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Review
. 1998 Dec 12;317(7173):1641-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7173.1641.

ABC of sexual health: examination of patients with sexual problems

J Dean
Review

ABC of sexual health: examination of patients with sexual problems

J Dean. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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It is important to explain at the outset precisely what an examination entails. (Mercury treatment for venereal disease, circa 1500)
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Before examining patients from ethnic minorities, cultural differences in sexual mores should be considered
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Presence of gynaecomastia should be noted. This usually settles spontaneously but, rarely, may be severe enough to warrant breast reduction
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Peyronie’s deformity caused by the presence of a dorsal plaque in the penis
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Duck bill speculum used to hold open the vagina during examination and for swabs to be taken
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Colposcopy of a genital wart in the cervix
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