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Although vaginitis and its related conditions are the most common reasons women seek care from their gynecologists, it is not uncommon for them to see their primary care physician or a nurse practitioner for these conditions. A concise, comprehensive resource written by a world-renowned author, Vaginitis: Differential Diagnosis and Management provides a guide for evaluating and managing the patient with vaginitis. The author presents guidelines for evaluating a patient and developing a management regimen. He covers differential diagnosis, discusses the healthy vagina, and delineates the various forms of vaginitis. Physicians who read this book will be able to quickly recognize and treat the types of cases they will encounter in their practice.
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VAGINITIS
Differential Diagnosis and Management
VAGINITIS Differential Diagnosis and Management
Sebastian Faro,MD, PhD Clinical Professor Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences The University of Texas—Houston Health Sciences Center Attending Physician The Woman’s Hospital of Texas Houston, Texas
BOCA RATON LONDON NEW YORK WASHINGTON, D.C
Published in the USA by The Parthenon Publishing Group 345 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010, USA This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Published in the UK by The Parthenon Publishing Group 23–25 Blades Court Deodar Road London, SW15 2NU, UK Copyright ©2004,The Parthenon Publishing Group Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Faro, Sebastian. Vaginitis: differential diagnosis and management/Sebastian Faro. p.; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-84214-159-7 (alk. paper) 1. Vaginitis. 2. Vagina-Diseases. 3.