STDs are highly infectious diseases that are spread through sexual contact. With over twenty types of STDs, they are the most common type of infectious disease in the world today. Chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, HIV and syphilis are the most...

STD Overview With the growing incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide, most people have heard of at least some STDs. At the same time, however, most people have limited knowledge about what STDs actually...

Abstinence from oral, vaginal or anal sex is the only certain way of preventing the spread of STDs. However for people who choose to be sexually active, there are ways to minimize the risk of...

By Frederick R. Jelovsek, M.D., Over a third of all high school students report being sexually active. Of those students, 1/4 will contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD) before graduating high school. This results in...

"Crabs" is a term used to describe any sexually transmitted disease in which small parasitic insects spread from one infected person to another. Some of the most common types of STDs that fall under this category...

Injection Drug Use and STDs It is estimated that over one third of all HIV/AIDS infections and growing numbers of Hepatitis infections are spread through the injection of illicit drugs and the use of shared and contaminated...

If you had a real understanding of the importance of pap smears it would make it far easier to endure the slight awkwardness and cold stirrups at the doctor’s office. Pap smears are hardly...

Conventional Male Condoms Most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are spread through contact with infected body fluids such as blood, vaginal fluids, or semen during oral, vaginal or anal sex. STDs can also be contracted via...