Gynecologic & Sexual Health

STI management, preventive screenings, inclusive care, and more
Latest Edition

HPV Self-Collection: A New Option in Your Toolkit

Taking a transgender-inclusive sexual health history

What providers need to know about taking transgender-inclusive sexual health histories.

Gender affirming hormone therapy, impacts on fertility, and future family formation

What providers need to know about family building for transgender and gender-nonbinary people beginning gender affirming hormone therapy.

Clinical scenario: Emergency contraception (EC) for transgender or gender nonbinary (TGNB) patients

A 19 year-old patient (he/him) comes to your emergency department in the early morning. He is seeking HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) following unprotected sex with a male partner the night before. During intake, he discloses that he is transgender and was assigned female at birth (AFAB). He is amenorrheic as a result of testosterone use for gender-affirming hormone therapy. At your facility, cisgender women seeking PEP are also offered EC.

Excellent care for LGBTQ patients

Here's how to be part of the solution when it comes to the health disparities LGBTQ people face.

DoxyPEP: What providers need to know

DoxyPEP is an emerging evidence-based, low-cost tool for STI prevention. Here's what you need to know.

2024 Updates to the U.S. SPR and U.S. MEC

New and updated guidance on the initiation and management of contraception, including pain management options for IUD placement, support for DMPA-SQ, and new conditions and methods added.

U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable)

Talking to your patients with HIV about their transmission risk