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2. NICE CKS. Gonorrhoea. Last revised November 2020. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/gonorrhoea/

3. NHS Health A to Z. Gonorrhoea. Page last reviewed: June 29 2018. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gonorrhoea/

4. NHS Health A to Z. Chlamydia. Page last reviewed: June 4 2018. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chlamydia/

5. NHS Health A to Z. Human papillomavirus (HPV). Page last reviewed: March 19 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/human-papilloma-virus-hpv/

6. NHS Health A to Z. Syphilis. Page last reviewed: February 7 2019. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/syphilis/

7. NHS Health A to Z. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Page last reviewed: April 9 2018. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis/

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11. NHS Health A to Z. Prostatitis. Page last reviewed: March 11 2020. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostatitis/

12. BASHH Guidelines. ‘A guide to – Syphilis’. 2019. https://www.bashhguidelines.org/media/1037/sts_pil_non-pregnant_digital_2016.pdf

13. BASHH Guidelines. ‘A guide for – Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)’. January 2012. https://www.bashhguidelines.org/media/1034/pid-pil-2015-screen-friendly.pdf

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15. BASHH. ‘Leading sexual health experts call on the Government to prioritise response to continued increases in new STI diagnoses’. September 3 2020. https://www.bashh.org/news/news/leading-sexual-health-experts-call-on-the-government-to-prioritise-response-to-continued-increases-in-new-sti-diagnoses/

16. National AIDS Trust. HIV in the UK statistics. 2020. https://www.nat.org.uk/about-hiv/hiv-statistics

17. NICE CKS. Chlamydia - uncomplicated genital. Last revised in January 2021. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/chlamydia-uncomplicated-genital/

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23. NICE. BNF. Tinidazole. https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/tinidazole.html

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