Vaginal discharge  

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Spence, Des ; Melville, Catriona

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 335 no. 7630 (Dec. 2007), page 1147.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2007.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Although many cases of vaginal discharge are not caused by sexually transmitted infections and do not need to be treated, common curable sexually transmitted infections can present with this symptom. Controlling the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV are key public health priorities worldwide.1 Recent advances are changing investigation techniques and the management of vaginal discharge. Clinicians need to be aware of emerging epidemiological data, the different presentations of vaginal discharge, and how to approach their management so that the symptom can be treated according to its aetiology (box 1). Box 1 Causes of vaginal discharge Non-infective Physiological Cervical ectopy Foreign bodies, such as retained tampon Vulval dermatitis Non-sexually transmitted infection Bacterial vaginosis Candida infections Sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia trachomatis Neisseria gonorrhoeae Trichomonas vaginalis What is a physiological (normal) vaginal discharge? Many women have what they perceive as an abnormal vaginal discharge at some point in their lives, but usually it is just a normal physiological discharge. This is a white or clear, non-offensive discharge that varies with the . . .

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