Medication abortion for adolescents in the United States: Strengthening the role of pediatric primary care providers
ConclusionIn light of the current legal landscape, the role of pediatric primary care providers in ensuring adolescent access to abortion care is ever more critical. Although many pediatric and adolescent providers already provide this important care, we, a team of obstetricians/gynecologists and adolescent medicine physicians, echo prior calls for improved training and institutional support for pediatric providers to counsel about and provide abortion-related care. We hope that highlighting the role of pediatric providers in this sphere will help center the needs of adolescent patients and help them fulfill their family p...
Source: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Anabel Starosta,
Julen Harris,
Aileen Gariepy,
Shefali Pathy,
Julia Cron Tags: COMMENT Source Type: research
Can someone be both pro ‐life and pro‐choice? Results from a national survey of US adults
ConclusionsOur findings demonstrate complexity in measuring people's endorsement of abortion identity labels. We recommend developing more nuanced and consistent measures to assess abortion attitudes. (Source: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Kathryn J. LaRoche,
Kristen N. Jozkowski,
Brandon L. Crawford,
Frederica Jackson Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
“Maybe if we weren't in the pandemic, I would have reconsidered”: Experiences of abortion care‐seeking during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Maryland
ConclusionsThe pandemic changed abortion care-seeking circumstances even in a setting with minimal access barriers. Financial hardship influenced some women to have an abortion for a pregnancy that —while unplanned—they may have preferred to continue. (Source: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Source: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Jessica L. Dozier,
Anne E. Burke,
Hayley V. McMahon,
Blair O. Berger,
Madeline Quasebarth,
Carolyn Sufrin,
Suzanne O. Bell Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research
Pre-exposure prophylaxis and telemedicine during coronavirus (COVID-19): a qualitative study of the experiences of health care professionals in Mexico
A. Cruz-Bañares, A. Rojas-Carmona, S. Aguilera-Mijares, A. Martínez-Dávalos, S. Bautista-Arredondo, H. Vermandere - Volume 21(3) Telemedicine, involving the use of technologies for remote healthcare services, was used by health care providers in Mexico to facilitate access to HIV prevention services, including pre-exposure prophylaxis. From their experiences, it became evident that telemedicine improved access to HIV-prevention counselling and enhanced time management for providers; at the same time, they struggled with inadequate infrastructure and concerns about privacy. They advocated fo...
Source: Sexual Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: A. Cruz-Ba & #xf1;ares A. Rojas-Carmona S. Aguilera-Mijares A. Mart & #xed;nez-D & #xe1;valos S. Bautista-Arredondo H. Vermandere Source Type: research
Correction: Hepatitis A and B vaccination in gbMSM in Ireland: findings from the European MSM internet survey 2017 (EMIS-2017)
White P, O'Donnell K, Brennan A, et al. Hepatitis A and B vaccination in gbMSM in Ireland: findings from the European MSM Internet Survey 2017 (EMIS-2017). Sex Transm Infect 2023;99:337-344.
In this article, the authors have made changes to the original manuscript to acknowledge the broad range of stakeholders who should have been included in our original acknowledgements section.
The funding section has been updated to recognise the funding given to the wider EMIS project, as opposed to this particular study.
