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Opinion Piece Highlights Group's Efforts To Reduce Maternal Mortality In Haiti, Rwanda
The fact that 500,000 mostly low-income women worldwide die during childbirth every year is "[o]bscene," but the experiences of staff from the nongovernmental organization Partners in Health in Haiti show how a "vast improvement" can be made, PIH founder Paul Farmer and PIH Executive Director Ophelia Dahl write in a
28M U.S. Women At Risk Of Unintended Pregnancy, Guttmacher Report Finds
About 28 million women in the U.S. are at risk of an unintended pregnancy annually because of incorrect or inconsistent contraceptive use, according to a study released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, Reuters reports.
A New Analysis Method Can Determine The Sex Of The Baby From The Second Month Of Pregnancy
The spin off of the University of Granada Lorgen, in collaboration with the Foetal Medicine Unit of the Maternity Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada, has managed to develop a genetic trial that identifies the sex of the foetus from the eighth week of pregnancy separating the DNA found in the plasma of the pregnant woman.
Survival Rates For Infants Born Before 24 Weeks' Gestation In U.K. Unchanged, Study Finds
The survival rate of infants born before 24 weeks' gestation in the United Kingdom did not change from 1994 to 2005, according to a study published Friday in the journal BMJ, Reuters UK reports.
Lack Of Support Means Premature And Sick Babies Are Missing Out On Their Mothers' Milk, UK
New research released by BLISS shows that some new mothers of premature or sick babies are unable to breastfeed because they do not receive the advice and support they need. 38% of mothers that took part in a BLISS survey did not breastfeed, even though almost all of them were aware of the benefits of breast milk for their baby, and most of them expressed milk to begin with.

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I have sex, but we use a condom. Why should I worry about getting an STD?
Using a condom correctly every time you have sex still puts you at significant risk for many STDs, including HPV and Herpes, both of which are incurable. Condoms are not 100% sure to prevent pregnancy, which is much more difficult. The failure rate of STD prevention is much higher.

What if I have sex with only one person? Can I still get an STD?
If your partner has had any sexual activity with anyone else before you, then you are at risk for an STD. Some partners are not completely honest about their sexual history, and they may not even know they have an STD, since it is possible to have no visible symptoms.

What about oral sex...is that safe?
Oral sex is not safe from STDs. Many STDs including Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Genital Herpes can be spread through oral sex.

Do birth control pills protect against STDs?
No, birth control pills do not protect against STDs. This is a common misconception, but birth control pills only prevent pregnancy.

How can I protect myself against STDs?
There are two ways to totally protect yourself against STDs. One is to abstain from sex. The other is only have sex within a faithful lifelong commitment (i.e. marriage) to a partner who does not have any STDs.

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