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Lessons Learned: STD Awareness Month 2011
by Gail Bolan, Director, Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
April 29, 2011 - 1:05pm (Print)
STD Awareness Month (SAM) is important because of the potential harm of untreated STDs, including adverse pregnancy outcomes, infertility, cancers of the reproductive tract, and increased likelihood of HIV transmission.
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Making HIV Testing For Women "Routine"
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
March 10, 2010 - 11:42am (Print)
HIV testing is understood to be a cornerstone in effective HIV prevention policy. Yet too many women are not tested because they or their healthcare provider do not perceive that they are “at risk,” says the HIV Law Project.
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