CDC's women's reproductive health activities focus primarily on research concerned with contraception safety and efficacy, fertility, infertility, and HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Biomedical, behavioral and surveillance research seek answers to prevent disease transmission and improve women's health. CDC's Division of Reproductive Health works with special populations including incarcerated women and members of managed care organizations. Working with these distinct populations allows CDC to examine reproductive health disparities among specific populations and to examine women's reproductive health care and outcomes. Protecting Your Reproductive SystemDid you know that your reproductive system is one of the most fragile systems of your body? It can easily get infected or injured. If it does, you might have long-term health problems. Taking simple steps to prevent getting or spreading HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) will help protect you and your loved ones. An STD is an infection or disease that you get by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who already has an STD. Some STDs can be “silent,” which means you do not show any signs of infection, illness, or disease. Others can have mild to severe symptoms. Get regular checkups for STDs, even if you do not have any symptoms. Protecting your reproductive system also means having control over if and when you become pregnant. But choosing which type of birth control to use is not easy. Learn what types of birth control are available. Talk with your doctor or nurse to help you choose among the options. Courtesy of the National Women’s
Health Information Center
Violence and Reproductive Health International Surveys
Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and
Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule—United States, October
2006—September 2007
Immunization Action Coalition*
Immunizations for Women*
Recommendations to Improve Preconception Health and Health
Care—United States. HIV Testing in Health-Care Settings National Diabetes Education Program (NIH) Preconception care is recognized as a critical component of health care for women of reproductive age …more Preconception Care (March of Dimes)
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Promotion CDC's Office of Women's Health CDC's Office of Minority Health National Women's Health Information Center Women's Health and Mortality Chartbook Sexually Transmitted Diseases Fact sheet (National Women's Health Information Center) Women and HIV/AIDS (National Women's Health Information Center) DES Update Douching Fact sheet
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