What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us
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T he sexual health of midlife women is a topic often overlooked by both primary care providers and researchers. Traditionally, sexual health research and risk reduction strategies have focused on younger women who have higher rates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) and unintended pregnancy.1,2 However, there is now evidence that midlife women are at greater risk of new STIs and unintended pregnancy than previously thought. Why? Recent separation, divorce, or widowhood makes many women single again.3 Other reasons for increased chance of pregnancy include a limited knowledge of safer sexual practices, less predictable menstrual cycles, and a health care provider who may not evaluate sexual health risks at midlife. Additionally, the growing use of medications to treat erectile dysfunction in men may have created a greater Diana Taylor, RNP, PhD, FAAN, is Professor Emerita, University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing; Director, Research & Evaluation, Primary Care Initiative, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health Program (ANSIRH), UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Evelyn Angel James, WHNP-BC, CNM, is Predoctoral Student, University of California, San Francisco, CA. There is increasing evidence that midlife women are at a higher risk than previously thought for sexually transmitted infection and unintended pregnancy because they’ve become single after separation, divorce, or widowhood. www.menopause.org MENOPAUSE MATTERS
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International nursing review
دوره 47 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000