Menopause International > Volume 14, Number 3 > Pp. 134-135

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Clinical practice

Sexually transmitted infections in the older woman

Olivia Drew  and Jackie Sherrard

Genitourinary Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK

Correspondence: Olivia Drew, Specialist Registrar, Genitourinary Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. Email: oedrew{at}yahoo.com
Dependent upon sexual behaviour peri- and postmenopausal women are increasingly at risk of sexually transmitted infections, although the overall rates remain low when compared with younger people. Symptoms are often non-specific or absent and may be misinterpreted as being due to the menopause. In addition, both the women and their clinicians may not be aware of their infection risk, thus leading to a delayed or missed diagnosis. Risk assessment and referral for screening of infections should be carried out wherever appropriate.

Key Words: Chlamydia • gonorrhoea • human immunodeficiency virus • menopause • sexually transmitted infections

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