Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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1. Outline methods for the primary prevention of sexually transmitted disease.

2. Identify risk factors associated with sexually transmitted disease.

3. For each of the following diseases, identify the etiologic agent(s), clinical symptoms, diagnosis, common complications, recommended treatment for initial infection and partner management.

A. Primary syphilis.
B. Herpes simplex.
C. Genital warts, HPV.
D. Gonorrhea.
E. Chlamydia.
F. Nongonococcal urethritis.
G. Pelvic inflammatory disease.
H. Trichomoniasis.
I. Vulvovaginal candidiasis.
J. Bacterial vaginosis (see vaginitis).
K. HIV (see HIV sections B & C).
L. Hepatitis B and C.
M. Lice/scabies.
N. Molluscum contagiosum.

4. Identify risk factors for contracting Hepatitis B as a sexually transmitted disease.

5. Discuss the rationale and recommended empiric treatment for victims of sexual assault.

Sources:

Essentials of Family Medicine, Chapter 33, Pages 511-526

"Diagnosis and Treatment of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infections" Karl E. Miller, M.D., University of Tenneessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN, American Family Physician, May 15, 2006.

"Genital Herpes: a Review " John G. Beauman, Maj. MC, USA, Evans U.S.Army Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado American Family Physician, October 1, 2005.

"Update on the Prevention and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Disease " Karl E. Miller, M.D., David E. Ruiz, M.D. and J. Christopher Graves, M.D., University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN American Family Physician, May 1, 2003.