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Other STDs & Information
Can STDs Be Prevented With Vaccines?
Currently the most effective way of preventing STDs is through monogamous relationships and practicing safe sex. However, progress is being made in the scientific world in the area of vaccines to prevent STDs.
Scientists are...
Other STDs & Information
Why Drinking Alcohol Can Give You An STD
In previous generations, young women were frowned on for drinking. It was only ‘fast girls' who did and they were not the sort of girls young men brought home.
Nowadays, however, it's even become fashionable...
Other STDs & Information
STD Symptoms
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can cause great discomfort and pose serious risks to a woman’s reproductive health. A woman should always see her health care provider immediately if she believes that she might have an...
HPV and Herpes
Your Mouth Can Get You Into Trouble
You may not have thought about this, but there are many similarities between the mouth and the genitals. Maybe that's why some experts refer to the mouth as a second set of genitals. At...
HPV and Herpes
Preventing Herpes
About Herpes
Herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Herpes is contracted by having sexual contact with someone...
HPV and Herpes
Genital Warts – Selection of a Treatment Strategy
Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
It has been estimated that over 70% of sexually active women have evidence by DNA testing of having been exposed to the human papilloma virus, HPV, which is the cause of...
HPV and Herpes
Ocular Herpes
What is Ocular Herpes?
While you have probably heard of oral and genital herpes, common sexually transmitted diseases, you might not be aware that the same herpes simplex virus (HSV) that causes them can also give rise to...
HPV and Herpes
The Facts About HPV and Pregnancy
With over 80 percent of the female population being infected with one or more strains of the disease, it’s not uncommon to wonder about HPV and pregnancy. With statistics like that it is fairly...