by APFLI | Aug 20, 2015 | Abortion - Archive, Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill, Reasons for Abstinence
In Britain, one in 20 minors are being prescribed birth control pills without their parents’ knowledge. The Daily Mail reports that some of these girls are as young as 12-years-old, and approximately 75,000 girls under the age of 16 receive the pill every year. This...
by APFLI | Jan 15, 2009 | STDs / STIs
Clinic-Based Testing for Rectal and Pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Infections by Community-Based Organizations — Five Cities, United States, 2007 Herpes Rates Among Young Adults Aged 20-29 Years Researchers Suspect Oral Sex to Blame...
by APFLI | Jul 6, 2006 | STDs - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies
Estimating how many STD cases occur is not a simple or straightforward task. First, most STDs can be "silent," causing no noticeable symptoms. These asymptomatic infections can be diagnosed only through testing. Unfortunately, routine screening programs are...
by APFLI | Apr 7, 2006 | Contraception - Adverse Effects: Cancer / Stroke / Abortion
CONTRACEPTIVE USE • Fifty-four percent of women who have abortions had used a contraceptive method (usually the condom or the pill) during the month they became pregnant. Among those women, 76% of pill users and 49% of condom users report having used their...
by APFLI | Jul 7, 2005 | STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
The American Academy of Pediatrics, through its Committee on Adolescence led by Dr. Jonathan D. Klein, published a report, Adolescent Pregnancy: Current Trends and Issues, in the July 2005 issue of the organizations journal, Pediatrics. The report is a great...
