Prior Contraceptive Use Increases Risk of Endometriosis among Women without Children
By: Richard Fehring, PhD, RN Background Endometriosis is a disease with limited treatment options that often results in pelvic pain, reduced quality of life, and infertility for women of reproductive […]
Premenstrual Spotting Found to be Predictive of Endometriosis among Women with Infertility
Endometriosis can be a debilitating disease affecting about 6-10% of reproductive age women and is associated with pelvic pain and infertility. Since endometriosis is a progressive disease, diagnosing and surgically treating it early is important.
Filling the Knowledge Gap with FACTS – How One Medical Student Learned about FABMs
By: Ana-Maria Dumitru I vividly remember the first time I heard anything about natural methods of family planning. I was a pre-teen who largely had no idea what was going […]
What your cervix is telling you – Part 3: Team Fertility
By: Sarah Murray, MD Women and men of the world unite: #CervicalHealthMonth continues, and so does our series on cervical health! This is the final post, so please catch up […]
What your cervix is telling you – Part 1: The basics
By: Sarah Murray, MD When is the last time that you thought at length about cervical fluid or mucus? In the clinical setting, family physicians and other primary care providers […]
Amplified risks from contraception for teens – but can they chart?
As we understand the side effects of hormonal birth control more and more, physicians should naturally be concerned with how to incorporate this information into their practice. Why are teens affected so differently? Should teen health be treated the same way as a mature female adult? A great place to start is to consider what are the needs of the patient.
The pill and other hormonal contraception linked to depression: A case for informed consent
By: Alison Contreras, PhD, FCP Last month an article in JAMA Psychiatry caused waves when it revealed what many users of hormonal birth control have long suspected: a link between […]
Learning from experience: An interview with Dr. Althoff about FABMs
By: Alison Contreras, PhD Why don’t more doctors teach their patients about FABMs? What are the biggest barriers for women learning to chart? A doctor answers these questions and more. […]
Updates on the Student Ambassador Program – Spring 2016
One year ago, FACTS members came together and identified students as an emerging audience for our work. We set a goal to actively engage students in our effort to educate our […]
FACTS in Phoenix: STFM Conference and the most recent Speaker Training
FACTS members spent the last week working hard in Phoenix; exhibiting with the FMEC, giving research presentations, training new speakers in our Phoenix Speaker program and connecting interested members. Read […]