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15) Sexual & Reproductive Health - Sexually transmitted infections Flashcards

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Type of organism Neisseria gonorrhoea

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Gram negative diplococcus

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Clinical features of gonorrhoea in women

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50% altered/increased discharge

25% lower abdominal pain

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What percentage of women with urogenital gonorrhoea also have rectal gonorrhoea?

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1/3

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What percentage of women with gonorrhoea get PID?

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14%

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What percentage of patients with gonorrhoea have concurrent chlamydia?

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19%

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Diagnostic options for gonorrhoea

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(1) Microscopy - only suitable for men with penile discharge or rectal symptoms.
(2) NAAT- First pass urine for men, vulvovaginal swab for women
(3) Culture - for antimicrobial sensitivity

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Who should have rectal/pharyngeal gonorrhoea testing?

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  • All MSM
  • Women who are contacts of gonorrhoea
  • Based on risk assessment

Pharyngeal swabs if confirmed genital gonorrhoea and:

  • susceptibility unknown but may have been acquired in Asia/Pacific
  • confirmed resistant strain
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When should testing be done after exposure to ensure adequate?

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> 14 days

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9
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How long to abstain for after positive gonorrhoea diagnosis?

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7 days from completion of treatment for patient and partner

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Treatment options for uncomplicated gonorrhoea

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  1. Ceftriaxone 1 gram IM STAT
  2. If known to be sensitive - ciprofloxacin 500mg PO STAT

Alternatives if required:

  • Cefixime 400mg PO and azithromycin 2 gram PO
  • Gentamicin 240mg IM and azithromycin 2 gram PO
  • Spectinomycin 2g IM and azithromycin 2 gram PO
  • Azithromycin 2 gram PO
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Rates of ciprofloxacin resistance of gonorrhoea in UK

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35%

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Rates of azithromycin resistance of gonorrhoea in UK

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9%

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Treatment of disseminated gonococcal infection

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  • Ceftriaxone 1 gram IM/IV every 24 hours OR cefotaxime 1 gram every 8 hours or ciprofloxacin 500mg IV BD or spectinomycin 2g IM BD

After 24-48h can convert to:

  • Cefixime 400mg BD
  • CIprofloxacin 500mg BD
  • Ofloxacin 400mg BD
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Treatment of gonorrhoea whilst pregnant/breast feeding

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  1. Ceftriaxone
  2. Spectinomycin
  3. Azithromycin (only if no other options)
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15
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Features of mycoplasma genitalium

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  • Mollicutes class
  • Smallest self replicating bacteria
  • Fastidious. Weeks to culture.
  • “tip like” projection which allows epithelial cell adherence and invasion
  • No cell wall therefore can’t gram stain
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16
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Prevalence of myocoplasma genitalium in general population

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1-2%

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Clinical features mycoplasma genitalium

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> 90% asymptomatic

  • 10-20% of NGU
  • 10-13% of PID
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How to test for mycoplasma?

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NAAT (culture is no use - too slow)
Men - first void urine, women - HVS + endocervical swab
Test all for macrolide resistance (azithromycin)

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Rate of macrolide resistance in mycoplasma genitalium

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40%

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Treatment of uncomplicated mycoplasma genitalium

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(1) Doxycycline 100mg BD for 7 days THEN azithromycin 1 gram STAT THEN azithromycin 500mg OD for 2 days
(2) Moxifloxacin 400mg OD 10 days if macrolide resistant

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21
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Treatment of complicated mycoplasma genitalium

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Moxifloxacin 400mg OD 14 days

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22
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Who to do partner notification for in mycoplasma?

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Current partners

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Treatment of mycoplasma in pregnancy/breast feeding

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3d azithromycin but not moxi/doxy

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Test of cure in mycoplasma?

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3-5 weeks after start of treatment

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25
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Type of antibiotic azithromycin

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Macrolide

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26
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Type of antibiotic doxycycline

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Tetracycline

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Type of antibiotic moxifloxacin

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Fluoroquinolone

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Serotypes of chlamydia responsible for urogenital infection

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D-K

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29
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Serotypes of chlamydia responsible for LGV

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L1-L3

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30
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Features of chlamydia trachomatis

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Obligate intracellular bacteria

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31
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Most common curable bacterial STI in UK

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Highest prevalence age for chlamydia

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Prevalence of chlamydia

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Concordance rates for chlamydia

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Rate of spontaneous resolution of chlamydia

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50% within 12 months

36
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What percentage of women with chlamydia (untreated) will develop PID?

37
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Re-infection rates of chlamydia

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Diagnosis of chlamydia

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NAAT

Vulvovaginal swabs from women, first pass urine from men

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Treatment of uncomplicated chlamydia infection

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(1) Doxycycline 100mg BD 7 days
(2) Azithromycin 1 gram STAT then 500mg OD 2/7

Alternatives:

  • Erythromycin 500mg BD 10-14d
  • Ofloxacin 200mg BD or 400mg OD 7d
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Treatment of chlamydia whilst pregnant/breast feeding

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(1) Azithromycin 1 gram then 500mg OD 2/7
(2) Erythromycin 500mg QDS for 7 days
(3) Erythromycin 500mg BD for 14 days
(4) Amoxicillin 500mg TDS for 7 days

41
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Test of cure for chlamydia?

