title: The sexual health of travelers.
abstract: Sex and travel do not infrequently coincide as pleasurable occupations. This articles explores the possible risks of unsafe sexual activity in a travel-related context, gives guidelines on how to decrease risks for both partners, and outlines how to manage the exposed or infected traveler on his or her return home. Both sexually transmitted infections and contraception are covered.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Tract Infection Project, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hawkes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D003267:Contraception; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014195:Travel