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Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Facts
Second Edition
David Barlow
192 pages
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198x129mm
978-0-19-856867-4
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Paperback
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26 January 2006
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- An accessible and much needed new book on one of the major health concerns of the day
- Covers all the main STIs, providing essential advice on prevention and treatment
- Written with authority by a leading expert in this field, who has much experience in treating patients
With all the attention heaped upon the most deadly sexually transmitted infection of all (HIV), other non-fatal forms of infection have been somewhat neglected, and even overlooked in sexual education. However, incidences of STIs such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea have been dramatically and silently rising in many parts of the world in recent years - though receiving far less attention. It is now recognized that this is a major public health issue, affecting thousands of people, irrespective of background, education or social class.
In 'Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Facts', David Barlow,
for thirty years Consultant Physician at a large London teaching hospital, describes, in a readable, sensible and light style, the common and rare conditions which are seen in clinic. Case histories drawn from real patients illustrate many of the pitfalls and problems that can arise from misunderstanding how diseases such as herpes or genital warts are transmitted. An important and novel section explains how and why the seemingly reliable tests from a hospital laboratory can be misleading and, in many cases, actually wrong.
Using the early section on symptoms, the reader is rapidly pointed to the relevant section of the book for explanations and reassurance. Providing essential information on all the main forms of sexually transmitted infections, the book delivers
essential, accessible, pragmatic, information that should be read by all adults. Readership: Any one who wishes to know more about sexually transmitted infections
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David Barlow, Senior Physician, Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK
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"It offers patients a refreshingly balanced outlook on the nature, diagnosis and management of infections, especially when compared with much information available on the Internet. I am sure it would be equally useful to non-specialists who may not always grasp some of the subtleties and uncertainties that exist in the management of sexually transmitted infections and related conditions." - International Journal of STD & AIDS
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Introduction
1: Sexually transmitted infections - what to do
2: Understanding your results - playing with numbers
3: Vaginal and vulval problems
4: Gonorrhoea
5: Non-specific genital infection and Chlamydia trachomatis
6: Complications of chlamydial infection
7: Herpes simplex
8: Genital warts
9: Syphilis
10: Tropical and other infections
11: The story of HIV infection
12: HIV - clinical aspects
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