RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 STD and HIV screening in general practice: a survey related to termination of pregnancy in south Thames.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 1083
OP 1084
VO 48
IS 428
A1 R L Harper
A1 H C Maguire
A1 Z Kurtz
YR 1998
UL http://bjgp.org/content/48/428/1083.abstract
AB It has been recommended that screening for sexually transmitted disease (STDs) be carried out at the time of termination of pregnancy to allow prevention of post-abortion infection. Screening offers the opportunity to treat an infected woman and prevent serious complications following the termination procedure. Our findings indicate that general practitioners (GPs) in South Thames did not routinely carry out screening and few realized it took place at referral centres.