Sexually transmitted diseases and communications with general practitioners

Sexually transmitted diseases and communications with general practitioners.

OBJECTIVES To devise a method of communicating with the general practitioners (GPs), overcoming the constraints imposed by patient confidentiality and the low levels of staffing in genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics. To assess the GPs' responses to this method of communication. SETTING GUM clinics at two centres in Kent-Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. METHODS Patients were recruited if the...

Sexually transmitted diseases in general practice.

A pilot study of the occurrence of latent sexually transmitted diseases in a sexually active sample was carried out in a general practice. The conclusions confirm that a reliable diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease cannot be made in general practice when based only on the opinion of the patient. Full venereological history, examination and microbiological backup are essential. The micro...

The management of sexually transmitted infections by Australian general practitioners.

OBJECTIVES To ascertain how frequently general practitioners (GPs) in Australia encounter sexually transmitted infections (STIs), how STIs are managed in general practice, and the characteristics of GPs who manage STIs. METHODS Data were derived from the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) database. BEACH is a cross sectional survey of national GP activity. Approximately 1000 ...

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Circumcision and sexually transmitted diseases.

OBJECTIVES New evidence linking lack of circumcision with sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus revives concerns about circumcision and other sexually transmitted diseases. This study was undertaken to assess the relationship between circumcision and syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydial infection, genital herpes, nongonococcal urethritis, and exophytic genital warts. METHODS A cross-se...