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August 31, 2016
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"If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."
~ Roald Dahl "Matilda"
Teenage Pregnancy

Declines in Teen Pregnancy Risk
Entirely Driven by Improved Contraceptive Use   

                           

Improvements in contraceptive use have led to a drop in the risk of pregnancy among U.S. adolescents aged 15-19-and these changes also appear to be driving the recent declines in teen pregnancy rates, abortion rates and birthrates. A new analysis titled "Understanding the Decline in Adolescent Fertility in the United States, 2007-2012," by Dr. Laura Lindberg and colleagues, estimated that improved contraceptive use accounted for the entire 28% decline in teen pregnancy risk between 2007 and 2012. The authors found significant increases in teens' use of any contraceptive method, use of multiple methods and use of highly effective methods, as well as a decline in contraceptive nonuse. 
 
 Zika in the News                             
All U.S. Blood Donations Should Be Screened For Zika, FDA Says
The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that blood banks screen all blood donations in the U.S. for the Zika virus.

It's a major expansion from a Feb. 16 advisory that limited such screening to areas with active Zika virus transmission.

In a statement released Friday, the FDA says all those areas are currently in compliance with blood screening, but that expanded testing is now needed.

"As new scientific and epidemiological information regarding Zika virus has become available, it's clear that additional precautionary measures are necessary," the FDA's acting chief scientist, Luciana Borio, said in the statement.

HIV in the News                             

Report spotlights new findings on reproductive health needs of HIV-infected teens  

                            

High-quality, individualized reproductive health care is especially important for adolescents and young adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to prevent unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and secondary transmission of HIV to partners and children.
  
Counseling also is critical because several antiretroviral (ARV) drugs used in recommended regimens interact with some hormonal contraceptives, which may limit the contraceptives' efficacy.
  
 Continuing Education Opportunity
 
Perinatal Mood Disorders:
Components of Care
                 
Adult Mental Health Addictive and Mental Disorders Division

October 20, 21 2016, Radisson Colonial Hotel Helena
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder certification training, 14.5 CEUs

The two-day Postpartum Support International Certificate of Completion Course, taught by expert and engaging faculty, is a thorough and evidence-based curriculum designed for nurses, physicians, psychologists, social workers, mental health providers, childbirth professionals, social support providers, or anyone interested in learning skills and knowledge for assessment and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.


 Webinar
 
Panel Discussion: Emergency Contraception

This webinar-featuring EC experts, researcher James Trussell and clinician Beth Kruse, and moderated by Kelly Cleland-will revisit key clinical questions from ARHP's EC webinar series earlier this year and answer some of the most frequently-asked patient questions about EC.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
 *   Discuss the latest research and regulatory decisions about EC efficacy and weight
 *   Discuss the mechanism of action of EC, repeated use of EC, and the latest recommendations for providing hormonal contraception after EC
 *   Address frequently-asked patient concerns and questions about EC
This special webinar builds on ARHP's two-part EC webinar series earlier this year.
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