1.
Urologe A
; 53(4): 548-56, 2014 Apr.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24623036
ABSTRACT
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are probably the most tabooed diseases we know. The many taboos and the related stigmata shape patients' lives and significantly influence health care policies, medical research, and current problems in medical ethics. To better understand these complex influences, the still powerful taboos and related metaphors associated with illness and disease are analyzed within their cultural and historical background and concerning the actual impact on patient care and research. It becomes obvious that research and health care policies cannot be satisfyingly successful in helping people affected by STDs as long as these "nonscientific" factors are not taken into account.
Subject(s)
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/history , Health Services Accessibility/history , Sexually Transmitted Diseases/history , Social Stigma , Social Values , Taboo/history , Germany , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans
2.
Hum Reprod Genet Ethics
; 7(2): 38-44, 2001.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11881689