Non-HIV sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy

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Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ogrm.2024.12.001

Beth Bateson, David Brown, Richard Kennedy

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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) directly impact sexual and reproductive health, with a particular burden in women. They can lead to significant adverse complications and outcomes during pregnancy, and infertility. Antenatal care guidance focuses on a holistic approach, ensuring risk assessments are carried out at every appointment. Except for performing hepatitis B/HIV/syphilis serology at booking appointments, STIs are often overlooked. There are no explicit recommendations on when to perform STI screening tests during pregnancy. Given the current burden (and potential impact) of STIs, it is imperative these are considered during antenatal appointments and screened for appropriately. Early detection and treatment are necessary to secure good outcomes for the pregnant person and fetus. Partner notification is essential to halt transmission and prevent reinfection. Management should be via a multidisciplinary, cross-specialty approach. In this article we review various (non-HIV) STIs in pregnancy - focusing on presentation, diagnosis, management, and possible complications of each.

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Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine Medicine-Obstetrics and Gynecology

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期刊介绍： Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine is an authoritative and comprehensive resource that provides all obstetricians, gynaecologists and specialists in reproductive medicine with up-to-date reviews on all aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology. Over a 3-year cycle of 36 issues, the emphasis of the journal is on the clear and concise presentation of information of direct clinical relevance to specialists in the field and candidates studying for MRCOG Part II. Each issue contains review articles on obstetric and gynaecological topics. The journal is invaluable for obstetricians, gynaecologists and reproductive medicine specialists, in their role as trainers of MRCOG candidates and in keeping up to date across the broad span of the subject area.