Adolescent Medicine
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Postpartum Visits Lowered Risk of Repeat Teen Pregnancies
Major Finding: In all, 74 of 152 (49%) first-time adolescent mothers had a repeat pregnancy within 2 years. Data Source: This was a retrospective...
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Teen Birth Rate Plummets to 70-Year Low
Major Finding: In 2010, the teen birth rate fell to 34/1,000 – the lowest level in 70 years of reporting.Data Source: Data were extracted from the...
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Endometriosis Found in 98% of Adolescents With Chronic Pelvic Pain
Major Finding: In all, 98% of 124 patients 21 years and younger with chronic pelvic pain resistant to conventional medical treatment had...
Subspecialist Consult
Making HIV Testing a Routine Part of Adolescent Care
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Early Dx, Aggressive Treatment Promising for Teen Endometriosis
Major finding: No recurrence of endometriosis was seen in 17 teenage girls with confirmed endometriosis who underwent complete laparoscopic...
Conference Coverage
Budesonide/Formoterol for Asthma Shows Cardiovascular Safety
Major Finding: Changes from baseline to treatment maximum for BUD/FM vs. BUD alone were similar for heart rate (9.87 vs. 9.04 beats/minute) and QT...
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Military Teens Face Unique Mental Health Challenges
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Few Adolescent Males Are Getting the HPV Vaccine
Major Finding: In a statewide survey, 14% of males had initiated vaccination for HPV, compared with 44% for females.Data Source: Data were...
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Endometriosis May Emerge in Adolescence
Major Finding: The overall prevalence of endometriosis in adolescents with chronic pelvic pain and/or dysmenorrhea resistant to analgesics is 62...
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Investigational Herpes Drug May Offer Alternative to Valacyclovir
Major Finding: Median healing times were 140 hours for placebo, 120 hours for ASP2151 100 mg, 106 hours for ASP2151 200 mg, 116 hours for ASP2151...
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Depression Linked to Later Drug, Cigarette Use in Teens
Major Finding: The path from depressive symptoms to risky behaviors proved significant for cigarette smoking (p less than .001), marijuana (p less...