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WEBTREATS: Incarcerated Women

WEBTREATS:  Incarcerated Women American Civil Liberties Union – Prison Conditions This ACLU website has information on prisoners’ rights and prison conditions. There is also info...

April 2013

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Lesbians Have Same Gynecologic Health Needs as Heterosexuals

Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns should provide the same comprehensive gynecologic health care to lesbians and bisexual women as they do to heterosexual women, including Pap tests, according to a new Commit...

April 2012

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IPV: An Under-Recognized Public Health Epidemic

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 ...

January 2012

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Sexual Assault Screening Should Be Routine

Washington, DC -- Health care providers should routinely screen all patients for a history of sexual assault, according to a Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians an...

July 2011

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Routine Screening Recommendations Released for Annual Well Woman Exam

Washington, DC -- An updated schedule of the recommended routine screenings, lab tests, and immunizations for non-pregnant adolescents and women was released today by The American College of Obstetri...

March 2011

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New Focus on Care for HIV Women as More Live Longer with the Disease

Washington, DC -- As the number of women in the US living with HIV/AIDS increases, ob-gyns will need to address their unique contraception, preconception and prenatal care, and general gynecologic re...

November 2010

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Teen Girls May Need Two Annual Well Child Visits

Washington, DC -- Adolescent girls may need two "well-child" visits each year—a general preventive visit and a dedicated reproductive health visit—and both visits should be covered by ins...

June 2010

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All Patients Should be Asked About Alcohol and Drug Abuse

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...

December 2008

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