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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

How STDs Affect Men

A lot of emphasis is placed on the impact of STDs on women and their fertility. Less focus is given to the affect that STDs have on men. With the number of STD infected males rising daily,...

STD Quiz

If you've read our articles on STD's why not see how much you remember? Try our simple quiz and find out. Answers below Answer true or false or a) b) c) d) as appropriate. Q1 You can have...

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