title: Sexually transmitted diseases in Estonia: past and present.
abstract: The present survey covers historical events in Estonia during the era of the USSR regime and the era after independence as regards incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The diagnostical methods used as the reporting system are presented. Reasons for the increased incidence of traditional venereal diseases such as gonorrhoea and syphilis are discussed. The importance of migration of prostitutes from Russia is also considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uusküla
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Silm
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vessin
mesh_terms: D004957:Estonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology