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College Health and Safety for Women
Schools play a critical role in ensuring students have access to available resources for a safe and healthy college experience. Learn more about how students and institutions can work together to keep everyone safe off and on campus.
Employment After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Among Women in the Sister and the Two Sister Studies
Women undergoing diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer may face challenges in employment. The authors investigated the impact of demographic, clinical, workplace, and psychosocial characteristics on loss of employment after a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness
Gynecologic cancers are cancers of women's reproductive organs. Learn the symptoms of cancers that start in a women's reproductive organs and how to lower your risk.
US Hysterectomy Prevalence by Age, Race and Ethnicity from BRFSS and NHIS: Implications for Analyses of Cervical and Uterine Cancer Rates
Latest gynecologic cancer rates adjusted for hysterectomy prevalence with data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) or the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This report sought to determine if BRFSS and NHIS produce similar estimates of hysterectomy prevalence.
Vaccines & Pregnancy: Top 7 Things You Need to Know
Did you know a baby gets disease immunity (protection) from mom during pregnancy? Learn about these 7 tips about vaccines and pregnancy.
Zika Prevention Behaviors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Puerto Rico, 2016
Zika virus is primarily transmitted through mosquito bites. Because Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects, reproductive-aged women need protection from Zika virus infection. This report describes Zika virus prevention behaviors among women aged 18-49 years and assesses whether pregnancy status and healthcare provider counseling increases Zika virus prevention behaviors.
Changes in U.S. Healthcare Provider Practices Related to Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception (EC), including EC pills (ECPs) and the copper intrauterine device, can prevent pregnancy after sexual encounters in which contraception was not used or used incorrectly. The objective of this analysis was to assess the percentage of health care providers reporting frequent provision of select EC practices around the time of and after the release of the U.S.
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