CU Family Planning is recruiting select participants for an NIH clinical trial testing a breakthrough form of birth control. “This research will test the first completely new molecule to be used in daily contraception since the hormones progesterone and estrogen. It has the potential to be a major advancement, the introduction of a new first line contraceptive,” explains Dr. Stephanie Teal.
The U.S. FDA wants to hear from you about your female sexual dysfunction condition and your treatments in an upcoming public meeting on October 27th. Attend the live meeting, participate in a webcast and share your comments.
Dr. Jaime Arruda and Dr. Chesney Thompson were named top Obstetrics and Gynecology doctors in Denver by 5280 magazine by physicians as doctors they would most want treating them & their families.
Dr. Stephen Scott’s CAMP program and Dr. Stephanie Teal’s work in family planning aimed at young women have helped reduce the Colorado teenage pregnancy rate and improved the lives of thousands of young women.
Dr. Nanette Santoro’s opinion piece about the Colorado Amendment 67 to the constitution on the November ballot was published by the Denver Post in its online Opinion section. It explains why the so-called “Personhood Amendment” would not protect women but would actually harm them.
A Durango woman’s death implicates the NuvaRing IUD, which Dr. Teal addressed during an in-depth interview on Colorado Public Radio that also dealt with birth control safety in general.
Last season 4.6 percent of those hospitalized for the flu across the nation were pregnant women, while this season pregnant women make up 22 percent of patients.
A spike in hospitalizations for pregnant women this season highlights their special vulnerability to H1N1, with reluctance to vaccinate playing a role. CU OB-GYN physicians encourage all pregnant women to get the flu vaccine.
With the emergency contraction pill Plan B coming under scrutiny about its ineffectiveness for overweight women, Dr. Teal encourages women to use the more effective but lesser-known ulipristal acetate for emergency contraception.
Dr. Chesney Thompson tells Denver’s Fox 31 News that he is encouraged by the research from the National Cancer Institute that shows one dose of the grossly underused HPV vaccine could work as well as the standard three doses.
