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Teens have become more and more adventurous which also goes to say with the previously adult restricted area of sexual intercourse. There are a lot of programs that aims to raise awareness of such but sad to say, there are still a lot of teens who do get infected with STD’s. Shame or fear of [...]

The disease is an infection that results in the inflammation of the cervix which is the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. This condition is often result of an infection by Chalmydia or gonorrhea or other the many other viral/bacterial infections that cause STD’s. The condition is quite hard to detect [...]

The disease is an infection caused by one of many pathogens (bacteria) such as Chalmydia trachomatis, Ureplasma urealyticum, AdenoVirus, Haemophilus vaginalis, Mycoplasm genitalium, Trichomonas vaginalis and Herpes simplex Virus. The later two are the rarest forms and the most common cause is Chlamydia with men more akin to contracting the disease than women due to [...]

The skin disease is more of a viral skin condition but it is contagious but not life threatening as the other diseases that have been discussed. It is evident with the occurrence of small growths that may be pink, white or flesh colored from the size of a pin head to as large as a [...]

The disease is caused by any of the three strains of bacterium from the Chlamydia trachomatis that results in raised surface bumps or ulcers. It also manifests itself with swelling of the lymph nodes and glands in the genital area even rectal ulcers resulting in painful discharges. As with most STD’s, it can be mistaken [...]

The disease is more commonly transmitted through contact or ingestion of infected stool or blood from already infected people. Rarely is the disease transmitted through sexual interaction but some practices of the act can indeed become the main source of infection and transmission. There are currently 5 known variants of the disease and the most [...]

A rare form of sexually transmitted disease that is caused by the Calymmatobacterium granumolatis, which leads to inflammation of the genitals. Restricted to primitive populations such as those in Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Australia the disease/infection begins to express symptoms within 1 to 12 weeks after infection. The infection results in one or [...]

Chancroid is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease that used to be restricted to Africa and Asia. Due to tourism and the proliferation of the sex trade in many parts of Asia the disease has begun to appear in developed countries. Though highly contagious, it is curable and it is caused by a bacteria called [...]