PMID- 25244227 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150219 LR - 20151020 IS - 1539-3704 (Electronic) IS - 0003-4819 (Linking) VI - 161 IP - 12 DP - 2014 Dec 16 TI - Behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: U.S. PreventiveServices Task Force recommendation statement. PG - 894-901 LID - 10.7326/M14-1965 [doi] AB - DESCRIPTION: Update of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 2008 recommendation on behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on behavioral counseling for sexual risk reduction in primary care, including interventions targeting risky sexual behaviors to prevent STIs (alone or in combination with other behaviors) in persons of any sexual orientation or level of reported sexual activity. POPULATION: This recommendation applies to all sexually active adolescents and to adults who are at increased risk for acquiring or transmitting STIs. RECOMMENDATION: The USPSTF recommends intensive behavioral counseling for all sexually active adolescents and for adults who are at increased risk for STIs. (B recommendation). FAU - LeFevre, Michael L AU - LeFevre ML CN - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Practice Guideline PL - United States TA - Ann Intern Med JT - Annals of internal medicine JID - 0372351 SB - IM SPIN- Ann Intern Med. 2014 Dec 16;161(12):I-26. PMID: 25244088 MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - *Behavior Therapy MH - Biomedical Research MH - *Counseling MH - Humans MH - Incidence MH - *Primary Health Care MH - Risk Assessment MH - *Risk Reduction Behavior MH - *Sexual Behavior MH - Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology/*prevention & control MH - United States/epidemiology MH - Young Adult FIR - LeFevre, Michael L IR - LeFevre ML FIR - Siu, Albert L IR - Siu AL FIR - Peters, James J IR - Peters JJ FIR - Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten IR - Bibbins-Domingo K FIR - Baumann, Linda Ciofu IR - Baumann LC FIR - Curry, Susan J IR - Curry SJ FIR - Davidson, Karina W IR - Davidson KW FIR - Ebell, Mark IR - Ebell M FIR - Garcia, Francisco A R IR - Garcia FA FIR - Gillman, Matthew IR - Gillman M FIR - Herzstein, Jessica IR - Herzstein J FIR - Kemper, Alex R IR - Kemper AR FIR - Kurth, Ann E IR - Kurth AE FIR - Owens, Douglas K IR - Owens DK FIR - Phillips, Wiliam R IR - Phillips WR FIR - Phipps, Maureen G IR - Phipps MG FIR - Pignone, Michael P IR - Pignone MP EDAT- 2014/09/23 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/20 06:00 CRDT- 2014/09/23 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/20 06:00 [medline] AID - 1906847 [pii] AID - 10.7326/M14-1965 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Intern Med. 2014 Dec 16;161(12):894-901. doi: 10.7326/M14-1965.