Abstract
Primary care providers may be asked to evaluate and treat patients who have had unprotected exposure to possible sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This might occur in a variety of scenarios, ranging from consensual but unprotected sex with a known partner to sexual assault, in which the assailant is unknown.
Because of the unique legal, medical, and psychological issues which arise in the setting of sexual assault, this topic will be addressed in some detail. Many of the principles that apply when a patient has been sexually assaulted are also relevant in addressing other instances of unprotected sex, including preventing pregnancy and empiric treatment for possible STDs.
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Stroka, C.M., Clark, M.M. (2013). Evaluation and Treatment of STD Exposure and Sexual Assault. In: Skolnik, N., Clouse, A., Woodward, J. (eds) Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-499-9_13
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