Substance use has been implicated in the onset and maintenance of risky sexual behaviors, which have particularly devastating consequences in young women. This study examined whether (i) adolescent onset of cannabis use is associated with repeated voluntary unprotected sex in women and (ii) whether this association persists after accounting for correlated familial influences.
Minister for Public Health, Jane Ellison, responded to an Urgent Question asked by the Shadow Minister for Health, Andrew Gwynne, on the NHS England decision to not commission and fund Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for adults at risk of contracting HIV in the House of Commons on Tuesday 7 June 2016.
Teenage pregnancy is considered a key indicator of adolescent health for good reason.1 The associations between teenage births and mortality, morbidity, and social and economic hardship for the mother and child are well established. Research over many decades has provided us with a good understanding of the underlying factors for the complex issue of teenage pregnancy and reasonable evidence for what strategies work to limit it. In The Lancet, Kaye Wellings and colleagues 2 present the impact of the UK Teenage Pregnancy Strategy on rates of teenage abortions and births in England over the 13 years after its introduction in 2000.3 Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
In 2000, a 10-year Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched in England to reduce conceptions in women younger than 18 years and social exclusion in young parents. We used routinely collected data and data from Britain's National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) to examine progress towards these goals. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Information about the incidence of induced abortion is needed to motivate and inform efforts to help women avoid unintended pregnancies and to monitor progress toward that end. We estimate subregional, regional, and global levels and trends in abortion incidence for 1990 to 2014, and abortion rates in subgroups of women. We use the results to estimate the proportion of pregnancies that end in abortion and examine whether abortion rates vary in countries grouped by the legal status of abortion. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
A study of over 380,000 people, published today in the journal Nature Genetics, has identified gene differences that influence the age of puberty, sexual intercourse and first birth.
"An innovative new app might provide a more effective form of birth control than the contraceptive pill," The Sun reports.
The Natural Cycles fertility app combines the use of a thermometer to measure body temperature with calendar calculating methods – often referred to as the rhythm method – to work out the days when a woman would be at high or low risk of pregnancy.
More than 4,000 women were included in this Swedish study looking at how effective the app is at preventing pregnancy.
"Doctors have expressed 'huge concern' that super-gonorrhoea has spread widely across England," BBC News reports.
Public Health England issued the warning about the rise of a strain of gonorrhoea that has developed resistance to a widely used antibiotic.
Background: Typically occurring on the external genitalia, anogenital warts (AGWs) are benign epithelial skin lesions caused by human papillomavirus infection. AGWs are usually painless but can be unsightly and physically uncomfortable, and affected people might experience psychological distress. The evidence base on the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treatments for AGWs is limited.