title: Sexually transmitted infections and women's sexual and reproductive health.
abstract: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are widespread globally and result in a large burden of sexual and reproductive health consequences that disproportionately affect women, including pregnancy complications, cancer, infertility, and enhanced HIV transmission. A new WHO publication, available online, outlines key points of action and new and future technologies for global STI prevention and control. Highlights from the WHO publication are described in the present article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: gottliebs@who.int.
authors.forename: Sami L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.forename: Lori M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Avni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Marleen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temmerman
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Broutet
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D060728:Reproductive Health; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016387:Women's Health; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: Prevention and control; Reproductive health; Sexually transmitted infections; Women’s health