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Gonorrhea, also spelt gonorrhoea (and once known as the clap), is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrheoae. It affects both men and women and can infect the cervix, urethra, rectum, anus and throat. Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Global gonorrhea statistics show that an estimated [...]

If you’ve ever had sex, you may be at risk for having an STI. Your risk is higher if you have had many sex partners, have had sex with someone who has had many partners or have had sex without using condoms. Some common symptoms of STIs are listed below.
Common signs/symptoms of STIs
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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 [...]

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 [...]

As the name implies, these STD arise from the occurrence of parasites on the pubic hairs or skin after contact with infected people. Transmitted through close physical contact, it can affect the skin, hair or both depending on the parasite involved. The two most common are Pubic Lice and Scabies, both of which are attributed [...]

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Genital warts are also called venereal warts. They are soft wart-like growths on the genitals caused by a viral skin disease like HPV which is a sexually transmitted disease. It may be small, flat, flesh-colored bumps or tiny, cauliflower-like bumps. Most people who have [...]

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Many people nowadays are really impulsive, most especially teenagers. Teenagers of today try a lot of stuffs Smoking, drinking alcohol and sexual intercourse with their so called girl friend or boy friend to name a few. But with every sexual fulfillment of a person there is always a negative side. What you don’t [...]

• Transmitted through- AIDS and HIV are two more or les related diseases. The HIV stands for the ‘human immunodeficiency virus’ and the disease that spreads through it is known as AIDS i.e. ‘acquired immune deficiency syndrome’. HIV travels through blood. It can be transmitted from one HIV positive person to his partner through sex. [...]

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 [...]