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| Genitourinary medicine clinics. In the UK, genitourinary medicine clinics are listed in the Business and services section of your phone book under Venereal diseases, Sexually transmitted diseases or Sexual health. ‘Playing safely’ website is funded by the UK government
Department of Health. It has information about all types of
genital infections. It also has a ‘Where to get help’ section,
where you can locate a genitourinary medicine clinic. Society
for Sexual Health Advisers has a website for health advisers who work
in genitourinary medicine clinics, informing
and counselling patients. The site has information about all
types of genital infections, with photographs. But be warned – the
pictures are explicit, and not for the squeamish. Leeds
University website has pictures of the Candida yeast. Health
Protection Agency is a UK government organization that monitors infection,
including sexually transmitted infections.
If you are interested in the latest statistics about genital
infections, look in the ‘Topics A–Z’ section
of their website. Herpes
Viruses Association is a UK not-for-profit organization. It publishes an excellent
booklet called Herpes Simplex – A
Guide. The website has a FAQ section. Write to: 41 North Road,
London N7 9DP, UK. Tel (UK): 0845 123 2305. American
Social Health Association provides information about sexually transmitted
infections. Its website is very informative,
and has detailed Q&A sections on each of the main infections,
and a section on how to discuss infection with your partner.
It has a National Herpes Hotline for the USA. Tel (USA): 919
361 8488. Write to: PO Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709, USA. US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a US government
organization that has information about sexually transmitted
infections on its website. It also sponsors the USA National
STD Hotline, which gives advice about sexually transmitted
infections. Tel (USA): 800 227 8922. Pharmaceutical
companies thrush websites. The Thrush Advice bureau website is sponsored
by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Pfizer makes Diflucan thrush treatment, so the ‘Treatment’ section
of the site promotes this drug. The other sections of the site
have excellent information about thrush and some other genital
infections. The Canesten websites are sponsored by the pharmaceutical
company Bayer. Bayer makes Canesten thrush treatment, so the
sites promotes this treatment. They also have information about
symptoms. Prodigy is an NHS website that provides information about
thrush in one of its patient information leaflets.
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