Useful contacts
American Social Health Association
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 (look in the section How to use a condom, and click on Condom negotiation). It has a National Herpes Hotline for the USA. Tel (USA): 919 361 8400. It has a hotline for questions about genital infections: (USA) 1-800-227-8922 Or write to: PO Box 13827, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_overview.cfm
Canesten websites
The Canesten websites are sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Bayer. Bayer makes Canesten thrush treatment, so the sites promote this treatment. They also have information about symptoms.
www.canesten.co.uk and www.canesten.com
Clinical Knowledge Summaries
Clinical Knowledge Summaries is a UK National Health Service website that provides information about genital infections and sexual health matters in its patient information leaflets.
www.cks.nhs.uk
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.
Health Protection Agency
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.
www.hpa.org.uk
Herpes Viruses Association
Herpes Viruses Association is a UK not-for-profit organization, which provides information on Herpes simplex (genital herpes and cold sores). It publishes an excellent booklet called Herpes Simplex The Guide. The website has a FAQ section. Write to: 41 North Road, London N7 9DP, UK. Tel (UK): 0845 123 2305.
www.herpes.org.uk
Leeds University website
Leeds University website has pictures of the Candida yeast.
www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/mbiology/ug/ugteach/icu8/std/candidosis.html
Sex. Worth talking about
Sex. Worth talking about provides links to sexual health sections of the NHS choices' website, including information on contraception, STIs and chlamydia testing.
www.nhs.uk/worthtalkingabout/Pages/sex-worth-talking-about.aspx
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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.
www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec80009a98
www.warts.org
www.warts.org has a useful list of links to websites about sexual infections. The list is at www.warts.org/library/std-resources.html
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