Sexually transmitted infections
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USPSTF 2020 recommends counseling for sexually active adolescents and at-risk adults to prevent STIs (B recommendation)- Postexposure prophylaxis with doxycycline reduces STIs in men having sex with men
- Self-taken swabs improve gonorrhea and chlamydia test accuracy
- The past use of an intrauterine device is not associated with infertility, but a past Mycoplasma genitalium infection is
- STI counseling with HIV testing does not reduce subsequent STI acquisition
- USPSTF 2022 recommends screening for syphilis in persons at increased risk (A recommendation)
- Pelvic exam not needed to identify high likelihood of cervicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease
- Postexposure prophylaxis with doxycycline in men who have sex with men and transgender women with or at risk of HIV reduces STI risk (NNT = 5)
- ACP recommends against routine screening pelvic exam
- USPSTF 2021 recommends screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in sexually active women 24 years or younger (B recommendation)
- USPSTF 2019 recommends screening for HIV infection in patients aged 15 to 65 years (A recommendation)
- Essentially zero risk of HIV transmission from men who take antiretroviral therapy
- Cabotegravir is an effective option for PrEP in patients at risk for HIV infection
- Probiotic formulation prevents microbiologic recurrence of bacterial vaginosis; no information about effect on symptoms
- CAMI reduces repeat births to adolescents
- USPSTF 2019 recommends offering PrEP to patients at high risk of HIV acquisition (A recommendation)
- Immediate insertion after uterine aspiration increases IUD use rate
- Nearly half of patients with major depression have recurrence within 6 years
- Cervical treatments not associated with infertility
- Prophylaxis effective for HIV-discordant heterosexual couples