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Book SynopsisSexually Transmitted Diseases present a major public health challenge. Over 25 diseases can be transmitted through sexual activity, and effective treatment, especially where long term infection can lead to further health problems, and in women infertility, requires good diagnostic skills and understanding of the best treatment methods. This book aims to give a practical guide to diagnosis and treamtent in a patient-centred framework, with care at the heart of the book. The aim of the Gynecology in Practice Series is to provide a clinical 'in the office' or 'at the bedside' guide to effective patient care for gynecologists. The tone will be practical, not academic. The working assumption is that readers want to know what (and what not) might or should be done, without over emphasis on the why. That said, it is important to review the crucial basic science necessary for effective diagnosis and management, and to provide reminders in the context of the practical chapters. The books wil
Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii
Series Foreword ix
Preface x
1 Standard Clinical Evaluation 1
Richard H. Beigi
2 Specific Considerations for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients 4
Eduardo Lara-Torre
3 Cervicitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 14
Oluwatosin Jaiyeoba and David E. Soper
4 Genital Herpes Simplex Infections in Women 26
Carolyn Gardella
5 Syphilis Infection in Women 36
Katherine M. Holman and Alice Goepfert
6 Chancroid and Lymphogranuloma Venereum 45
Tracy L. Lemonovich and Robert A. Salata
7 Bacterial Vaginosis 54
Jeanne M. Marrazzo
8 Trichomonas Vaginalis 64
Ravindu Gunatilake and R. Phillip Heine
9 Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis, and Atrophic Vaginitis 72
Jack D. Sobel
10 Human Papillomavirus 85
Suzanne M. Garland
11 Ectoparasites: Pediculosis Pubis and Scabies 96
Amber Naresh and Richard H. Beigi
12 Dermatological Conditions and Noninfectious Genital Ulcers 104
Kathleen McIntyre-Seltman
13 Vulvodynia 116
Glenn Updike
14 Vulvar Cancer 127
Ashlee Smith and Kristin K. Zorn
15 Different Manifestations and Implications of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Vagnitides in Pregnancy 135
Noor Niyar N. Ladhani and Mark H. Yudin
16 Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy 150
Silvia T. Linares and Lisa M. Hollier
17 Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases 161
Michelle H. Moniz and Richard H. Beigi
Index 171
