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1 STI Facts
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2 You Gotta Know About Gonorrhea
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3 Oral Sex Doesn't Equal Safe Sex
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4 Genital Herpes 101
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5 Gonorrhea of the Throat?
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6 Dear Quiz: How Well Do You Know Yeast Infections?
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7 Friendly Reminder to Practice Safe-Sex: STD Becoming Superbug
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8 Two Surprising STDs on the Rise
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9 3 Things to Know About the Latest Gonorrhea Superbug
If the prospect of gonorrhea already worries you, you better prepare for a world with a gonorrhea superbug. A doctor in Japan has discovered a strain of the STI that is not treatable with any of the antibiotics currently used to treat gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is one of the most common STIs; 340 million people contract it each year, and in the US at least 700,000 do. And while gonorrhea can cause Read more
Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control announced two of the three STDs it tracks are on the rise. While gonorrhea continues its steady decline to all-time lows, dropping another 10 percent last year, chlamydia and syphilis rates are ticking up. Chlamydia, which is rampant among young people but curable with antibiotics, surprises me far less than syphilis, which I thought was contained to Read more
If you've ever neglected your responsibility to practice safe-sex, you might take solace in knowing that most STDs are curable. While the words gonorrhea and chlamydia sound frightening, so long as you get tested regularly and take a round of antibiotics, you can hopefully get rid of it. This somewhat lazy logic might not work for much longer. Gonorrhea is growing more drug resistant and becoming Read more
If you're a woman, chances are you've had to endure at least one horribly uncomfortable yeast infection in your lifetime. If you hadn't heard yet, there may be a yeast infection vaccine in our future which could help to prevent future infections, but until then, take this little quiz to see what you know about yeast infections, their causes, and how they relate to sex. Source Take the Quiz Read more
I don't know how many women I've talked to that say they'll engage in oral sex with a guy no problem, but if they're going to have sex, they make him get tested first. Um, hello?! For all those ladies out there with that mindset, I have four words for you — Gonorrhea of the Throat. Remember that oral sex still allows secretions to be passed from one partner to another, and since some people Read more
A couple days ago I posted Handle This: He Has Herpes and some of your comments let me know that we could all use a refresher course on this STI. Genital herpes is highly contagious, and is passed on through sexual contact. It's caused by a strain of herpes simplex virus (HSV), which enters your body through small cuts in your skin or mucous membranes, and then causes outbreaks of painful sores Read more
I hate to bring up this not-so-fun topic, but I'm concerned. Many of my friends have dated guys that they wouldn't have sex because they were worried about STIs, but they didn't seem the least bit worried about having oral sex. When your mouth has contact with someone else's business, you can very well get a whole plethora of STIs — the problem is that many of these sexually transmitted Read more
OK folks, it's time for America's favorite subject — gonorrhea. Well, maybe it's not your favorite, or even on your list of 100 favorite topics to discuss, but it's definitely something everyone should know about. Take this quiz to test what you know about this STI. Source Take the Quiz Read more
If you are sexually active, it's a sad fact that we need to watch out for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Knowledge is prevention, so take this quiz to test your understanding of STIs. Take the Quiz Read more
Warm weather has arrived and since Spring Fever is in the air, I thought I'd take the time to talk about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Fun stuff, I know. STI stands for "sexually transmitted infection." The reason this term is used instead of STDs (sexually transmitted disease) is because the word "infection" is more accurate since many of these are actually curable (except for Read more
