Reproductive and Sexual Health Handbook

Forcey D, Vodstrcil LA, Hocking JS, Fairley CK, Law M, McNair RP, et al. Factors associated with Bacterial Vaginosis among women who have sex with women: a systematic review. PLoS ONE. 2015; 10(12):e141905.

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH). UK National Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Vaginosis. [internet]. United Kingdom: BASHH; 1999 [updated 2012]. Available from: https://www.guidelinecentral.com/summaries/uk-national-guideline-for-the-management-of-bacterial-vaginosis-2012/#section-society.

Pirotta M, Fethers KA, Bradshaw CS. Bacterial Vaginosis: more questions than answers. Aust Fam Physician. 2009; 38(6):394-7.

Gottschick C, Zhi-Luo D, Vital M, Clarissa M, Abels C, Pieper DH, et al. Treatment of biofilms in Bacterial Vaginosis by an amphoteric tenside pessary-clinical study and microbiota analysis. Microbiome. 2017; 5(119).

Sexual Health Fact Sheets [internet]. Alfred Hospital, VIC: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC); 2019. Bacterial Vaginosis (BV); [updated 2020 Feb]. Available from: https://www.mshc.org.au/SexualHealthInformation/SexualHealthFactSheets/BACTERIALVAGINOSIS/tabid/135/Default.aspx#.Xx-zv54zZaR.

2015 Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment Guidelines [Internet]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2015. Disease Characterized by Vaginal Discharge; [updated 2015 June 4; cited 2015 July 14]. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/vaginal-discharge.htm.

Australian STI management guidelines for use in primary care [internet]. Australasian Sexual Health Alliance; 2018. Bacterial Vaginosis; [updated 2018 Mar 28]. Available from: http://www.sti.guidelines.org.au/sexually-transmissible-infections/infections-associated-with-sex/bacterial-vaginosis.

Bradshaw C, Morton AN, Hocking J, Garland SM, Morris LM, Moss LM, et al. High recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis over the course of 12 months after oral metronidazole therapy and factors associated with recurrence. J Infect Dis. 2006; 193(11):1478-86.

Car P. Chronic vaginal discharge: causes and management O&G. 2014; 16(3).

Saxon C, Edwards A, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Owen C, Nathan B, Plamer B et al. British Association for Sexual Health and HIV national guideline for the management of vulvovaginal candidiasis (2019).[Internet]. British Association for Sexual Health and HIV: Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG). 2019. Available from: https://www.bashhguidelines.org/media/1223/vvc-2019.pdf.

Fischer G. Coping with chronic vulvovaginal candidiasis. Medicine Today. 2014; 15(2):33-40.

Matheson A, Mazza D. Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: A review of guideline recommendations. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2017; 57(2):139-45.

MSHC Treatment Guidelines [internet]. Alfred Hospital, VIC: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC); 2018. Vulvovaginal Candidiasis [updated 2018 Apr]. Available from: https://mshc.org.au/HealthProfessional/MSHCTreatmentGuidelines/VulvovaginalCandidiasis/tabid/1039/Default.aspx#.Xx-3Cp4zZaQ.

The facts about thrush [internet]. Dennerstein G: ANZ Vulvovaginal Society; 2013. Available from: http://anzvs.org/patient-information/the-facts-about-thrush/.

eTG Complete [internet]. Melbourne (Vic): Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd; 2019. Available from: https://tgldcp.tg.org.au/etgcomplete

Bartholin’s Cyst and Abscess [internet]. Tidy C: Patient; 2017 [updated 2017 Oct 18]. Available from: https://patient.info/womens-health/vulval-problems-leaflet/bartholins-cyst-and-abscess.

Bartholin’s cyst [internet]. Mayo Clinic; 2018 [updated 2020 Apr 24]. Available from: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bartholin-cyst/symptoms-causes/syc-20369976.

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) [internet]. Better Health: Victoria State Government; 2014 [updated 2014 Apr]. Available from: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/toxic-shock-syndrome-tss.

Bateson D. Toxic shock syndrome is rare. Be vigilant but not alarmed. The Conversation [internet]. 2018. Available from: https://theconversation.com/toxic-shock-syndrome-is-rare-be-vigilant-but-not-alarmed-90302.

Fischer G, Bradford J. The Vulva: a Practical Handbook for Clinicians. 2nd Ed.  Sydney, Australia: Cambridge University Press; 2016.

Nunns D, Mandal D, Byren M, McLelland J, Rani R, Cullimore J, et al. Guidelines for the management of vulvodynia. British Journal of Dermatology. 2010;162(6):1180-5.

Lynch PJ, Moyal-Barrocco M, Bogliatto F, Micheletti L, Scurry J. ISSVD classifications of vulvar dermatoses: pathologic subsets and their clinical correlates. J Reprod Med. 2007; 52(1): 3-9.

Female Genital Mutilation [internet]. World Health Organization: Department of Reproductive Health and Research; 2018 [updated 2018 Jan 31]. Available from: https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation.

Ampt A, Roach V, Roberts CL. Vulvoplasty in New South Wales, 2001–2013: a population-based record linkage study. Med J Aus. 2016;205(8):365-9.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Female genital cosmetic surgery: A resource for general practitioners and other health professionals [Internet]. East Melbourne, Victoria: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP); 2015 [cited 2019]. Available from: https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/Clinical%20Resources/Guidelines/Female-genital-cosmetic-surgery-toolkit.pdf.

Department of Health. MBS Reviews: Vulvoplasty Report 2014. [internet].  Australian Government; 2014. Available from: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/E393B5FFC5978400CA257EB9001EEC59/$File/Vulvoplasty_Review_Report.pdf