In its 20-plus year history, CAMP (Colorado Adolescent Maternity Program) has guided an estimated 5,000 young Colorado mothers through psychological and medical uncertainties and into a bright future.
Family Planning is working on an NIH study into a new form of birth control pill that should be particularly beneficial for heavier women, whose weight can counteract the effectiveness of contraceptive pills and also cause more side effects.
“Young women weren’t the original market for IUDs, but we are trying to turn the paradigm on its head,” said Dr. Teal. “Instead of having to do something every single day to stay non-pregnant, let’s just do one thing and make non-pregnant the default state. Young women’s lives are very complex. And trying to take a pill at the same time every day—forget about it.”
“This research will test the first completely new molecule to be used in daily contraception since the hormones progesterone and estrogen,” says Dr. Stephanie Teal. “It has the potential to be a major advancement, the introduction of a new first line contraceptive.”
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.
