What is Safe Sex? Safe sex refers to actions taken by sexually active individuals before, during, and after sex in order to prevent the contraction and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted...

Name:          trichomonas vaginitis Synonyms:      trichomoniasis, trich, trick General description   An inflammation of the vaginal canal caused by a protozoan. It is considered to be a sexually transmitted disease. It causes vulvar...

Impact of Teen Pregnancy Even though the numbers of US teen births fell over the last decade, US teen pregnancy and birth, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and abortion rates remain substantially higher than those of...

Syphilis, Trich, Hepatitis B, Pubic Lice And More... Find out about many of the lesser known, but not less common STDs like Syphilis, Trich, Hepatitis B, and Pubic Lice and Scabies. Learn about the effects of these different STDs and discover...

Gonorrhea Overview Gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted disease (STD), is named after the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Gonorrhea affects both men and women. Anyone who is sexually active can be infected with Gonorrhea. Its highest rate of incidence...

Asymptomatic Chlamydia Since Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States, most sexually active individuals have heard of Chlamydia and know that it can affect both men and women and that it...

Believe it or not Chlamydia and pregnancy have something in common and that is the fact that they are both so common. Millions of women—more than three million to be exact—contract Chlamydia each year in the...

Chlamydia Basics Chlamydia, one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in the United States, has ironically been coined the "silent" disease. Despite its prevalence among both men and women, the majority of individuals who contract...