Can Virgins Have Std

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itch in virginal (VIRGINAL)

My virginal really itch recently... There are some white discharge as well, is there anything wrong with me ? ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your "virginal"??? Hmmm . . . a virginal is a small legless rectangular harpsichord popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. (See below.) I didn't know furniture could itch! (If your vagina itches and has a discharge, you should... Read more »

can a person catch hiv from virgins ??

can a person catch hiv/aids from having unprotected anal sex with multiple virgins ? or an... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

Homosexual Virgin Sex Risks

I've looked around, but I can't find an answer. My boyfriend and I were both virgins when... Read more »

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Studies Rebut Earlier Report on Pledges of Virginity

On Tuesday, Heritage Foundation authors presented studies that they said contradicted an earlier Journal of Adolescent Health report that concluded abstinence-only students mostly broke their virginity pledges and had similar STD rates to... Read more »

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

New Report Examines Teens' Attitudes Toward Sexual Behavior During High School Years

"The Cautious Generations? Teens Tell Us About Sex, Virginity, and the Talk" is a new survey from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy that examines teens' perceptions of sexual activity, abstinence messages, virginity, parental... Read more »

200 Public Health Advocates Rally Against Bush's Abstinence-Only Sex Education Policy at Close of STD Conference

About 200 public health advocates on Wednesday at the close of the 2004 National STD Prevention Conference in Philadelphia rallied against the Bush administration's plans to expand abstinence-only sex education, the AP/Long Island Newsday ... Read more »

HIV/STD Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk Behaviors Among Hmong-American Adolescents

A new study in the Journal of Sex Education and Therapy examines self-reported HIV/STD knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviors among Hmong-American adolescents. The Hmong are native to southern China and southeast Asia. It is estimated that... Read more »

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do i have an std??

Posted by shane1234, 2 Replies

I am 16 years old. I have only ever had sex once and had oral sex twice with the same person and we were both virgins and had never done oral sex with anybody. This was about a year ago. I have been fine since but recently i have notice it stings a... Read more »

no STD symptoms after oral a year ago. Am I ok?

Posted by 613, 1 Reply

last year I received oral for the first time in my life. I'm a virgin. The girl told me she was clean but i am paranoid.

A year has passed and I have shown no signs of genital herpes. Am I clean? Read more »

Do I Have an STD from oral sex?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

OK so this past May I got my first BJ from this girl I know. Well I had no symptoms of anything until this past week where the tip of my penis feel a little funny.

I went to the clinic this past November to see if I should get tested for anything and... Read more »

Virgin

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Okay Gents. This is it. I have been pos for nearly two years without being on meds. Now my counts are at the point where my Doc thinks I should start Combivir & Sustiva. I am going insane right now. I can't decide. I have the drugs in my hands... Read more »

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