Book contents
- Sex and Pregnancy
- Sex and Pregnancy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 General Issues
- Section 2 Specific Issues
- Chapter 9 Sex and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
- Chapter 10 The Male Partner’s Perspective
- Chapter 11 Sex in the First Trimester
- Chapter 12 Sex in the Second and Third Trimesters
- Chapter 13 Sex with Bleeding in the First Trimester
- Chapter 14 Sex with Bleeding in the Second and Third Trimesters
- Chapter 15 Short Cervix and Sex
- Chapter 16 Preterm Birth and Sex
- Chapter 17 Multiple Pregnancies and Sex
- Chapter 18 Special Pregnancies and Sex
- Chapter 19 Air Embolism Related to Sex in Pregnancy and the Postpartum
- Chapter 20 Pelvic and Ovarian Masses during Pregnancy
- Chapter 21 Sexually Transmitted Infections and Pregnancy
- Chapter 22 Sex for Induction of Labor
- Chapter 23 Nipple Stimulation during Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Sex during the Postpartum
- Chapter 25 Sex after Pelvic Floor Injuries
- Chapter 26 Miscarriages, Spontaneous Abortions, Stillbirths, and Sex
- Index
- References
Chapter 21 - Sexually Transmitted Infections and Pregnancy
from Section 2 - Specific Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2022
- Sex and Pregnancy
- Sex and Pregnancy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 General Issues
- Section 2 Specific Issues
- Chapter 9 Sex and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
- Chapter 10 The Male Partner’s Perspective
- Chapter 11 Sex in the First Trimester
- Chapter 12 Sex in the Second and Third Trimesters
- Chapter 13 Sex with Bleeding in the First Trimester
- Chapter 14 Sex with Bleeding in the Second and Third Trimesters
- Chapter 15 Short Cervix and Sex
- Chapter 16 Preterm Birth and Sex
- Chapter 17 Multiple Pregnancies and Sex
- Chapter 18 Special Pregnancies and Sex
- Chapter 19 Air Embolism Related to Sex in Pregnancy and the Postpartum
- Chapter 20 Pelvic and Ovarian Masses during Pregnancy
- Chapter 21 Sexually Transmitted Infections and Pregnancy
- Chapter 22 Sex for Induction of Labor
- Chapter 23 Nipple Stimulation during Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Sex during the Postpartum
- Chapter 25 Sex after Pelvic Floor Injuries
- Chapter 26 Miscarriages, Spontaneous Abortions, Stillbirths, and Sex
- Index
- References
Summary
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major global public health problem. More than 1 million STIs occur every day. The majority of STIs occur without symptoms. STIs are relevant in different aspects of pregnancy. Some of them can cause infertility, others may affect the normal course of pregnancy or the development of the fetus, while others can be transmitted to the newborn and cause chronic illness. All pregnant women should be tested for STIs in the first trimester of pregnancy. If the patient is HIV positive, some tests should be performed at the preconception visit. If the pregnant patient is at high risk for acquisition of STIs, the tests should be repeated in the third trimester. Approximately 300 million women are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) and this number is likely similar in men. When the patient attends the first pregnancy visit, it is important to pay attention to whether she has undergone a correct cervical cancer screening. Some STIs have a cure or a vaccine, but only by efforts involving primary prevention, early detection, and efficacious treatments will we achieve efficient control of them.
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- Sex and PregnancyFrom Evidence-Based Medicine to Dr Google, pp. 149 - 164Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022