Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Standard Clinical Evaluation -- Introduction -- Clinical evaluation -- Conclusion -- 2 Specific Considerations for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients -- Introduction -- The physical examination -- Prepubertal girls -- Using special techniques to obtain specimens -- Vaginal discharge in prepubertal girls -- Adolescent -- Sexual assault in children and adolescents -- Adolescent screening guidelines -- Adolescent testing for N. gonorrheae, C. trachomatis, and other vaginitis -- Management of specific prevalent infections -- Herpes simplex virus -- Diseases characterized by urethritis and cervicitis -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 3 Cervicitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Introduction -- Pathophysiology -- Diagnosis -- Neisseria gonorrheae -- Chlamydia trachomatis -- Trichomonas vaginalis -- Mycoplasma genitalium -- Treatment -- Cervicitis -- Mild to moderate PID -- Severe PID and tubo-ovarian abscess -- Sequelae -- Prevention -- Bibliography -- 4 Genital Herpes Simplex Infections in Women -- Epidemiology -- Pathophysiology -- Clinical presentation -- Viral shedding -- Diagnosis in women with genital lesions -- Diagnosis in women without lesions -- Interpretation of serologic test results -- Management of genital herpes -- First clinical episode of genital herpes -- Severe disease -- Recurrent genital herpes -- Counseling -- HSV in pregnancy -- Bibliography -- 5 Syphilis Infection in Women -- Epidemiology -- Clinical presentation -- Primary syphilis -- Secondary syphilis -- Latent syphilis -- Tertiary syphilis -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Response to therapy -- Partner management -- Special cases -- Syphilis in patients with HIV -- Syphilis in pregnancy -- Screening/treatment -- Congenital syphilis -- Case definition of congenital syphilis.

Summary -- Bibliography -- 6 Chancroid and Lymphogranuloma Venereum -- Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi) -- Introduction -- Microbiologic etiology and pathogenesis -- Epidemiology -- Clinical manifestations -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Lymphogranuloma venereum -- Introduction -- Microbiologic etiology and pathogenesis -- Epidemiology -- Clinical manifestations -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Bibliography -- 7 Bacterial Vaginosis -- Introduction -- Clinical and microbiologic characteristics of BV -- Complications associated with BV -- Diagnosis -- Treatment and prevention of BV -- Recurrent BV -- Prevention of BV -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 8 Trichomonas Vaginalis -- Introduction -- Epidemiology and risk factors -- Pathology -- Trichomonas and pregnancy -- Clinical presentation -- Diagnosis -- Management -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 9 Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis, and Atrophic Vaginitis -- Introduction -- Candida vulvovaginitis -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Microbiology -- Risk factors -- Clinical features -- Diagnosis -- Differential diagnosis -- Treatment -- Treatment of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis -- Atrophic vaginitis -- Clinical manifestations -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis (DIV) -- Epidemiology -- Pathogenesis -- Clinical features -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Bibliography -- 10 Human Papillomavirus -- HPV the virus -- HPV oncogenic potential for cervical disease -- Cofactors -- Epidemiology -- HPV oncogenic potential noncervical disease -- Low-risk HPV-related disease: genital warts -- Recurrent respiratory laryngeal papillomatosis -- Natural history of HPV infection -- Women -- Males -- Latent HPV infection -- Cervical cytology manifestations of HPV -- Cin 3: The True Precursor Lesion to Cervical Cancer -- Persistent oncogenic HPV infection precedes CIN 3.

Prevention of cervical cancer by screening for and treating pre-neoplastic lesions -- Immunology -- Prophylactic HPV vaccines -- Efficacy -- Safety -- Vaccine effectiveness in real life scenarios -- Target populations -- Sexually experienced populations -- Challenges -- Vulvar and vaginal cancers -- Anal cancer -- Penile cancer -- Oropharyngeal cancer -- Bibliography -- 11 Ectoparasites: Pediculosis Pubis and Scabies -- Pediculosis pubis -- Background -- Evaluation -- Treatment -- Treatment in pregnancy -- Scabies -- Background -- Evaluation -- Treatment -- Treatment in pregnancy -- Bibliography -- 12 Dermatological Conditions and Noninfectious Genital Ulcers -- Introduction -- Symptoms and evaluation -- Patient concerns -- Medications for vulvar disorders -- Specific conditions -- Lichen sclerosus -- Management -- Lichen planus -- Squamous cell hyperplasia -- Contact irritation and allergy -- Hidradenitis suppurativa -- Management -- Other dermatologic disorders -- Psoriasis -- Eczema and seborrheic dermatitis -- Bullous diseases -- Vulvar ulcers -- Lipschutz ulcers -- Aphthous ulcers -- Beh¸cet's disease -- Crohn's disease -- Pyoderma granulosum -- Other -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 13 Vulvodynia -- Introduction -- Background and nomenclature -- Incidence -- Etiology -- Psychological factors -- Dietary factors -- Infection -- Inflammation -- Neuropathy -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Topical -- Injection -- Oral -- Vestibulectomy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 14 Vulvar Cancer -- Introduction -- Epidemiology -- Clinical evaluation and staging -- Anatomy/pattern of spread -- Treatment -- Prognosis -- Summary -- Bibliography -- 15 Different Manifestations and Implications of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Vagnitides in Pregnancy -- Introduction -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Treatment -- Gonorrhea -- Maternal and fetal effects.

Herpes simplex virus -- Human papilloma virus -- Syphilis -- Vaginitides -- Bacterial vaginosis -- Vulvovaginal candidiasis -- Trichomonas vaginalis -- Bibliography -- 16 Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy -- Introduction -- Genital herpes -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Syphilis -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Gonorrhea -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Chlamydial infections -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Human papillomavirus -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Trichomonas infections -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Bacterial vaginosis -- Diagnosis -- Treatment -- Bibliography -- 17 Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Background -- Conceptualizing prevention -- Std prevention counseling -- Prevention methods -- Abstinence and reduction in number of sex partners -- Condoms -- Pre-exposure prophylaxis -- Partner management -- Special populations -- Pregnant women -- Adolescents -- Women who have sex with women -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.