Sexually transmitted infections and women's sexual and reproductive health

Sami L Gottlieb; Lori M Newman; Avni Amin; Marleen Temmerman; Nathalie Broutet

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.09.013

Sexually transmitted infections and women's sexual and reproductive health

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Dec;123(3):183-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.09.013. Epub 2013 Sep 21.

Authors

Sami L Gottlieb¹, Lori M Newman, Avni Amin, Marleen Temmerman, Nathalie Broutet

Affiliation

¹ Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24144238
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.09.013

Abstract

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are widespread globally and result in a large burden of sexual and reproductive health consequences that disproportionately affect women, including pregnancy complications, cancer, infertility, and enhanced HIV transmission. A new WHO publication, available online, outlines key points of action and new and future technologies for global STI prevention and control. Highlights from the WHO publication are described in the present article.

Keywords: Prevention and control; Reproductive health; Sexually transmitted infections; Women’s health.

MeSH terms

Female
Global Health
HIV Infections / epidemiology
HIV Infections / transmission
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
Reproductive Health*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
Women's Health*
World Health Organization