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Can HPV Vaccine Help Prevent Cervical Cancer In Women?
HPV Vaccine For Women: The HPV vaccine is a critical preventive measure, significantly reducing the risk of cervical cancer. Women are advised to get the HPV vaccine starting at the age of 11 or 12, though it can be given as early as age 9 and up to age 26 for those who missed earlier vaccination.
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''Syphilis Epidemic'': Cases Of Sexually Transmitted Disease Shoot Up In US
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022.
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WHO Report On Increasing Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria Paints A Grim Picture
It said that more than 60 per cent of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates, a common sexually transmitted disease, have shown resistance to the common oral antibacterial ciprofloxacin.
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Did You Know Kissing Could Transmit Gonorrhea? This Is What A New Study Says
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can be transmitted among people who have vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who has it, and it can infect the genitals, rectum and throat.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Are There Any Side Effects Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills?
Emergency contraceptive pills are known as the postcoital contraceptives because they are meant to be used after sexual intercourse.
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Charlie Sheen's HIV Diagnosis Isn't Something to be Ashamed Of. Our Reaction to It Is.
When the Internet learned of Charlie Sheen's HIV status, the response was what you'd expect - in 1990, maybe. We saw a throwback to a time before we knew better, when such a diagnosis had fearful, ignorant bystanders desperate to prove to themselves that those suffering from the incurable, deadly Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) had done someth...
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Brazil Takes Advantage of World Cup Crowds to Test for HIV
Brazilian health officials handed out condoms to World Cup fans in Sao Paulo on Friday and took advantage of festivities in the city to test people for HIV.
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Circumcision prevents penile injuries
A new study finds that circumcised men appear less likely to sustain cuts, abrasions and other minor injuries to the penis during sex.
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Treating bacterial vaginosis prevents STD
Treating silent or asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis with
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Can HPV Vaccine Help Prevent Cervical Cancer In Women?
HPV Vaccine For Women: The HPV vaccine is a critical preventive measure, significantly reducing the risk of cervical cancer. Women are advised to get the HPV vaccine starting at the age of 11 or 12, though it can be given as early as age 9 and up to age 26 for those who missed earlier vaccination.
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''Syphilis Epidemic'': Cases Of Sexually Transmitted Disease Shoot Up In US
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80% to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022.
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WHO Report On Increasing Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria Paints A Grim Picture
It said that more than 60 per cent of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates, a common sexually transmitted disease, have shown resistance to the common oral antibacterial ciprofloxacin.
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Did You Know Kissing Could Transmit Gonorrhea? This Is What A New Study Says
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can be transmitted among people who have vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone who has it, and it can infect the genitals, rectum and throat.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Are There Any Side Effects Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills?
Emergency contraceptive pills are known as the postcoital contraceptives because they are meant to be used after sexual intercourse.
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Charlie Sheen's HIV Diagnosis Isn't Something to be Ashamed Of. Our Reaction to It Is.
When the Internet learned of Charlie Sheen's HIV status, the response was what you'd expect - in 1990, maybe. We saw a throwback to a time before we knew better, when such a diagnosis had fearful, ignorant bystanders desperate to prove to themselves that those suffering from the incurable, deadly Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) had done someth...
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Brazil Takes Advantage of World Cup Crowds to Test for HIV
Brazilian health officials handed out condoms to World Cup fans in Sao Paulo on Friday and took advantage of festivities in the city to test people for HIV.
-
Circumcision prevents penile injuries
A new study finds that circumcised men appear less likely to sustain cuts, abrasions and other minor injuries to the penis during sex.
-
Treating bacterial vaginosis prevents STD
Treating silent or asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis with
