One of the biggest hurdles for combating the increase in STDs and STD related health issues is getting people who are at risk to get regular STD testing. Many times someone may have an STD but the symptoms are mild or they may have no symptoms at all. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia, the most common reported [...]
Just read an article on Teens and STDs on a website called DoSomething.org. This article is entitled “11 Facts About Teens and STIs” and it gives some starling facts about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI). Did you know for example that there are 19 Million New STI infections occuring each year with almost half of them [...]
If you think you have Chlamydia don’t feel alone. Actually Chlamydia is the most reported STD in the United States and world. It’s been reported that close to 90 million people worldwide have Chlamydia. If left untreated Chlamydia can cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) in women. Another statistic shows that women infected with Chlamydia can [...]
One of the most common of STDs is gonorrhea which has been said to be the second most reported STD behind Chlamydia. You may have heard gonorrhea referred to by such nicknames as “the clap” or “the drip” but it’s not very funny when you contact it. Not only is gonorrhea very dangerous to your [...]
Many times people are aware of gonorrhea when it affects the sexual organs of their body but few even realize that they may have gonorrhea of the mouth. Since gonorrhea is transmitted through sexual contact with an infected person oral sex can cause gonorrhea in the mouth. In fact gonorrhea is the second most reported [...]
