What do I need to know about sexually transmitted infections in the US??
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
A: Some infection rates have dropped, and others have risen. Read the post to learn about important trends in this group of illnesses. Did you know that April is Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Month? Well, you do now! In honor of this month’s national health theme and its slogan *TALK, TEST, TREAT*, we wanted to …
April 9, 2023
What is mifepristone, and why is it in the news right now?
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
A: Mifepristone is a synthetic hormone (made outside the body) that blocks progesterone and cortisol. Progesterone and cortisol are two hormones that the body makes. Progesterone is a hormone that helps in many normal processes, including keeping the uterus from contracting during early pregnancy. As a progesterone blocker, mifepristone leads to uterine contractions and is …
April 8, 2023
¿Los antibióticos reducirán la eficacia de mis anticonceptivos?
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
La inmensa mayoría de los antibióticos no influyen en la eficacia de los anticonceptivos. Las guías de medicación que acompañan a todos los medicamentos en EE.UU. advierten a los pacientes de que los antibióticos pueden interactuar con los anticonceptivos. En la mayoría de los casos, se trata de anticonceptivos hormonales como la píldora anticonceptiva combinada …
April 4, 2023
¡Reintroduciendo el Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Las Nerdy Girls están encantadas de volver a presentar nuestro Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva, un grupo de escritoras colaboradoras con especialidad en salud reproductiva. Esto incluye la prevención de embarazo, el embarazo, la menstruación, la menopausia, la salud sexual, la lactancia y el aborto, entre otros temas. ¡No olvides enviar tus preguntas aquí! Enlace a …
March 30, 2023
Hot flashes and mood swings in perimenopause! Make ‘em go away!
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Ugh! We are right there with you! Perimenopause (the time before, during, and right after menopause) is a normal and expected process for ~50% of the human population. Nevertheless.The.Symptoms.Can.Stink. 🔥Studies show between 50-85% of us experience hot flashes during the late menopausal transition and early postmenopause. For most of us, these are mild to moderate. …
March 27, 2023
Can COVID-19 cause erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Reproductive Health
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Signs point to yes. Previous small studies suggested a link between COVID-19 and ED, but we now have… firmer evidence. A large study using US insurance claims data compared men who were infected with COVID-19 between Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (so pre-vaccine) to men with similar characteristics without an infection. Men with a COVID-19 infection were …
March 20, 2023
Re-introducing the Reproductive Health Squad!
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10, 2023
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
A: Some infection rates have dropped, and others have risen. Read the post to learn about important trends in this group of illnesses. Did you know that April is Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Month? Well, you do now! In honor of this month’s national health theme and its slogan *TALK, TEST, TREAT*, we wanted to …
What is mifepristone, and why is it in the news right now?
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
A: Mifepristone is a synthetic hormone (made outside the body) that blocks progesterone and cortisol. Progesterone and cortisol are two hormones that the body makes. Progesterone is a hormone that helps in many normal processes, including keeping the uterus from contracting during early pregnancy. As a progesterone blocker, mifepristone leads to uterine contractions and is …
April 8, 2023
¿Los antibióticos reducirán la eficacia de mis anticonceptivos?
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
La inmensa mayoría de los antibióticos no influyen en la eficacia de los anticonceptivos. Las guías de medicación que acompañan a todos los medicamentos en EE.UU. advierten a los pacientes de que los antibióticos pueden interactuar con los anticonceptivos. En la mayoría de los casos, se trata de anticonceptivos hormonales como la píldora anticonceptiva combinada …
April 4, 2023
¡Reintroduciendo el Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Las Nerdy Girls están encantadas de volver a presentar nuestro Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva, un grupo de escritoras colaboradoras con especialidad en salud reproductiva. Esto incluye la prevención de embarazo, el embarazo, la menstruación, la menopausia, la salud sexual, la lactancia y el aborto, entre otros temas. ¡No olvides enviar tus preguntas aquí! Enlace a …
March 30, 2023
Hot flashes and mood swings in perimenopause! Make ‘em go away!
