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A new program geared toward treating the sexual health and gynecologic needs of teenage girls has opened at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. 
Coordinated by Alvin Goldfarb, M.D., a gynecologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital whose practice has focused on adolescent wellness and reproductive education, the program is available from 1 to 4 p.m. every Wednesday afternoon.

“Many teenage girls are at a loss when it comes to sex and sex education,” explains Dr. Goldfarb. “They don’t feel that they can speak to their parents or to the health educators at their school.  As a result, they may not use birth control correctly and are at risk of becoming pregnant or developing a sexually transmitted disease.  At this new program, we answer questions and provide the necessary medical care, health education and counseling.

“Young girls often make a self-diagnosis that a problem they are having is treatable by an over-the-counter drug--assuming it is a yeast infection, for example--when it is a more serious problem.  Gonorrhea, chlamydia and the human papilloma virus (HPV) are sexually transmitted diseases that often go unnoticed.  Left untreated they can cause permanent damage,” he says.

“If something is gynecologically wrong with the young woman, it is essential for her to see a physician who can treat her medical problem,” adds Dr. Goldfarb, who is professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.

This service will be offered at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City.  To make an appointment with Dr. Goldfarb or any other physician for this adolescent gynecology service, call either (215) 955-3852 or 1-800-JEFF-NOW.