Conference Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the failure rates, contraindications, potential side effects, non-contraceptive benefits, and complications of current contraceptive methods.
• Identify key counseling strategies and anticipatory guidance that may assist patients when selecting sterilization as a contraceptive method.
• Describe one behavioral counseling intervention that has been used successfully in STD/HIV risk reduction counseling.
• Identify health indicators that link to birth outcomes which clinicians can address with both female and male clients before, during and between pregnancy.
• Discuss the links between PCOS and cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance.
• Identify appropriate contraceptive methods for women with chronic medical conditions.
• Demonstrate key strategies for giving an HIV-negative result.
• Discuss current guidelines for testing and retesting of gonorrhea and chlamydia infections.

The material contained in this CME activity is an educational resource and as such does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of treatment or procedure to be followed. The opinions expressed by the speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CFHC. The judgment of healthcare providers must remain central to the selection of diagnostic tests and therapy options of a specific patient’s medical condition.