The malignant ghost of sexually transmitted diseases is hovering over many houses where teenagers live. We are obsessed with the fear of having unwanted pregnancies, and we try to ask our teens if they are careful enough. But is not only early pregnancy that should scare us, because STDs are horrifyingly common these days among […]
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It is one of the many myths floating around about circumcision, that males who are not circumcised have a greater risk of spreading sexually transmitted diseases and that their partners have a grater chance of having cervical cancer. But is it true, or just another medical myth? With HPV and cervical cancer making news lately […]
If you’ve ever had sex, then you are at risk of having contracted an STD. In fact, it’s a safe bet that you could actually have an STD and not even know it. While STDs often do show noticeable symptoms in both men and women, just as often STDs can show no symptoms at all. […]
Chlamydia and gonorrhea are two sexually transmitted diseases that, when left untreated, can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). Both of these bacterial STDs can be transmitted through vaginal sex, oral sex and anal sex. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are often grouped together because they are considered to be very similar, but many people do not […]