| Description |
xxviii, 548 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Medical Humanities collection PAH
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| Contents |
Pt 1 Introduction 1. Priorities in sexual health -- 2. Changing sexual behaviour in Australia -- 3. Sexual diversity -- 4. Clinically relevant anatomy and physiology -- 5. The sexual response -- 6. Taking a sexual history, and the sexual health examination -- 7. The laboratory approach to the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections -- Pt 2 Genital syndromes and sexually transmitted infections 8. Urethral symptoms in males -- 9. Vaginal symptoms -- 10. Genital ulcers and genital herpes -- 11. Syphilis -- 12. Genital lumps and bumps -- 13. Dysuria, urinary tract infections, and prostatitis -- 14. Pelvic pain in women -- 15. Obstetric and neonatal sexually transmitted infections -- 16. Penile, scrotal, and testicular conditions -- 17. Anorectal symptoms -- 18. Hepatitis -- 19. HIV: natural history and treatment -- 20. Managing the healthcare needs of HIV-positive individuals -- 21. Genital skin disorders -- 22. Genital pain in women -- Pt 3 Reproductive health and sexual function 23. A clinical approach to contraception -- 24. Induced abortion -- 25. Pap and HPV testing -- 26. Adolescent sexual health -- 27. Lesbian and bisexual women's sexual health -- 28. Transgender sexual health -- 29. Sexual assault -- 30. A clinical approach to problems with sexual function -- 31. Common sexual difficulties in women -- 32. Common sexual difficulties in men -- 33. Menopause and sexual function -- Pt 4 STI control 34. International perspectives on STI control -- 35. Sex workers -- 36. Resource-poor settings -- 37. Resource-rich settings -- 38. Partner notification and confidentiality -- 39. Morality, the law, and sex |
| Summary |
Authoritative coverage is offered of the biological, clinical, laboratory, psychosocial, and public-health aspects of sexual health medicine. A feature of the book is its holistic approach, with the client seen as a whole person, rather than simply the owner of a set of malfunctioning genitalia |
| Notes |
1st edition published 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Reproductive health.
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Sexual disorders.
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Sexual health.
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Sexually transmitted diseases.
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Genital Diseases, Female.
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Genital Diseases, Male.
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Sexual Behavior.
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
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| Author |
Bradford, David, 1941-
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Fairley, Christopher.
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Russell, Darren.
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| ISBN |
9780980864915 (paperback) |
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