An edition of Sexually transmitted diseases sourcebook
(2013)
Sexually transmitted diseases sourcebook
basic consumer health information about sexual health and the screening, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis ; along with facts about risk factors and complications, trends and disparities in infection rates, tips for discussing STDs with sexual partners, a glossary of related terms, and resources for additional help and information
5th ed.
by Amy L. Sutton
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"Provides basic consumer health information about risk factors, symptoms, testing, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and related complications, along with facts about prevention strategies. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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Table of Contents
Part 1, Introduction To Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) :
Chapter 1: Overview of sexual health and the reproductive system:
1-1: Female reproductive system
1-2: Male reproductive system
Chapter 2: What is an STD?
Chapter 3: Trends in STD infection in the United States
Chapter 4: Trends in STD infection worldwide:
4-1: Trends in STDs other than HIV/AIDS
4-2: Global HIV/AIDS epidemic
Chapter 5: Women and STDs:
5-1: Ten ways STDs impact women differently than men
5-2: STDs in women
5-3: STDs in women who have sex with women
Chapter 6: Men and STDs:
6-1: HPV in men
6-2: HIV/AIDS in men
6-3: STDs in men who have sex with men
Chapter 7: STDs in children:
7-1: Child sexual abuse and STDs
7-2: Child abuse survivors have higher risk for STDs in adulthood
Chapter 8: STDs in adolescents and young adults
Chapter 9: STDs in older adults
Chapter 10: Racial disparities in STD rates:
10-1: Overview of STD racial disparities
10-2: African Americans disproportionately affected by STDs
10-3: Latinos bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic
Chapter 11: STDs in people in correctional facilities
Chapter 12: Recent STD research findings.
Part 2, Types Of STDs :
Chapter 13: Common symptoms of STDs
Chapter 14: Chancroid
Chapter 15: Chlamydia:
15-1: What is Chlamydia?
15-2: Chlamydia is the most common cause of nongonococcal urethritis
15-3: Chlamydia treatment
Chapter 16: Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale)
Chapter 17: Gonorrhea:
17-1: What is gonorrhea?
17-2: Gonorrhea treatment
17-3: Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea infections
Chapter 18: Herpes:
18-1: Genital herpes
18-2: Oral herpes
18-3: Treating and managing herpes
Chapter 19: Hepatitis:
19-1: What is hepatitis?
19-2: Hepatitis and HIV coinfection
19-3: Treating hepatitis
Chapter 20: HIV/AIDS:
20-1: How HIV causes AIDS
20-2: How the immune system reacts to HIV
20-3: Questions and answers about HIV transmission
20-4: HIV signs and symptoms
20-5: Testing for HIV
20-6: HIV and its treatment
20-7: Living with HIV
20-8: How can I pay for HIV care?
20-9: Affordable Care Act and people living with HIV/AIDS
Chapter 21: Human papillomavirus (HPV):
21-1: What is genital HPV infection and how does it affect women?
21-2: HPV and men
21-3: Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
21-4: Pap tests and cervical cancer screening to check for HPV
21-5: Making sense of your HPV test results
21-6: What you should know when you are diagnosed with genital warts
21-7: Treating HPV and related problems
21-8: HPV infection and cancer
Chapter 22: Lymphogranuloma venereum
Chapter 23: Syphilis:
23-1: What is syphilis?
23-2: Treating syphilis
Chapter 24: Trichomoniasis.
Part 3, Complications That May Accompany STD Infection :
Chapter 25: Infections and syndromes that develop after sexual contact:
25-1: Bacterial vaginosis
25-2: Cytomegalovirus
25-3: Fungal (yeast) infection
25-4: Intestinal parasites
25-5: Molluscum contagiosum
25-6: Proctitis, proctocolitis, and enteritis: sexually transmitted gastrointestinal syndromes
25-7: Pubic lice
25-8: Scabies
Chapter 26: Cervicitis
Chapter 27: Epididymitis
Chapter 28: Infertility linked to STD infection
Chapter 29: Neurosyphilis
Chapter 30: Pelvic inflammatory disease
Chapter 31: Pregnancy complications and STDs
Chapter 32: Vaginitis.
Part 4, STD Testing And Treatment Concerns :
Chapter 33: Frequently asked questions about STD and HIV testing
Chapter 34: Talking to your health care professional about STDs:
34-1: Talking about your health
34-2: Questions to ask your health care professional about STDs
34-3: For teens: how do I discuss embarrassing things with my doctor?
Chapter 35: Confidentiality issues associated with STD testing:
35-1: Anonymous testing for STDs like HIV
35-2: Confidentiality for adolescents who seek STD testing and care
35-3: At-home/mail order STD tests protect patient confidentiality
Chapter 36: Testing for STDs:
36-1: Where to go and how it works
36-2: Diagnostic laparoscopy: a way to test for STD complications
Chapter 37: Understanding antibiotic resistance and STD treatment
Chapter 38: Unproven STD treatment products.
Part 5, STD Risks And Prevention :
Chapter 39: Sexual behaviors that increase the likelihood of STD transmission:
39-1: Overview of risky sexual behaviors
39-2: Choosing high-risk partners increases STD risk
39-3: Oral sex and HIV risk
Chapter 40: Sexually transmitted diseases and substance use
Chapter 41: Other behaviors that increase STD risk:
41-1: Douching may increase risk of STDs
41-2: Body art allows exposure to bloodborne pathogens such as HIV
41-3: Injection drug use
Chapter 42: Talking to sexual partners can reduce STD risk:
42-1: Talking to your partner about condoms
42-2: Telling your partner you have an STD
42-3: Sharing your HIV status
Chapter 43: Talking to your child or teen about STDs
Chapter 44: Sex education and STD prevention
44-1: Overview of sex education
44-2: What programs effectively prevent STDs in youth?
44-3: Are abstinence only sexual education programs effective?
44-4: Behavioral intervention may reduce STD rates
Chapter 45: Preventing STDs with safer sex:
45-1: What is "safer" sex?
45-2: Condoms: do they work to prevent STDs?
45-3: Tips for using condoms and dental dams to prevent STDs
45-4: Spermicides alone do not protect against STDs
Chapter 46: Preventing STDs after possible or certain exposure
46-1: Expedited partner therapy
46-2: Preventing STDs after a sexual assault
46-3: Post-exposure prophylaxis: taking HIV drugs if you've been exposed to the virus through blood or sexual contact
Chapter 47: Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission
Chapter 48: Needle exchange programs: preventing STDs in injection drug users
Chapter 49: STD vaccines and microbicides:
49-1: Anti-HIV drug acts to block herpes virus
49-2: Herpevac trial
49-3: Shutting down the genital herpes virus with microbicides
49-4: Preventive HIV vaccines
49-5: Therapeutic HIV vaccines
49-6: Understanding the HPV vaccine
49-7: HPV vaccine information for preteens and teens
49-8: HPV vaccine soon to be recommended for preteen boys as well as girls.
Part 6, Additional Help And Information :
Chapter 50: Glossary of terms related to sexually transmitted diseases
Chapter 51: Directory of organizations that provide information about sexually transmitted diseases
Index.
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