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Not routinely recommended as non-viable DNA can remain up to 3-5 weeks.
Recommended in pregnancy/suspected poor compliance or persistent symptoms (no earlier than 3 weeks after completing treatment)

42
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Clinical features of neonatal chlamydia and treatment

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  • Ophthalmia neonatorum (5-12d PN)
  • Pneumonia (1-3m PN)
  • Treat with oral erythromycin for 14d
43
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Partner notification for chlamydia

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Male index case with symptoms: All contacts since symptoms and in the 4 weeks preceding

All other index cases: 6m partner history

44
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Type of organism trichomonas

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Flagellated protozoon

45
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What percentage of women affected by trichomonas have urethral infection?

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90% (but only sole site of infection in 5%)

46
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Symptoms in trichomonas

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10-15% asymptomatic
70% vaginal discharge (frothy yellow discharge 10-30%)
2% strawberry cervix

47
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Complications of trichomonas

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PTB
IUGR
Maternal postpartum sepsis
Enhanced HIV transmission

48
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Diagnosis of trichomonas

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NAAT is gold standard.
Culture is next best option.

Vaginal swab in women and urethral swab/first pass urine in men.

49
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Spontaneous cure rate of trichomonas

50
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Management of trichomonas

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(1) Metronidazole 2 gram PO STAT
(2) Metronidazole 400-500mg BD 5-7d
(3) Tinidazole 2 gram PO STAT

51
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Management of trichomonas in pregnancy/breast feeding

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Avoid high dose metronidazole

Avoid tinidazole first trimester (and unsure if safe rest of time)

52
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Advice with metronidazole

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Avoid alcohol for 48 hours following treatment (72h with tinidazole)

53
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Treatment failure options for trichomonas

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(1) Repeat 7d course metronidazole (40% respond)
(2) High dose metronidazole (2gram OD 5-7d or 800mg TDS 7d) - 70% respond
(3) Tinidazole 1gram BD/TDS for 14d +/- intravaginal tinidazole 500mg BD 14 days (AND do resistance testing)

54
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Which partners to contact following gonorrhoea infection?

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2w of symptomatic male partner.

3m for all others.

55
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Test of cure for gonorrhoea?

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Yes, ideally 14d post completing of therapy (at least 72h)

56
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Which cases of gonorrhoea should be reported to public health england?

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Ceftriaxone treatment failure

57
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Proportion of women with PID who have tubal infertility

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Incidence of neonatal chlamydia

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Treatment of neonatal chlamydia

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Oral erythromycin 14 days

60
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Rate of co-existent mycoplasma and chlamydia

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Description of bacterial vaginosis

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  • Commonest cause of abnormal vaginal discharge

- Vaginal flora dominated by anaerobic bacteria (e.g. gardnerella)instead of lactobacilli

62
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Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis

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At least 10%

63
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Risk factors for BV

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Vaginal douching
New sexual partner or multiple sexual partners
Other STIs
Receptive oral intercourse
Smoking
64
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Clinical features of BV

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50% asymptomatic
Thin white discharge with fishy odour
No soreness/itching/irritation

65
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Diagnosis of BV

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Either Hay/Ison criteria or Amsel criteria.

Hay/Ison:
- Look at gram stained vaginal smear and evaluate based on predominance of lactobacilli v gardnerella/mobiluncus. grade 1-3 with grade 3 being BV

Amsel: 3/4 of:

  • White discharge
  • Fishy odour when adding alkali
  • ph >4.5
  • Clue cells
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Treatment for BV

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Metronidazole (oral or intravaginal) or intravaginal clindamycin.

67
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When to treat BV?

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  • Symptomatic
  • Risk factors for PTB
  • Prior to surgical procedure e.g. TOP
68
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Complications of BV

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Non-obstetric: Increased risk of HIV acquisition

Obstetric: Late miscarriage, PTB, PPROM, postpartum endometritis

69
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Precautions with BV treatment

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  • Use intravaginal if breast feeding
  • Avoid alcohol with metronidazole and for 48 hours
  • Avoid latex condoms with intravaginal clindamycin
70
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Definition of recurrent VVC

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At least 4 episodes per 12 months with at least 2 confirmed by microscopy/culture (at least 1 by culture)

71
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Organism involved in VVC

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80-90% candida albicans

72
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Risk factors for recurrent VVC

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  • Persistence of candida
  • Immunosuppression
  • Poorly controlled diabetes
  • Extra oestrogen
  • Recent antibiotics
73
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Microscopy findings with VVC

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Blastospores, pseudohyphae and neutrophils

Absence of neutrophils suggestive of colonisation rather than infection

74
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Role of culture in VVC

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No role in acute presentations but in recurrent it should be used to identify growth to a species level and test for fluconazole sensitivity.

75
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Treatments for VVC

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  • Fluconazole 150mg PO STAT
  • Clotrimazole 500mg pessary (if oral treatment contraindicated)

If severe: repeat treatment day 4

76
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Treatment for recurrent VVC

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  • Fluconazole every 72 hours for 3 doses and then weekly for 6 months
  • Clotrimazole daily for 7-14d and then weekly

If non-albicans or azole resistant: Nystatin pessaries.

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Precautions with treatment of VVC

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  • Avoid orals in breastfeeding/pregnancy

- Topical treatments can damage latex condoms/diaphragms

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