An advanced concept of sexual history taking from patients with abnormal secretions: an opinion of a dermatovenerologist and a medical lawyer (interdisciplinary discussion)

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and associated complications remain an important area of medicine. Epidemiological data and certain events over recent 30 years strongly suggest that, despite significant medical advances, the world has not yet come close to control or eradication of STIs. Although the HPV vaccine represents a significant step forward, vaccines against other STIs have not been developed Development of new antibiotics is closely related to antibiotic resistance. During adulthood, puberty, and onset of sexual activity, people are the most sexually active, and they are especially at risk of infection and transmittance of STIs. Symptoms and clinical manifestations of STIs are nonspecific, or they may be even latent. Laboratory tests are extremely important to verify a diagnosis of STIs. In addition, a patient's awareness of risk factors and complete taking of sexual history are a key aspects of the diagnosis. The authors discuss an advanced concept of sexual history taking from patients with abnormal secretions. Appropriate taking of sexual history should be an essential part of medical practice to assess a patient's health status in order to classify her as a sexually transmitted infection risk group and to prevent recurrence of vaginal discharge in a timely fashion KEYWORDS: sexually transmitted infections, sexual history, recurrence of vaginal infections. FOR CITATION: Khryanin A.A., Radchenko M.V. An advanced concept of sexual history taking from patients with abnormal secretions: an opinion of a dermatovenerologist and a medical lawyer (interdisciplinary discussion). Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2025;8(2):133–141 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2025-8-2-7