{"id":3966,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/genital-skin-conditions\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T11:30:44","slug":"genital-skin-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/sexualreprohealth\/genital-skin-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Genital Skin Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is a genital skins clinic at Chalmers Sexual Health Centre, and both men and women can be referred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, women can be referred to the Gynaecology service for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/gynaecology\/vulval-disorders\/\">vulval disorders<\/a> at RIE or St John\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-alert-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>HOWEVER, IF GENITAL MALIGNANCY IS SUSPECTED, PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO CHALMERS, WHICH MANAGES BENIGN CONDITIONS. PLEASE REFER TO GYNAECOLOGY SERVICES (WOMEN) AND UROLOGY (MEN).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skin care, including approach to washing, is important for genital skin health and a crucial step in managing many symptoms. Please see patient information leaflets in the Resources and Link tab below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C.M &amp; S.W. 9-10-23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Referral Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who not to refer:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Those with suspected malignancy \u2013 please refer to gynaecology (women) or urology (men).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to refer:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please refer to Chalmers Sexual Health Centre using SCI Gateway.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Primary Care Management<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/Male-Genital-Washing-Advice-PIL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Male-Genital-Washing-Advice-PIL.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Vaginal &nbsp;and Vulval Health- Patient Information Leaflets<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patient information Female washing advice leaflet-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chalmers-Female-washing-advice-A4-v2.0.pdf\">https:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chalmers-Female-washing-advice-A4-v2.0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patient information on Thrush and BV-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chalmers-BV-and-Thrush-A4-v2.0.pdf\">https:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chalmers-BV-and-Thrush-A4-v2.0.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patient information on physiological vaginal secretions-<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chalmers-vaginal-secretions-A4-v2.0.pdf\"><strong>https:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chalmers-vaginal-secretions-A4-v2.0.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a genital skins clinic at Chalmers Sexual Health Centre, and both men and women can be referred. Alternatively, women can be referred to the Gynaecology service for vulval disorders at RIE or St John&rsquo;s. HOWEVER, IF GENITAL MALIGNANCY IS SUSPECTED, PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO CHALMERS, WHICH MANAGES BENIGN CONDITIONS. PLEASE REFER TO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4423,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[636],"class_list":["post-3966","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-genitalskinconditions"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/sexualreprohealth\/genitalskinconditions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Genital Skin Conditions<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"There is a genital skins clinic at Chalmers Sexual Health Centre, and both men and women can be referred. Alternatively, women can be referred to the Gynaecology service for vulval disorders at RIE or St John&rsquo;s. 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