IUSTI Europe guidelines are intended for use by specialists in the field of sexually transmitted infections. Nothing in these guidelines is intended to supersede or substitute for the normal doctor – patient relationship. The guidelines are produced on behalf of the following organisations: IUSTI Europe; the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV); the European Dermatology Forum (EDF); the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID); International Society for Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISIDOG). The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO-Europe) also contributed to their development.
Current guidelines have been through a substantial editorial and peer review process. The 2023 protocol for the production of European guidelines is available here. The current editorial board is listed here.
Patient information leaflets are produced by expert clinicians and have been through a peer review process available here.
June 2024 Position statement on the use of DoxyPEP See statement here
PROCEDURES | DOCUMENT LINKS |
Partner Management (2024) | |
HIV testing (2021) Gökengin, D., Wilson-Davies, E., Nazlı Zeka, A., Palfreeman, A., Begovac, J., Dedes, N., Tarashenko, O., Stevanovic, M. and Patel, R. (2021), 2021 European guideline on HIV testing in genito-urinary medicine settings. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 35: 1043-1057. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17139 | |
Organisation of a consultation for sexually transmitted diseases (2019). | |
MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC INFECTIONS | |
Chancroid (2016) | |
Chlamydia (2015) Under review, please contact Magnus Unemo with comments | Polish version (2015) | |
Donovanosis (2016) | |
Genital herpes (2024) Patel R, Moran B, Clarke E, Geretti AM, Lautenschlager S, Green J, Donders G, Gomberg M, Samraj S, Tiplica GS, Foley E. 2024 European guidelines for the management of genital herpes. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Dec 2. doi: 10.1111/jdv.20450. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39620271. | |
Gonorrhoea (2020) Polish version (2015) M Unemo, et al. European guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhoea in adults. Intl J STD AIDS. DOI:10.1177/0956462420949126 | |
Hepatitis B and C (2017) | |
HPV (2019) | |
Lymphogranuloma venereum (2019) | |
Molluscum contagiosum (2020) | |
Mycoplasma genitalium (2021) European guideline on the management of Mycoplasma genitalium infections. J.S. Jensen, M. Cusini, M. Gomberg, H. Moi, J. Wilson, M. Unemo. First published: 19 February 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17972 | |
Pediculosis Pubis (2017) | |
Scabies (2016) under review. Contact George-Sorin Tiplica with comments | |
Syphilis (2020) | Polish version (2015) | |
Urogenital Mycoplasmas other than M. genitalium | |
MANAGEMENT OF SYNDROMES | |
2022 European guideline for the management of balanoposthitis. S. Edwards, C. Bunker, E. van der Snoek, W. van der Meijden J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.18954 | |
Epididymo-orchitis (2017) | |
Non-gonococcal urethritis (2016) under review please contact Andy Winter with comments | |
Pelvic inflammatory disease (2017) | |
Proctitis (2021) de Vries HJC, Nori AV, Kiellberg et al. 2021 European Guideline on the management of proctitis, proctocolitis and enteritis caused by sexually transmissible pathogens. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021;35:1434-1443. | |
Vaginal Discharge (2018). | |
Vulval conditions (2022) van der Meijden, W., Boffa, M., ter Harmsel, B., Kirtschig, G., Lewis, F., Moyal-Barracco, M., Tiplica, G.-S. and Sherrard, J. (2022), 2021 European guideline for the management of vulval conditions. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.18102 | |
DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR COMMENTS | |
Epididymo-orchits draft guidelines for consultantion. Please send any comments to Dr Raj Patel or John Fricker by 31st January 2025 | |