ABC of Sexually Transmitted Infections, 6th Edition

Preface, xi

1 Sexually Transmitted Infections: Why are they Important?, 1
Kevin A Fenton and Karen E Rogstad

2 STI Control and Prevention, 11
Frances Cowan and Gill Bell

3 Provision and Modernisation of Sexual Health Services, 16
Christopher K Fairley

4 The Sexual Health Consultation in Primary and Secondary Care, 21
Cecilia Priestley

5 Examination Techniques and Clinical Sampling, 26
Katrina Perez and Vincent Lee

6 Main Presentations of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Male Patients, 29
John Richens

7 Other Conditions Affecting the Male Genitalia, 35
Sarah Edwards and Chris Bunker

8 Vaginal Discharge: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment, 42
Phillip Hay

9 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Pelvic Pain, 49
Jonathan D C Ross

10 Vulval Diseases, 53
Pat Munday

11 Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in Pregnancy, 59
Janet Wilson

12 Genital Ulcer Disease, 64
Raj Patel and Nadi Gupta

13 Syphilis: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management, 70
Patrick French

14 Genital Growths and Infestations, 78
Clare L N Woodward and Angela J Robinson

15 Viral Hepatitis, 84
M Gary Brook

16 Systemic Manifestations of STIs, 90
Elizabeth Carlin

17 HIV, 95
Ian Williams, David Daniels, Keerti Gedela, Aparna Briggs and Anna Pryce

18 Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections, 110
Sarah Alexander and Monique Andersson

19 Contraception, 115
Rak Nandwani and Alison Bigrigg

20 Care of Specific Risk Groups, 123
Paul A Fox and Karen E Rogstad

21 Sexual Health Care in Resource Poor Settings, 127
David A Lewis

22 Vaccinations, Treatments, and Postexposure Prophylaxis, 132
Ashini Jayasuriya

23 The Internet as a Resource for STI Education and Information, 141
Claudia Estcourt and John Saunders

Appendices: Proformas for Taking Sexual Histories, 145

Appendix 1: Male sexual history proforma, 145

Appendix 2: Female sexual history proforma, 146

Appendix 3: Assessment proforma for young people attending sexual health services, 147

Index, 149