Teen Reproductive Health (S1:E6)

In this episode, Eliza Buyers, MD, talks about reproductive health in teenagers. Dr. Buyers is a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at Children's Colorado and a senior instructor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

In this episode:

• How to talk to teens and their parents about reproductive health
• Implementing a universal screening approach in your practice
• Dealing with push back from parents
• Setting up one-on-one time with adolescent patients
• Misconceptions about teens and their reproductive health
• Long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods
• Non-contraceptive benefits of LARC
• Importance of hormonal therapy
• Reversing long-term hormonal care and contraception
• Talking to teens about screening for sexually transmitted diseases
• When to send a patient to a specialist