Clinicians’ Quick Guide: Discussing Sexual Health with Your Patients

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• Description:
  Sexual health is an essential element of overall health and well-being that medical providers and patients often do not discuss. While many patients have sexual health questions and want your insight, they may be hesitant to start the conversation. By asking all your adult and adolescent patients a few essential questions, you help to remove the stigma around discussing sex and normalize these discussions. ; A sexual history should be taken as part of routine health care, as well as when there are symptoms or physical exam findings suggestive of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Discussing a patient’s sexual health offers opportunities to: ; • Screen for and treat STIs and address other sexual health concerns. ; • Counsel and share information about behaviors that may increase STI risk. ; • Gain an overall picture of your patient’s health. ; You may need to modify questions based on a person’s clinical situation, sexual and gender identities, race and ethnicity, culture, or other important considerations. ; This quick guide provides strategies to help you discuss sexual health with your patients and sample questions for taking a sexual history. ; PubNo. 301168 ; cdc-lsht-prevention-brochure-clinicians-quick-guide-discussing-sexual-health-your-patients.pdf
• Subjects:
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • Sexual Health
• Series:
  Ending the HIV Epidemic ; Let's Stop HIV Together
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  4 unnumbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/126606/cdc_126606_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.76 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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