Counseling: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Counseling: Sexually Transmitted Infections



The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf13/sti12/stifinalrs.htm. Additionally, the Task Force released a final recommendation statement on screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf13/gonchlam/gonchlamfinalrs.htm. Fact sheets that explain the final recommendations in plain language will be available on the Task Force Web site in the upcoming days. The final recommendation statements can also be found in the September 23 online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections

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This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections.

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Current Recommendation

Release Date: September 2014

• The USPSTF recommends intensive behavioral counseling for all sexually active adolescents and for adults who are at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections.
  Grade: B Recommendation.

Supporting Documents

Supporting Document	Related Items
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 76 KB; PDF Help)	Clinical Summary (PDF File, 49 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Summary (PDF File, 274 KB; PDF Help)	Final Evidence Review (PDF File, 2.4 MB; PDF Help)
Final Research Plan	N/A

Current as of September 2014

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Internet Citation:

Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections, Topic Page. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsstds.htm