Sexual health assessments, testing, and pre-exposure prophylaxis referrals among Veterans with a sexually transmitted infection

Abstract: Objective: Describe sexual history completion among U.S. Veterans with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and its association with number of ordered STI laboratory …

Perceptions of the Military Health System: Differences in sexual and reproductive health burden among males and females

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Access to timely and convenient sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care is essential to force readiness and depends in part on service member's comfort …

Australian Veteran sexual health: '…you are the first person I've spoken to about it.'

Abstract: Background: Sexual health and functioning outcomes have been shown to be poor among veterans due to factors associated with military service, as well as barriers to …

Recent intimate partner violence is associated with worse sexual function among women Veterans

Abstract: Objective: Research on the sequelae of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women predominantly focuses on overall physical and mental health. A better understanding of …

Health policy analysis on improving HIV PrEP implementation to help end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. military

Abstract: Use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among U.S. military service members at high risk for HIV infection remains suboptimal, resulting in preventable new HIV …

Sexual and reproductive health in military settings: A qualitative study

Abstract: Mission readiness is critical to the operational success of the United States (US) military and includes having a healthy and fit fighting force. Service members and …

Risk of sexually transmitted infections among U.S. military service members in the setting of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The evidence for an increased incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among patients utilizing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been …

HIV Prevention Research With U.S. Military Service Members: A Systematic Review

Abstract: With the goal of maintaining mission readiness, the U.S. Department of Defense monitors a variety of health behaviors among its active duty military service members, …

Moving Women Veterans' Health Research Forward: a Special Supplement

Abstract: Women’s increased rate of participation in the US military is reshaping the Veteran population. With the growing number of women Veterans, it is imperative to …

Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy: Variations by History of Military Service and Birth Cohort

Abstract: Introduction: Little is known about hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), which are associated with both health risks and benefits, among women …