MI Science Staff: May 2016
This article is the third part of MI’s series on the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change. Our previous articles focused on the pre-contemplative and the contemplative stages of readiness for change. The third stage is … Read the rest
MI Science Staff: April 2016
In March, our science article introduced the Transtheoretical Model for Behavioral Change as a viable model for changing risky sexual behavior. Only the first of six stages of “readiness for change” was visited in the … Read the rest
President’s Corner for Early April, 2016
By Dr. Freda Bush
You know what doesn’t sound like fun? Changing my lifestyle to become healthier. In 2015, I cut out meats, sweets, sugar added drinks, and junk foods. I also began an … Read the rest
MI Science Staff: February 2016
The above graphic was released this week from the CDC, as the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections took place in Boston, Massachusetts. While other graphics focused on racial groups and geographic regions, this … Read the rest
President’s Corner by Dr. Freda Bush
February 2016
This month we celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb 14th. It is a great month for flowers and candy sales. Usually the emphasis is on romantic love, however, it will do us well … Read the rest
January 2016, Science Department Staff
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is a serious complication of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in sexually active females. PID occurs when the bacteria that causes chlamydia, gonorrhea or bacterial vaginosis infects the uterus, the fallopian … Read the rest
By: MI Science Department Staff
Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Chlamydia prevalence among sexually active young persons (ages 14-24) is nearly three times that among persons ages 25-39 years. It is … Read the rest
By: Dinorah Garza-Torteya, clinical psychologist, 2015 MI intern
Mexico, like the United States is facing social problems associated with adolescent sexual behavior outside of marriage and the breakdown of the family unit. The rate of unplanned pregnancies in Mexico is … Read the rest
Written by: Joe McIlhaney, MD, founder of Medical Institute for Sexual Health
Last month I showed two significant errors in the proposal for sexuality education that Planned Parenthood, The University of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Services Network and other organizations and … Read the rest
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