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The 2016 recommended immunization schedule for children and adolescents has been approved

2016 Childhood Immunization Schedule Released

Changes to schedule include earlier HPV vaccination for children with a history of sexual abuse
Mycoplasma genitalium is prevalent in more than 1 percent of the sexually-experienced British population

Study Strengthens Evidence for Mycoplasma genitalium As STI

Prevalence of 1.2 and 1.3 percent in sexually-experienced men and women aged 16 to 44 years
In 2014

CDC: Rates of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Up

Increases are largely driven by STD epidemic among men, U.S. researchers say
A major change in Papanicolaou test guidelines introduced in 2009 may have had an unintended consequence: Some young women are missing out on screening for chlamydia

2009 Pap Guidelines Linked to Drop in Chlamydia Testing

Screening of young women dropped significantly at one university health center
New recommendations have been provided to update the 2010 guidelines on the treatment and management of sexually transmitted diseases. The 2015 guidelines are available online in the June 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC Guidelines Update Treatment, Management of STDs

New guidelines address issues that were not discussed in 2010 guidelines
For patients with sexually transmitted infections

ACOG Urges Expedited Partner Therapy for Some STIs

Supports its use when patient's partners are unwilling or unable to seek medical care