This concise handbook provides the essential information that physicians and nurse practitioners need on the epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, management, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases in women. Chapters cover all the common sexually transmitted diseases and the vulvovaginal conditions that may co-exist with these infections. The book gives clinicians the necessary background information to educate patients on how these diseases are transmitted and acquired, what treatment options are available, what to expect from treatment, and how to prevent reinfection.