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Ugh! We are right there with you! Perimenopause (the time before, during, and right after menopause) is a normal and expected process for ~50% of the human population. Nevertheless.The.Symptoms.Can.Stink. 🔥Studies show between 50-85% of us experience hot flashes during the late menopausal transition and early postmenopause. For most of us, these are mild to moderate. …
March 27, 2023
Can COVID-19 cause erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Reproductive Health
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Signs point to yes. Previous small studies suggested a link between COVID-19 and ED, but we now have… firmer evidence. A large study using US insurance claims data compared men who were infected with COVID-19 between Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (so pre-vaccine) to men with similar characteristics without an infection. Men with a COVID-19 infection were …
March 20, 2023
Re-introducing the Reproductive Health Squad!
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10, 2023
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
A: Mifepristone is a synthetic hormone (made outside the body) that blocks progesterone and cortisol. Progesterone and cortisol are two hormones that the body makes. Progesterone is a hormone that helps in many normal processes, including keeping the uterus from contracting during early pregnancy. As a progesterone blocker, mifepristone leads to uterine contractions and is …
¿Los antibióticos reducirán la eficacia de mis anticonceptivos?
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
La inmensa mayoría de los antibióticos no influyen en la eficacia de los anticonceptivos. Las guías de medicación que acompañan a todos los medicamentos en EE.UU. advierten a los pacientes de que los antibióticos pueden interactuar con los anticonceptivos. En la mayoría de los casos, se trata de anticonceptivos hormonales como la píldora anticonceptiva combinada …
April 4, 2023
¡Reintroduciendo el Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Las Nerdy Girls están encantadas de volver a presentar nuestro Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva, un grupo de escritoras colaboradoras con especialidad en salud reproductiva. Esto incluye la prevención de embarazo, el embarazo, la menstruación, la menopausia, la salud sexual, la lactancia y el aborto, entre otros temas. ¡No olvides enviar tus preguntas aquí! Enlace a …
March 30, 2023
Hot flashes and mood swings in perimenopause! Make ‘em go away!
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Ugh! We are right there with you! Perimenopause (the time before, during, and right after menopause) is a normal and expected process for ~50% of the human population. Nevertheless.The.Symptoms.Can.Stink. 🔥Studies show between 50-85% of us experience hot flashes during the late menopausal transition and early postmenopause. For most of us, these are mild to moderate. …
March 27, 2023
Can COVID-19 cause erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Reproductive Health
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Signs point to yes. Previous small studies suggested a link between COVID-19 and ED, but we now have… firmer evidence. A large study using US insurance claims data compared men who were infected with COVID-19 between Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (so pre-vaccine) to men with similar characteristics without an infection. Men with a COVID-19 infection were …
March 20, 2023
Re-introducing the Reproductive Health Squad!
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10, 2023
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
La inmensa mayoría de los antibióticos no influyen en la eficacia de los anticonceptivos. Las guías de medicación que acompañan a todos los medicamentos en EE.UU. advierten a los pacientes de que los antibióticos pueden interactuar con los anticonceptivos. En la mayoría de los casos, se trata de anticonceptivos hormonales como la píldora anticonceptiva combinada …
¡Reintroduciendo el Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Las Nerdy Girls están encantadas de volver a presentar nuestro Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva, un grupo de escritoras colaboradoras con especialidad en salud reproductiva. Esto incluye la prevención de embarazo, el embarazo, la menstruación, la menopausia, la salud sexual, la lactancia y el aborto, entre otros temas. ¡No olvides enviar tus preguntas aquí! Enlace a …
March 30, 2023
Hot flashes and mood swings in perimenopause! Make ‘em go away!
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Ugh! We are right there with you! Perimenopause (the time before, during, and right after menopause) is a normal and expected process for ~50% of the human population. Nevertheless.The.Symptoms.Can.Stink. 🔥Studies show between 50-85% of us experience hot flashes during the late menopausal transition and early postmenopause. For most of us, these are mild to moderate. …
March 27, 2023
Can COVID-19 cause erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Reproductive Health
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Signs point to yes. Previous small studies suggested a link between COVID-19 and ED, but we now have… firmer evidence. A large study using US insurance claims data compared men who were infected with COVID-19 between Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (so pre-vaccine) to men with similar characteristics without an infection. Men with a COVID-19 infection were …
March 20, 2023
Re-introducing the Reproductive Health Squad!
