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Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Does anyone know what genital warts on a penis look like? I mean are they pretty obvious or barely noticable?

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Were your tests for STDs, AIDS, TB and hepatitis?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Were your tests for STDs, AIDS, TB and hepatitis?...

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Hi,

I had an unprotected Insertive Oral Sex for a while. I want to know what STDs can transmit in this way.

I have been told that SALIVA does not transmit HIV. But can it transmit other STD...What are they and how dangerous they can be.

I have sore... Read more »

stds are more likely than hiv? correct me plz

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

my dr told me this, yet i didn't believe him you have a 80-100% chance of getting an std. from a female as opposed to hiv. wow that kinda makes a person feel better. as i haven't had an std. in the archives i found that, men that have sex only... Read more »

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I'm surprised that being mycoplasma a very common std and being it included on the list of std's at least here in my country, there isn't much info on the web and few people know about it. At last I found a page in English (there are many in... Read more »

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I was woundering I experimented with a new way of masturbating by stimulating my anus ie by tickling it I was woindering is that safe can I get any stds from that and I done it by my self ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Another QTND (question that never dies) with its corresponding ATNC (answer that never changes). See link below.Dr. Bob<a href="http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Q210156.html">Hiv (QTND: CAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF HIV OR STD... Read more »

what type of stds are transmitted oraly?

If there is no seman ...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There are a variety of different STDs that can be transmitted via oral sex, with or without semen. It's also important to point out that there are different levels of risk, depending on the STD and type of oral sex. STDs that cause sores... Read more »

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Is there any STDs that can be transmitted via toilet seats?Please answer, to put some of my fears to rest. I fear that I can be infected with certain STDS such as Hepatitis, syphillis, as well and especially HIV, etc from using a public toilet the...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Here's the vital question to put those fears to rest: did any open cut or break in your skin, or any mucous membrane, come into direct contact with someone else's blood, semen, vaginal fluids or breast milk on the toilet seat? Or, did you... Read more »

dr kull a question about stds

HI SIR IS EVERY STD OR STI ASSOCIATED WITH PAIN WHILE URINATING AND FEVER? ...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

No, not all STDs are associated to those symptoms. For more about STD-related symptoms, see <a href=http://www.thebody.com/safesex/stdbasics.html target=_new>STD Basics</a>.If you have a fever that accompanies other symptoms, please... Read more »

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U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) -- Overview

What Is a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)? How Many People Have STDs? How Do You Get an STD? What Are the Symptoms of STDs? How Do You Get Tested for STDs? Can STDs Cause Health Problems? How Are STDs Treated? How Do STDs Affect... Read more »

U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Mass Treatment for Curable STDs Has Mixed Results, Study Finds: Some STD Rates Fall, But HIV Incidence Remains Unchanged

Community-wide treatment of curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) reduced STD rates, and improved pregnancy outcomes, but did not reduce new HIV infections, in a recent study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sexual Risk Behaviors and STDs During Young Men's Transition to Adulthood

The authors of the current study set out to investigate "the extent to which racial and ethnic differences in STDs among youth are related to differences in socioeconomic characteristics and risky sexual behaviors." Using data from three waves of... Read more »

Anonymous Prescriptions for STDs Could Get Committee Support Next Month

Due to increases in STDs in Utah, the Legislature's Health and Human Services Interim Committee on Wednesday generally endorsed a bill that would allow a physician to provide a prescription to unnamed sexual partners of people who have been... Read more »

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