Module WB0309 Sexually Transmitted Infections

Reading Material

Screening and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy, Majeroni, et al., American Family Physician, Volume 76, Number 2, July 16, 2007, Pages 2652-270

Prevention and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: An Update, Van Vranken, Michele, American Family Physician, December 15, 2007, Page 1827-1832.

Objectives

1.        Describe the treatment regimens for sexually transmitted infections

           during pregnancy

2.        Explain on how sexually transmitted infections can be transmitted from

           mother to infant

3.        Identify the updated treatment changes for sexually transmitted infections  

           in the 2006 edition Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually   

           Transmitted Infection Guidelines 

Content Outline

1.         Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy

            1.1       Screening

            1.2       Treatment

            1.3       Maternal and Neonatal Complications

2.          Symptoms, Diagnoses and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections

             2.1     Chlamydia

             2.2     Gonorrhea

             2.3     Trichmoniasis

             2.4     Genital herpes

             2.5     Syphilis

             2.6     Lymphogranuloma venereum