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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Group Offers Latino Men Information on HIV and Other STDs

The Latin American Health Institute is offering a six-week course on HIV and STD prevention. The "Many Men, Many Voices Intervention" uses a combination of teaching and discussion, said Alfredo Marulanda, LHI's prevention and education case manager,... Read more »

Majority of Men Worldwide Need More Information, Services to Prevent HIV, STDs, Unplanned Pregnancies, Report Says

The majority of men worldwide, especially men in developing nations, lack the information and services needed to protect themselves and their sexual partners from unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, according to... Read more »

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Study Looks at How Young Males Get Information About AIDS and STDs After High School

A study in the January/February issue of Family Planning Perspectives examines where young men obtain new information about the prevention of STDs/HIV and whether they carry the prevention messages that they received as adolescents with them in... Read more »

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Can STDs Facilitate HIV Transmission by Oral Sex?

Dear Ryan,I hope you can help me - I've read your archives but can't find an answer to what I think is a grey area in information concerning transmission of HIV by oral sex, and the role of STDs in increasing the likelihood of HIV...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

The presence of sexually transmitted infections can facilitate transmission in certain circumstances. Having genital STIs when having unprotected vaginal or anal sex can increase your risk for infection; it seems that this dynamic is most... Read more »

STDs (other than HIV) from receiving fellatio?

Thank you for providing such a valuable source of information. I know from reading your site that the risk of getting from receiving insertive oral sex is very low. My question is about other STDs. I've read repeatedly that there is...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

You are at greatest risk for a sexually transmitted infection (STI,STD) during genital-to-genital contact. However, engaging in oral-genital contact does pose some risk for certain STIs.There are certain sexually transmitted diseases that can be... Read more »

Other STDs Affect HIV Test

Doctor Bob,You are a legend -Just a quickie - Can having another more common STD like Chlamydia, Gonnorhea etc have any affect on the HIV blood test ie. causing false negatives or extending window period?I have checked the archives but Im obviously...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Quickie question. Quickie answer. Nope! Concurrent STDs, such as chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis, will not affect HIV-antibody test results or change the duration of the window period.You're welcome!Dr. Bob... Read more »

Will hydrogen peroxide protect you from HIV and STDs?

i HAVE HEARD THAT GARGLING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN YOUR MOUTH AFTRE PERFROMING ORAL SEX CAN ELIMINATE ANY VIRAL INFECTION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED. IS THIS EVAN CONCIEVABLE?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. Gargling or rinsing your mouth with hydrogen peroxide (or washing the genital area with hydrogen peroxide) before or after having sex, will not offer adequate protection against HIV, nor other sexually transmitted... Read more »

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Botanical Treatments For HIV, AIDS, and STDs

Posted by Anonymous

The Website:

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You can download the free eBook "Treating Herpes Naturally" through Larrea Tridentata by Dennis W. Clark, Ph.D. at this website;

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stds from having your balls sucked/licked?

Posted by team1, 5 Replies

obviously in everything there is a chance? but is there a great chance of getting any STDs from getting your balls and shaft (not the head of the penis though) sucked??

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Suffering unknowingly from untreated STDs

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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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