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Managing Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women

Author(s) -

Nadi Gupta,

Christine Bowman

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

women s health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.363

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 1745-5065

pISSN - 1745-5057

DOI - 10.2217/whe.12.16

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , miscarriage , obstetrics , cervicitis , reproductive health , public health , low birth weight , gynecology , environmental health , population , nursing , genetics , biology

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) constitute a major public health problem in the UK and may result in very costly complications. Many STIs pose the risk of a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage, still birth, preterm delivery, low birth weight and ophthalmia neonatorum. National guidelines for the management of STIs are produced and regularly revised by the British Association of Sexual Heath and HIV. This review outlines the latest recommended treatment options during pregnancy for the commonly encountered STIs.

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