The methods section has also been updated to better capture the ethical considerations for this study and cite som...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Aetiological molecular identification of sexually transmitted infections that cause urethral discharge syndrome and genital ulcer disease in Brazilian men: a nationwide study
Conclusion
This study provided the acquisition of unprecedented data on the aetiology of UDS and GUD in Brazil, demonstrated the presence of a variety of pathogens in both sample types and reaffirmed the aetiologies known to be most prevalent globally. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Bazzo, M. L., Machado, H. d. M., Martins, J. M., Schörner, M. A., Buss, K., Barazzetti, F. H., Gaspar, P. C., Bigolin, A., Benzaken, A., de Carvalho, S. V. F., Andrade, L. d. F., Ferreira, W. A., Figueiroa, F., Fontana, R. M., da Silva, M. F. d. C Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Seroconversion in syphilis screening without positive confirmatory tests points at early infection
Conclusion
The majority of unconfirmed CLIA seroconversions represented early syphilis infections. Therefore, additional T. pallidum PCR, a follow-up consultation or early treatment is recommended. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Nieuwenburg, S. A., Jongen, V. W., Schim van der Loeff, M., de Vries, H., van Dam, A. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Understanding the association between intimate partner violence and sexually transmitted infections among women in India: a propensity score matching approach
Conclusion
This study provides evidence of a significant association between IPV and STIs among women in India and underscores the urgent need for intensified efforts and interventions to address both IPV and STIs, to improve the overall health and well-being of women in India. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Chakrabarty, M., Singh, A., Mohan, D., Singh, S. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Association of same-sex criminalisation laws and national HIV policies with HIV testing in African MSM: an ecological single-level and multilevel cross-sectional study of sub-Saharan African countries
Conclusions
This study suggests elimination of discriminatory laws and policies might be important for increasing HIV status awareness of MSM, an important first step in epidemic control. Additionally, we highlight heterogeneity between South Africa and other SSA countries, which has implications for studying SSA countries as a homogeneous group. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Kalu, N., Ross, M. W., Taegtmeyer, M., Lamontagne, E., Howell, S., Neuman, M. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research
Assessing the effectiveness of HIV/STI risk communication displays among Melbourne Sexual Health Centre attendees: a cross-sectional, observational and vignette-based study
Conclusions
Displaying risk differently affects an individual’s perceived risk of an HIV/STI and influences their intention to test. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Latt, P. M., Soe, N. N., Fairley, C., Xu, X., King, A., Rahman, R., Ong, J. J., Phillips, T. R., Zhang, L. Tags: Open access Original research Source Type: research
Impact of national commissioning of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on equity of access in England: a PrEP-to-need ratio investigation
Conclusions
Despite the overall increase in PrEP use, substantial PrEP Impact trial inequities widened postcommissioning in England, particularly across gender, ethnicity and region of residence. This study emphasises the need to guide HIV combination prevention based on equity metrics relative to the HIV epidemic. The PnR could support the optimisation of combination prevention to achieve zero new HIV infections in England by 2030. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Coukan, F., Sullivan, A., Mitchell, H., Jaffer, S., Williams, A., Saunders, J., Atchison, C., Ward, H. Tags: Open access, Editor's choice, COVID-19 Original research Source Type: research
Minimum inhibitory concentrations of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains in clients of the Amsterdam sexual health clinic with a Dutch versus an international sexual network
Conclusions
For three cephalosporin antibiotics, we found Ng strains with slightly higher MICs in clients with partner(s) from Europe or Latin America and the Caribbean. International travel might contribute to the spread of Ng with lower susceptibility. More understanding of the emergence of AMR Ng is needed. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Teker, B., Schim van der Loeff, M., Hoornenborg, E., Boyd, A., Reedijk, S., van Dam, A., Jongen, V. W., de Vries, H. Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Chemsex and risk of sexually transmitted infections: a perspective from India
Introduction Chemsex, also called as party and play or intensive sex partying, is the intentional use of psychoactive drugs before or during sex, mostly by gay and bisexual men having sex with men (GBMSM) to enable, enhance and prolong sexual interaction.1 The practice is now becoming increasingly common among heterosexual individuals too.1 Various chemsex drugs have been described (table 1), the principal three that are commonly used include mephedrone, gamma-hydroxybutyrate/gamma-butyrolactone (GHB/GBL) and crystallised methamphetamine.1 The injectable use of these substances for similar purpose is called as slamming or ...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Juyal, D., Pal, S., Joshi, C., Dhawan, N., Rawre, J., Dhawan, B. Tags: Education Source Type: research
Can laboratory HIV and infectious syphilis data inform future pre-exposure prophylaxis use in women in Ontario, Canada?
Conclusion
Although it is clinically appropriate to recommend HIV PrEP to women with syphilis, Ontario surveillance data suggest that the population-level impact of this strategy on the HIV epidemic in Ontario would have been modest during this 11-year period. Future studies should explore additional ways of prioritising women for PrEP. (Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections)
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Sadeghi, Y., Nelson, P., Sullivan, A., Allen, V., Hasso, M., Liu, J., Tran, V., Tan, D. H. S. Tags: Open access Short reports Source Type: research
Childhood sexual abuse, risk behaviours and chemsex engagement among men who have sex with men in Paris, France
Drückler et al suggest that chemsex engagement among men who have sex with men (MSM) is significantly associated with reporting non-consensual sex.1 Inspired by clinical stories gathered in a sexual healthcare service, we investigated a possible relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA), that is, having been a victim of forced genital contact by an adult before age 13, and current chemsex engagement. To our knowledge, only one recent study reports a ‘higher frequency’ of early sexual abuse—but without specification of type and age of sexual abuse—among adult chemsex-users MSM.2 These...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - April 18, 2024 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Shelly, M., Bost, S., Moreau, D. Tags: Open access PostScript Source Type: research
