What Are the Most Common Complications of Untreated STDs?

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The task of motivating others to get properly tested and treated for existing STDs has proven to be quite the difficult one, over the past couple of years. This has proven to be an even greater problem when there are feelings of fear and shame involved, as it is the case with most individuals living … Les mer

Children as Victims of STDs in Africa

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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have caused us troubles for centuries now. From the time when they were first identified as a threat until now, we have seen STDs affecting millions of people around the world, causing some troubling symptoms and even more troubling and potentially life-threatening complications.  But it seems that some groups of people … Les mer

Can You Get STD Without Sexual Intercourse?

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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), as the term suggests, are diseases that are transmitted through having unprotected sexual intercourse. However, that is certainly not the only way of transmission that researchers have described over the years. In the following article, we will share the different transmission ways through which an STD could be transmitted that do … Les mer

How the Throat Becomes a “Silent Vessel” for Gonorrhea?

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Our throat harbors countless bacteria. Of course, the majority of them are harmless, yet there are one particular bacteria in the throat, and it’s far from harmless – that one is gonorrhea.  According to WHO (the World Health Organization), for the last couple of years, more and more people have been infected by it, predominantly … Les mer

Facts About Having Sex with Someone with HPV

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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is very common, especially to sexually active people. In fact, around 80 percent of sexually active people will have such a virus at some point in their lives. But, the sad thing is that people who are infected with HPV don’t know that they have such a virus because it does not … Les mer

Drug-Resistant HIV on the Rise, WHO Warns

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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a retrovirus that infects the immune system’s cells and destroys or impairs their function. Although rates of HIV decreased worldwide, it is still prevalent. In fact, about 36.7 million people around the globe are living with HIV, but 17 million of them are receiving medicines called antiretroviral therapy (ART) to … Les mer

All What You Need To Know About Chlamydia

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Chlamydia is defined as a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects both men and women. The condition is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. Men can get this STI in their urethra (inside of the penis), throat, and rectum while women can develop it in the cervix, rectum, and throat.  Both men and women get … Les mer

How Fear Inhibits HIV Testing and Treatment in African Men

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HIV is a potentially life-threatening virus that damages the immune system, causing a disease known as AIDS to develop. It is through unprotected sexual intercourse – including oral, vaginal, and anal that this dangerous virus is being transmitted from one person to another.  Although HIV is spread all around the world, affecting roughly 34 million … Les mer