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10, 2023
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
Las Nerdy Girls están encantadas de volver a presentar nuestro Escuadrón de Salud Reproductiva, un grupo de escritoras colaboradoras con especialidad en salud reproductiva. Esto incluye la prevención de embarazo, el embarazo, la menstruación, la menopausia, la salud sexual, la lactancia y el aborto, entre otros temas. ¡No olvides enviar tus preguntas aquí! Enlace a …
Hot flashes and mood swings in perimenopause! Make ‘em go away!
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Ugh! We are right there with you! Perimenopause (the time before, during, and right after menopause) is a normal and expected process for ~50% of the human population. Nevertheless.The.Symptoms.Can.Stink. 🔥Studies show between 50-85% of us experience hot flashes during the late menopausal transition and early postmenopause. For most of us, these are mild to moderate. …
March 27, 2023
Can COVID-19 cause erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Reproductive Health
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Signs point to yes. Previous small studies suggested a link between COVID-19 and ED, but we now have… firmer evidence. A large study using US insurance claims data compared men who were infected with COVID-19 between Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (so pre-vaccine) to men with similar characteristics without an infection. Men with a COVID-19 infection were …
March 20, 2023
Re-introducing the Reproductive Health Squad!
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10, 2023
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
Ugh! We are right there with you! Perimenopause (the time before, during, and right after menopause) is a normal and expected process for ~50% of the human population. Nevertheless.The.Symptoms.Can.Stink. 🔥Studies show between 50-85% of us experience hot flashes during the late menopausal transition and early postmenopause. For most of us, these are mild to moderate. …
Can COVID-19 cause erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Reproductive Health
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
Signs point to yes. Previous small studies suggested a link between COVID-19 and ED, but we now have… firmer evidence. A large study using US insurance claims data compared men who were infected with COVID-19 between Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (so pre-vaccine) to men with similar characteristics without an infection. Men with a COVID-19 infection were …
March 20, 2023
Re-introducing the Reproductive Health Squad!
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10, 2023
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
Signs point to yes. Previous small studies suggested a link between COVID-19 and ED, but we now have… firmer evidence. A large study using US insurance claims data compared men who were infected with COVID-19 between Jan 2020-Jan 2021 (so pre-vaccine) to men with similar characteristics without an infection. Men with a COVID-19 infection were …
Re-introducing the Reproductive Health Squad!
Reproductive Health
Sara Gorman, PhD, MPH
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10, 2023
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
Those Nerdy Girls are thrilled to re-introduce our Reproductive Health Squad, a group of contributing writers with expertise in all things reproductive health. This includes birth control, pregnancy, menstruation, menopause, sexual health, lactation, and abortion, among other topics. Don’t forget to submit your questions! Submit questions to our question box here! Link to original Those …
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day.
Reproductive Health
Mary Kathleen Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
March 4, 2023
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
Some groups in this country do not know they are at risk of getting HIV. Knowing your risk is an important step in preventing infection. Here are the stats from 2019*: Although the overall number of new cases is going down, there is still work to be done. 36, 801 new diagnoses of HIV in …
Ok, just what IS the difference between sex and gender?!
Reproductive Health
Alexandra Hall, MD
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
March 3, 2023
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
To answer this question we need to discuss three different things: Biological sex (body characteristics), Gender expression (how we communicate our gender to the world), and Gender identity (our sense of self). Biological sex refers to the different types of body parts (anatomy), chromosomes , and hormones present in a person. Typically, most folks are …
¿Existe evidencia de que la vacuna contra el VPH previene el cáncer?
Infectious Diseases Posts en Español Reproductive Health
Tita Smyth Escobedo, PM-IT
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …
¡Sí! La nueva evidencia publicada en 2020 mostró un riesgo drásticamente reducido de cáncer de cuello uterino entre las personas que recibieron una vacuna tetravalente contra el VPH. El riesgo de padecer este tipo de cáncer fue mucho menor para quienes se vacunaron antes de los 17 años. La vacunación contra el VPH se recomienda …