sexually transmitted infections

PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease): non solo malattie a trasmissione sessuale

Lucchetti MC, Spagnol L, Vicario R.

2025/5 — pag. 299-304 — DOI

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs, primarily caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. While PID is more commonly treated in sexually active adolescents and adu...

L'adolescente non è un "bambino cresciuto": quando il pediatra si dimentica di pensare alle malattie sessualmente trasmesse

Bellani I, Petrela S, Colella G, Zuin G, Lazzerotti A

2025/4 — pag. 93-94 — DOI

Sexually transmitted infections (STI) are an important global public health problem, affecting adolescents and young adults in 50% of the cases. Considering their wide clinical variability, they are often misdiagnosed and, unfortunately, might be res...

Parlare di sessualità. Dove e come?

Sorz A, Sirovich C, Volpe BR, Materassi P, Beltramini L, Scrimin F.

2023/7 — pag. 445-450 — DOI

Family counselling clinics are a unique Italian social and health service. They were created in the 70s to deal with sex education, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, gender identity and violence. The access is for free also for ...

Parliamo di sesso

2022/5 — pag. 283 — DOI

Dolore in FID, non dimenticare la PID!

Traunero A, Colussi L

2022/4 — pag. 91-92 — DOI

The authors describe the case of an adolescent girl presenting with fever and abdominal pain, initially misdiagnosed with appendicitis and finally diagnosed as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)....