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51.
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Number 468
(Replaces No. 305, November 2004)
ABSTRACT: Preventing influenza during pregnancy is an essential element of prenatal care, and the most effective strategy for preventing influenza is annual immunization. The Centers for Disease Cont...
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October 2010
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52.
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Number 465
ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery has been a general practice for cesarean deliveries because it significantly reduces postoperative maternal infectious morbidity. Recently, s...
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September 2010
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53.
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Washington, DC -- Girls ages 11 to 12 should receive either of the two FDA-approved vaccines to prevent cervical cancer, ideally before they become sexually active, according to The American College ...
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August 2010
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54.
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Washington, DC -- Most adolescent girls should wait until they turn 21 to have their first Pap test, but those who have HIV and others with weakened immune systems should begin routine cervical cance...
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July 2010
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SP028
Vaginitis es una inflamacion de la vagina de la mujer. Es uno de los motivos mas frecuentes por los cuales las mujeres acuden a sus proveedores de atencion medica. La vaginitis afecta a las mujeres d...
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May 2010
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SP077
La enfermedad inflamatoria pelvica es una infeccion que afecta a los organos reproductores de la mujer. Esta enfermedad es comun y se diagnostica en Estados Unidos a mas de 1 millon de mujeres cada a...
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April 2010
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FS022
What are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? Sexually transmitted diseases are infections that can be spread through vaginal–penile, anal, or oral sex. Sexually transmitted diseases are passed betw...
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January 2010
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FS011
What is human papillomavirus (HPV)? Human papillomavirus is a family of viruses that causes infection on the skin or mucous membranes of various
areas of the body. There are many different types of ...
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January 2010
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) joins more than 100 organizations representing immigrants' rights, women's rights, public health, medicine, and reprod...
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February 2009
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Washington, DC -- Drug and alcohol abuse is a major health problem for American women, cutting across all income levels, ages, and races/ethnicities. In a committee opinion issued today, The American...
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December 2008
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SP050
Muchas mujeres sufren de infecciones de las vias urinarias en algun momento en la vida. Algunas de ellas presentan estas infecciones varias veces y les ocurren a menudo. La mayoria de las infecciones...
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December 2008
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Washington, DC -- When counseling patients about preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), it's important for physicians to ask direct questions about both intercourse and noncoital sexual act...
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September 2008
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns should routinely screen all women between the ages of 19 and 64 for HIV, regardless of their risk factors, according to a Committee Opinion, Routine Human Immunodeficiency V...
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August 2008
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SP082
El virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) causa el síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA). Muchas per
sonas piensan que el SIDA es una enfermedad que afecta única-mente a hombres homosexual...
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August 2008
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SP093
La infeccion por el virus de la hepatitis B es un problema especial para las mujeres embarazadas. Una mujer embarazada no solo enfrenta los riesgos de la hepatitis para ella, sino que tambien podria ...
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April 2008
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SP054
El herpes genital es una infeccion causada por un virus que puede propagarse por contacto sexual y afecta a uno de cada cinco adultos en los Estados Unidos, o aproximadamente 45 millones de personas....
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January 2008
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Washington, DC -- Supracervical hysterectomy, a surgical technique that removes the uterus while leaving the cervix intact, does not have clear benefits over total hysterectomy in women with non-canc...
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October 2007
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68.
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SP088
Ciertos problemas medicos pueden afectar la vulva (la parte externa del area genital femenina). Algunos problemas son leves. Otros son mas graves. Detectar y dar tratamiento a los cambios en una etap...
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February 2007
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Washington, DC -- In an effort to help increase the rate of breastfeeding in the US, today The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a Committee Opinion, "Breastfeeding: M...
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January 2007
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