Published in 2001, this site is the Internet version of the WHO revised guidelines for STIs. These recommendations are based on a syndromic approach to the management of patients with STI symptoms and for the treatment of specific STI, based on global evidence and epidemiological surveillance data. It also provides information on the notification and management of sexual partners and on STIs in children and adolescents. The fulltext is downloadable in pdf format. http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241546263.pdf IUSTI is the oldest international organization in the field (founded in 1923) whose object is the achievement of international cooperation in the control of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection. The IUSTI is an Official Non-Government Organization in Consultative Status with the WHO. The organization produces a comprehensive and highly illustrated CD-ROM on sexually transmitted diseases, and a sample chapter (genital herpes) is available free on the website. Besides information about the organization, the site also contains a limited amount of practical information, contributed by members of IUSTI. It is available in English, French and Spanish. http://www.iusti.org/ This PubMed search will identify all Sexually Transmitted Diseases related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. Essential Health Links contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the Specific Health Resources table of contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%22sexually%20transmitted%20diseases%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20sexually%20transmitted%20diseases%5BText%20Word%5D%29 This site contains information related to the prevention and control of reproductive tract infections (including sexually transmitted infections) in low-resource settings. It contains information on clinical practices, an annotated bibliography, links to related sites and patient education presentations. The text can be downloaded as a pdf file and is accessible in Spanish It is part of the Reproductive Health Outlook/PATH project. http://www.rho.org/html/rtis.htm This resource consists of numerous publications on reproductive tract and sexually transmitted infections. They are intended for health promoters, program managers, and service providers. The publications were developed by the Population Council, a U.S. based ngo. http://www.popcouncil.org/ebert/designstisaids.html The site contains sexual education information for individuals and organizations in the United States and the developing world. The fulltext document is available as a pdf file from the link in the Communication Initiative description. The guide was developed by Advocates for Youth, a U.S. based non-governmental organization. http://www.comminit.com/en/node/176610 This "guide to essential practice" contains extensive information on clinical skills, laboratory tests and treatment. The guide is 200 pages long and the file size is large (12 Mb). It is produced by the WHO Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family Health International and the Population Council, U.S. http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/frontiers/reports/RTIS_GEP_FINALl.pdf These guidelines for the treatment of patients were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. The information is available in html (web) and pdf format. Also included is an online and Powerpoint summary of treatments, guidelines and links to practical healthcare information about the full range of STDs. The guidelines appear to be written mainly for readers in the US - some of the content is not relevant to healthcare in developing countries. http://www.cdc.gov/STD/treatment/ This journal contains original articles on the clinical, microbiological, behavioural, epidemiological, social, and historical aspects of sexually transmitted diseases, including viral infections such as HIV and AIDS, human papillomavirus, herpes simplex virus, and the sexually transmissible hepatitis viruses. A publication of the BMJ Publishing Group, the fulltext online version is available free to readers in developing countries. (see: Countries with Free Access). http://sti.bmj.com/ This minicourse is designed to provide a basic introduction to STIs and to help providers incorporate a focus on sexuality and sexually transmitted infections into their services. The site contains modules on STIs and reproductive health services, Understanding STIs, Common STIs and the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of STIs. It is maintained by Engender Health. http://www.engenderhealth.org/res/onc/sti/ This site contains numerous full-text articles about sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery. It is organized by anatomical diagnostic information and includes animations, surgery pictures, surgery stories, annotated x-rays, and schematics. The site also contains a keyword search engine. The site is maintained by Stanford University Medical Center, U.S. http://www.emedx.com/ Help us to improve Essential Health Links. Please send your comments and suggestions to: eh-links@healthnet.org