What to know
These resources provide clinical guidance on STI screening, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as how to communicate with patients about sexual health.
Links
2021 STI Treatment Guidelines – CDC's clinical guidance on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Available online, a wall chart, and pocket guide.
Screening Recommendations – An easy-to-scan chart of screening recommendations broken out by disease and patient population.
Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical Services (STD QCS) – A companion piece to the STI Treatment Guidelines, this CDC report highlights services health care settings can offer to help optimize STI care.
Guide to Taking a Sexual History – A booklet to help start open conversations with patients and deliver risk-reduction counseling.
Reducing Rising Syphilis Rates: A Healthcare Provider's Role – A video describing the three key actions that providers can take to address the rising syphilis rates: Talk, Test, and Treat.
Syphilis Pocket Guide for Providers – A booklet containing details on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of syphilis.
County-Level Syphilis Rates – These data show the syphilis burden in your county, which can help determine which patients might need to be tested.
National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) – resources:
- Sexual Health and Your Patients: A Provider's Guide – A guide for integrating sexual health conversations and recommended preventative services into routine visits.
- Sexual Health and Your Patients: Pocket Cards – Three quick-reference pocket cards—one focusing on adults, one on adolescents, and one a combination of both—helps healthcare providers ask sexual health questions and make preventative recommendations in a clear and concise format.
HIV Nexus Clinician Resources – A one-stop location for information across the HIV continuum, including tools and guidelines for your practice and educational materials for your patients.