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.../all/fees-surgical.content.pdflist.html) Fellowship, Definition (/content/aafp/about/policies/all/fellowship-definition.content.pdflist.html) Female Genital Mutilation (/content/aafp/about/policies/all/genital-mutilation.content.pdflist.html) First Dollar Coverage for Preventive...
About AAFP
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/about_us/policies/AAFP_AllPoliciesApril2019.pdf
Sex Isn't Working for Me. What Can I Do? - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2000 - ...See related article on female sexual dysfunction. What is sexual dysfunction? When you have problems with sex, doctors call it sexual dysfunction. Men and women can have it. There are four kinds of sexual problems in women. Desire disorders. If you have a desire disorder you may not...
American Family Physician : Patient Handout
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0701/p141.html
Intimate Partner Violence
...cle defines domestic violence as a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical injury, psychological abuse, sexual assault, enforced social isolation, stalking, deprivation, intimidation, and threats.1 Domestic violence includes abuse of older persons, children,...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0515/afp20110515p1165.pdf
afp20081015p961.pdf
...when skin thickening is limited to areas dis- tal to the elbows and knees. CREST (calcino- sis cutis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia) syndrome is a variant of limited cutane- ous systemic sclerosis. Systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma is a...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1015/afp20081015p961.pdf
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...Vulvodynia is not associated with sexually transmit- ted diseases (STDs) or STD risk factors,8,10 but affected women often have been treated repeatedly for candidal vulvovaginitis.8,10,11 In the past, it was theorized that the pain of vulvodynia was due to psychological issues.12,13...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0401/afp20060401p1231.pdf
afp20061001p1132.pdf
...experienced severe men- tal disorders such as schizophrenia, major depression, or bipolar disorder, and many are survivors of physical or sexual abuse and/or assault.11-14 In addition, many have experienced negative interactions with authority figures, and because anxiety is highly...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1001/afp20061001p1132.pdf
afp20190701p39.pdf
...information: Handouts on this topic are available at https:// family doctor.org/condition/amenorrhea/, https:// family doctor.org/condition/female-athlete-triad/, and https:// www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0601/p781-s1.html. Menstrual patterns can be an indicator of overall health and...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0701/afp20190701p39.pdf
Health Maintenance in Postmenopausal Women
May 1, 2017:Date xx, xxxx
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0501/afp20170501p561.pdf
afp20070815p517.pdf
...major public health and social consequences, such as accidents and absenteeism.3 Risk fac- tors for chronic insomnia include increasing age, female sex, psychiatric illness, medical comorbidities, impaired social relationships, lower socioeconomic status, separation from a spouse or...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0815/afp20070815p517.pdf
Diagnosis and Management of Common Types of Supraventricular Tachycardia
...Metoprolol II; beta blocker Decreases rate 25 to 100 mg orally twice per day Bradycardia, depression, sexual dysfunction AV = atrioventricular; IV = intravenously; SVT = supraventricular tachycardia. *-See Table 4 for the Vaughan-Williams classification of antiarrhythmics....
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1101/afp20151101p793.pdf
AFP Clerkship 2012-2013
...Complications and Special Situations Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction: Diagnosis and Management (08/15/2011) Vocal Cord Dysfunction (01/15/2010) The 'Crashing Asthmatic' (03/01/2003) Editorials and Letters The New Asthma Guidelines [Editorials] (05/01/2009) Beta2 Agonists in...
Med School and Residency
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/fmig/AFPClerkship.pdf
afp20210101p22.pdf
...are vulnerable periods for the development of eating disorders; however, up to 8% of females and 2% of males are affected during their lifetimes, including persons of all ages, sizes, sexual and gender minority groups, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic strata, and geo- graphic...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/afp20210101p22.pdf
afp20070315p849.pdf
...and treatment. Infertility can be attributed to any abnor- mality in the female or male reproductive system. In most cases, the etiology is dis- tributed fairly equally among male factors, ovarian dysfunction, and tubal factors. A smaller percentage of cases are attributed to...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0315/afp20070315p849.pdf
Cultural Aspects of Caring for Refugees - Medicine and Society - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 1998 - ...uncommon diagnoses. For example, while beating is the most common type of torture, thermal and chemical burns, electrical torture, rape, sexual abuse, environmental manipulation, pharmacologic torture, asphyxiation and suspension by wrists are among other forms of torture used.4...
American Family Physician : Medicine and Society
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0315/p1245.html
afp20071101p1333.pdf
...Pain or problems during sexual intercourse Headaches Chest pain Dizziness Fainting spells Feeling your heart pound or race Shortness of breath Constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhea Nausea, gas, or indigestion Note: If a patient reports being bothered...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1101/afp20071101p1333.pdf
Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome
...noctu- ria; and pain of the pelvis, perineum, labia, vagina, or urethra. Physicians should also ask female patients about exacerbations related to the menstrual cycle and sexual intercourse.8-10 There are two symptom screening ques- tionnaires available for use in office prac-...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0515/afp20110515p1175.pdf
Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults: ...
...to the immediate effects of IPV, such as injury and death,4,5 there are other health consequences, many with long-term effects, including sexually transmitted dis- eases,6 pelvic inflammatory disease,7 and unintended pregnancy.8 Rates of chronic pain, neurologic disorders,...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0415/afp20130415od3.pdf
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2000 - ...Dyspareunia and vaginismus are the two most common sexual dysfunctions in women. Dyspareunia is recurrent genital pain caused by sexual activity. Primary dyspareunia is defined as constant pain during sexual activity, while secondary dyspareunia occurs after a period of pain-free...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0415/p2511.html
AAFP News - Oct 1, 2012 - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1001/p605.html
Evaluation and Treatment of Infertility
Date xx, xxxx Scientific
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0301/afp20150301p308.pdf
Evaluation of Dysuria in Adults -- American Family Physician
...of American women report acute dysuria every year.10 The symptom is most prevalent in women 25 to 54 years of age and in those who are sexually active.11 In men, dysuria and its associated symptoms become more prevalent with increasing age.6 Causes of Dysuria INFECTION AND...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0415/afp20020415p1589.pdf
Impact of Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity on the Gynecologic Health of Adolescents -- ...
...While the female adolescent with anorexia frequently experiences symptoms such as weakness, dizziness or fatigue, she often seeks help (or is brought for medical attention by a distressed parent) because her weight loss has resulted in amenorrhea. The precise mecha- nism of...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0801/afp20010801p445.pdf
Primary Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient
...posttransplant, and female transplant recipients should avoid pregnancy for one year after surgery. The best contraceptive choice is usually an intrauterine device. Because of the increased risk of infection, patients should be tested for graft dysfunction or infection if suspicion...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0201/afp20160201p203.pdf
afp20130601p781.pdf
...It is helpful to consider the possible causes of amenorrhea categorically. These include anatomic defects in the outflow tract; pri- mary dysfunction of the ovary; disruption of hypothalamic or pituitary function; sys- temic disease affecting the hypothalamic- pituitary-gonadal...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0601/afp20130601p781.pdf
afp20181201p645.pdf
...does not imply dysphoria or a preference for treatment.10 The terms transgender and gender incongruence gener- ally are not used to describe sexual orientation, sex devel- opment, or external gender expression, which are related but distinct phenomena.5,7,8,11 It may be helpful to...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/1201/afp20181201p645.pdf
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