A General Practitioner's Guide to Genitourinary Medicine and Sexual Health
A General Practitioner's Guide to Genitourinary Medicine and Sexual Health
Tom O'Dowd
Out of Print
This fully illustrated and easy to follow text provides GPs with clear guidelines on how to diagnose and manage the many common genito-medical and sexual health problems seen in general practice. The 'symptom oriented' approach provides quick and clear reference, with essential extra information provided for the more important conditions. Useful advice is given on how to take a sexual history and who to refer on to GU medicine. The volume covers the full range of commonly occurring male and female GU problems, including sexually acquired and non-sexually acquired, and also includes chapters on genital problems in children, and advice on contraception. In addition to being an excellent and practical source of information and advice for the busy GP, it will also be of benefit to practice nurses, other health professionals, and medical students entering their clinical year.
- Fully illustrated with clear diagnostic features
- Deals with the full range of sexual health problems, whether they be sexually or non-sexually acquired
- 'Symptom-based' approach provides a rapid and easy source of reference for the busy GP
Reviews & endorsements
' … the definitive desk-top reference book for busy general practitioners ... an immensely readable book covering all a GP would need to know about the diagnosis and management of common genital ailments and, more importantly, giving guidelines on when to refer to a genitourinary medicine clinic.' Genitorinary Medicine
'This clear, well-written, illustrated text is long overdue and should be in every GP's surgery library … I have not read a more useful GP's guide for many years.' Dr Mike McGhee, Trends in Urology, Gynaecology and Sexual Health
'In Britain 'sexual health' is often addressed during family planning or cervical smear clinics by practice nurses and they will find the lucid and unstuffy text helpful … it contains sensible views on all the current controversies, indicating where our knowledge stops and research is awaited.' M. R. Fitzgerald, British Medical Journal
'This clear and concise reference book on GU medicine can be recommended to GPs and practice nurses … with good illustrations … while offering easily accessible clinical information, it also makes clear the limitations of treating STIs in general practice.' Contraceptive Education Bulletin
'The layout of the book is very pleasing, making it a quick, clear guide for easy use … The information provided is excellent … GPs and practice nurses will find this a very helpful and practical book.' Imelda O'Mahony, Professional Nurse
'The book really is a model of clarity … I really cannot fault this book and recommend it for every library and consulting room in the land.' Doctor
Product details
June 1996Paperback
9780521556569
121 pages
247 × 174 × 10 mm
0.29kg
18 b/w illus. 19 colour illus.
Unavailable - out of print August 2003
Table of Contents
- Foreword Tom O'Dowd
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Which patients to refer to GU medicine
- 2. Routine investigations performed in the GU medicine clinic
- 3. Taking a sexual history
- 4. Bacterial vaginosis
- 5. Candidiasis
- 6. Other causes of vaginal discharge
- 7. A general approach to the management of vaginal discharge
- 8. Vulval problems
- 9. Frequency - dysuria
- 10. Pelvic pain
- 11. Cytology and colposcopy
- 12. Contraception and genital tract infection
- 13. Dysuria in young men
- 14. Prostatitis, prostatodynia and haematospermia
- 15. Scrotal pain
- 16. Penile rashes
- 17. Genital ulceration
- 18. Genital 'lumps'
- 19. Genital irritation - pubic lice and scabies
- 20. Human immunodeficiency virus infection
- 21. Genital problems in children
- Index.
