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Today’s Google Doodle Honors the Inventor of the Pap Smear

Posted May 13th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Women's Health.

Have you visited Google today? If so, you probably noticed the illustration of a scientist observing cells under a microscope. This man is Georgios Papanikolaou, inventor of the pap smear and a medical pioneer who was born on this day 136 years ago. Papanikolaou began his studies in medical school when he was just 15…. Read more »

Get Ready to Celebrate National Women’s Health Week!

Posted May 6th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Women's Health.

National Women’s Health Week begins this Sunday, and here at South Avenue Women’s Services we’re excited to honor a week dedicated to the advancement of women’s health and well-being. Looking for ways to get involved this year? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers some great suggestions to help anyone celebrate Women’s Health… Read more »

UC Berkeley Researchers Develop Unisex, Hormone-Free Birth Control

Posted April 17th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Earlier this month, a group of scientists at a UC-Berkeley based startup called YourChoice Therapeutics announced an exciting new development in a decade-long effort to create a new method of birth control that would offer all the benefits of hormonal contraceptives without their undesirable side effects such as migraines and weight gain. The scientists call… Read more »

The HPV Vaccine Has Slashed the Risk of Cervical Cancer in the UK

Posted April 9th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Women's Health.

Just over a decade ago in 2008, the UK launched a nationwide campaign to immunize all girls aged 12 to 13 against two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) which are known to cause cervical disease and cancer in both men and women. Now, 11 years later, a study published in the British Medical Journal… Read more »

How Far Do Women Have to Drive for Women’s Services [Infographic]

Posted March 28th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Women's Health.

Here in Rochester, we’re fortunate to live in an area where women can readily access reproductive healthcare services. In more rural parts of the country, however, many women have to travel more than an hour to reach their nearest women’s health clinic. Did you know, for example, that 42 percent of American women living in… Read more »

New Chlamydia Test Provides Results in Just 30 Minutes

Posted March 26th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Women's Health.

STD infection rates in the United States have reached record highs according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Monroe County is no exception. And while sexually transmitted infections of all kinds are on the rise, chlamydia is by far the most common STD in America. In a recent study, the CDC… Read more »

CDC Publishes New Statistics about HIV Transmission in America

Posted March 22nd, 2019 by south ave & filed under Women's Health.

Since the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, HIV transmission rates have fallen dramatically in the United States thanks to decades of public health education and scientific research. Today, high-risk individuals can even take daily doses of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent themselves from becoming infected with HIV. But despite the significant strides that have been… Read more »

Scientists Identify Gene That May Impact Birth Control Effectiveness

Posted March 19th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Since the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA in 1960, hormonal birth control has given millions of women unprecedented control over their reproductive health and family planning decisions. This, in turn, has helped more American women enter the workforce over the past 50 years than ever before. But while hormonal birth control is… Read more »

AMA Files Federal Lawsuit in Response to Title X Funding Changes

Posted March 6th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

Late last month, the Trump Administration announced that it will institute a new rule which prohibits family planning clinics that perform abortions from receiving federal funding under the Title X program. Furthermore, clinics that receive Title X funding will no longer be allowed to share office space with abortion providers. Meanwhile, the funds that would… Read more »

Chicago Nonprofit Helps Connect Women With Birth Control Providers

Posted February 22nd, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

During her 16-year tenure as a nurse midwife, Kai Tao became acutely aware of the many obstacles that prevent modern women from getting contraceptive access. Busy schedules, financial concerns and a complex healthcare landscape can all conspire to make the prospect of getting birth control seem like more trouble than it’s worth. “You may have… Read more »

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