Sexual Health & STDs: Overview

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  • Preventive Measures

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    It is important to distinguish between birth control and prevention of STDs. While birth control pills and IUDs help prevent pregnancy, neither measure offers any worthwhile protection against disease.

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  • The Hazards Of Bathroom Seats

    Article
    02/21/06, Harvard Health Publications

    Although any contaminated surface has the potential to transmit an infectious agent to people who come into contact with it, the real risk of developing illness from a toilet seat is nearly zero. The risk almost surely does not warrant the enormous e

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  • Emergency Contraception

    Article
    05/23/06, Healthwise

    Emergency contraception is a way to prevent pregnancy if:

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  • Orchitis

    Article
    11/08/07, MayoClinic.com

    Orchitis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this painful testicular inflammation.

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  • Molluscum contagiosum

    Article
    02/09/08, MayoClinic.com

    Molluscum contagiosum — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this common skin infection.

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  • In Search of the Elusive Aphrodisiac: Sex, Food and Myth

    Article
    02/17/06, Harvard Health Publications

    The idea that certain foods can increase sexual interest, improve sexual performance or enhance fertility has been around for centuries. If true, which foods have this power and how do they work their magic?

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  • Dealing with Trichomoniasis

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Trichomoniasis, or trich, is a sexually transmitted vaginitis suffered by an estimated 5 million American women yearly. In men, this infection rarely produces any symptoms; approximately 40 percent of infected women are also asymptomatic. Since they

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  • Bacteria, Viruses, and Bugs

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Over a lifetime, the body can host many different kinds of germs including those that cause sexually transmitted diseases. There are three types of STDs—bacterial, viral, and bugs. Bacterial STDs are transient which means they will respond to medic

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  • Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    The following section discusses the eight most common STDs in North America, grouped by symptoms. Information on other sexually related diseases can be found in "Curing Vaginal Infections" and "The Persistent Threat of AIDS." The first group discuss

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  • Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    HSV is a member of the family of viruses responsible for chicken pox, shingles, and infectious mononucleosis. The strain HSV-1 of this common virus is also responsible for cold sores, canker sores, and fever blisters that appear on the mouth. Primar

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