OXFORD HANDBOOK OF GENITOURINARY MEDICINE HIV AND SEXUAL HEALTH

THE NEW EDITION OF THIS SUCCESSFUL HANDBOOK PROVIDES A BALANCE OF EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ON GENITOURINARY MEDICINE (GUM), INCLUDING HIV/AIDS. IT PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, DIGESTIBLE CLINICAL DETAIL AND ALSO PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE EVER-INCREASING MEDICO-LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES OF GROWING IMPORTANCE WHEN DEALING WITH THESE COMPLEX TOPICS. DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR THE TRAINEE IN GUM, IT IS ALSO A VALUABLE REFERENCE AND RESOURCE FOR THE SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN, NURSE, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF SEXUAL HEALTH. THE NEW EDITION REMAINS RELEVANT TO THOSE WORKING IN THIS FIELD AND FEATURES PRACTICAL ENHANCED SECTIONS ON CONTRACEPTION AND GENITAL DERMATOLOGY WRITTEN BY SPECIALIST CONTRIBUTORS, AND INFORMATION FOR GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR STIS. THE BOOK CONSISTS OF THREE EASY-TO-FOLLOW SECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION DEALS WITH ROUTINE MANAGEMENT WITHIN GUM; MEDICO-LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES, THE STANDARD PATIENT, SPECIAL SITUATIONS,