambios que ocur...
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April 2012
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Washington, DC -- Only 38 percent of sexually active young women are screened for chlamydia, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the recent Nation...
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March 2012
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns are uniquely positioned to help women who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), a significant public health problem in the US, according to recommendations issued ...
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January 2012
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) and the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) denounce the decision today by...
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December 2011
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