My Subject: Nursing: Contraception & Sexual Health

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Useful ejournals

AIDS research and therapy
Full text available from 2004 to present
BMC infectious diseases
Full text available from 2001 to present
British Journal of Nursing
Full text available 1995 to present
Contraception
Full text available from 2001 to present.
HIV/AIDS: research and palliative care.
Full text available from 2009 to present.
International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health
Full text available 2009 to present.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes: JAIDS.
Full text available from 1988 to 12 months ago
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Full text available 1997 to present
Nursing Standard
Full text available 1996 to present
Nursing Times
Full text available 2005 to present
Open Access Journal of Contraception
Full text available 2010 to the present.
Sexually transmitted diseases
Full text available from 1974 to 5 months ago
The journal of family planning and reproductive health care
Full text available 2000 to the present.

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Key Resources

Below are some key resources recommended by your lecturers:

Contraceptive choices for young people/Clinical Effectiveness Unit
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Clinical Guidance (RCOG) March 2010
Drug interactions with hormonal contraception
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Clinical Guidance
(Updated November 2017)
HIV in the United Kingdom: 2011 Report
This report from the Health Protection Agency summarises and interprets surveillance data and scientific evidence as presented in this document.
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries
The NICE CKS service is a reliable source of evidence-based information and practical 'know how' about the common conditions managed in primary care. It is aimed at healthcare professionals working in primary and first-contact care.
One to one interventions to reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, and to reduce the rate of under 18 conceptions, especially among vulnerable and at risk groups/ February 2007
This guidance, published by NICE, is for professionals who are responsible for, or who work in, sexual health services.
FSRH Statement: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and Hormonal Contraception (Nov 2014)
This statement updates and replaces the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Green-top Guideline No. 40 on the same topic. It summarises Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) recommendations and relevant information found within FSRH clinical guidance.
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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Intensive Care Society
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