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History of STDs

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:03:46 -0600

"In the United States, more than 65 million people are currently living with an incurable STD. An additional 15 million people become infected each year."
—Center for Disease Control

Center for Disease Control (CDC) study finds 1 out of 4 Teenage Girls has an STD

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:44:56 -0600

Startling government research on teenage girls and sexually transmitted diseases sends a blunt message to kids who think they’re immune: It’s liable to happen to you or someone you know. In the first study of its kind, researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found at least one in 4 teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease.

A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Trichomoniasis

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:00:52 -0600

Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that affects both women and men, although symptoms are more common in women. Trichomoniasis is the most common curable STD in young, sexually active women. An estimated 7.4 million new cases occur each year in women and men.

A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Genital Herpes

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:46:28 -0600

What is genital herpes?
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak. Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years.

A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Syphilis

Fri, 18 May 2007 08:18:42 -0600

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. This infection can be passed from a mother to her child during pregnancy. It is very rare that syphilis can be spread by other ways. The main two ways are the ones I mentioned above and that is through sexual contact and mother to child. Syphilis is extremely small and can live almost anywhere.

10 Things You Need to Know About STDs

Mon, 07 May 2007 10:38:04 -0600

Safe sex in mandatory! According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases occur each year in the U.S. with approximately half among 15- to 24-year-olds. More than 50% of people worldwide will become infected with an STD in their lifetime. If you still think it can’t happen to you, here are 10 things you need to know about STDs…

HPV & Women

Wed, 02 May 2007 08:15:19 -0600

HPV stands for human papilloma virus. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus. It can be passed through genital contact such as anal and vaginal sex. Another way it can be passed on is from skin to skin contact. At some point in the life of sexually active men and women at least 50 percent will acquire HPV. By the age of 50 at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital warts. According to the CDC each year over 6 million Americans will get a new genital HPV infection.

WebMd, Many get second STD soon after first

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:21:41 -0600

According to WebMd, "One in four women and one in seven men get a new sexually transmitted disease within a year of their last STD." The study, which was conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that people who have had one STD, were more likely to contract a second (different) STD. Even more interesting, is the fact that the majority of the second STD infections were symptom free. Thus people were more likely to spread their STD infection to others without knowing it. This is a pretty interesting read. Check out the full article at WebMd.

A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Chlamydia

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:07:13 -0600

Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States. In 2004, 929,462 chlamydial infections were reported to CDC from 50 states and the District of Columbia. Under-reporting is substantial because most people with Chlamydia are not aware of their infections and do not seek testing. Also, testing is not often done if patients are treated for their symptoms. An estimated 2.8 million Americans are infected with Chlamydia each year. Women are frequently re-infected if their sex partners are not treated.

A Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Gonorrhea

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:30:48 -0600

Sexually transmitted diseases affect men and women of all economic levels and ethnic backgrounds. The United States has the highest rates of STDs in the industrialized world. The rates of STDs are 50-100 times higher in the U.S. than in other industrial nations. An estimated 15.3 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases are reported each year in the United States. Most STDs initially cause no symptoms in both men and women.

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.

Men and HPV

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 10:29:24 -0600

Have you ever heard of HPV? Did you know men can have HPV? Just like any other sexually transmitted disease, HPV can be contracted and transmitted by sexual contact. Although it is sometimes portrayed as something that only affects women; in this article we will explore a little about HPV, and how it affects men.