Is It A Cyst Or A Std

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HELP!! From "Scared Dad" - oral white streaks, now sublingual ranula cysts???

Doctor Frascino,Please help...things seem to be getting worse from my previous posts....here's an estimated timeline: 4/6/06: deep french kissing with bar girl - 4/15/06: sex with wife with french kissing - 4/17/06: wife complains of severe...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Scared Dad,"Sublingual ranula cysts"???? What??? Now remind me, what medical school did you graduate from that would qualify you to make such a diagnosis? However, despite not going to medical school, I do believe you correctly... Read more »

Do i have an STD?

hey in my lietime i have had severral unprotected sex but to be honest was never sex since i only... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

CAN I GIVE MYSELF AN STD (QTND: CAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF AN STD BY MASTURBATION, 2008)

I am 22 years old. I have been masturbating since the age of 13. I never had sex with anyone.... Read more »

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Relationships Between Perceived STD-Related Stigma, STD-Related Shame and STD Screening Among a Household Sample of Adolescents

Individuals' perceptions of STD-related stigma (negative societal attitudes toward STD infection) and expectations of STD-related shame (negative personal feelings) that would result from a positive test can be important barriers to STD testing.... Read more »

Routine Brief Risk-Reduction Counseling With Biannual STD Testing Reduces STD Incidence Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men in Care

The researchers evaluated whether routine, twice-yearly STD testing, together with brief risk-reduction counseling, reduces STD incidence and high-risk behaviors. The SUN study is a prospective, observational HIV cohort study carried out in four US... Read more »

Effects on Sexual Behavior and STD Rate of Brief HIV/STD Prevention Interventions for African-American Women in Primary Care Settings

The study authors tested the efficacy of brief HIV/STD risk-reduction interventions for African-American women in primary care settings. A total of 564 African-American women were recruited from a Newark, N.J., inner-city women's health clinic for... Read more »

Changes in Sexual Behavior and STD Prevalence Among Heterosexual STD Clinic Attendees: 1993-1995 Versus 1999-2000

The researchers examined trends in sex behaviors and STD prevalence over time among heterosexual STD clinic populations from three urban US clinics. Using a cross-sectional analysis comparing baseline data on risk (self-reported) and STDs... Read more »

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A pos test for HIV, STD could mean another STD too

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If you've tested positive for AIDS HIV or an STD it could mean there's another STD too. Get the standard STD clinic tests from a medical center clinic or your doctor.

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The old dreadful cysts to act up again

Posted by POZGAL44, 1 Reply

The time have come again for these old nasty cysts to act up again but i tell ya`ll that have these cysts it`s no pleasant because it`s a painful experience for all who has these nasty things we go through a second monthly when it reoccur when it... Read more »

lymph node, or cyst

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

one swollen node(I think)where the ear meets the skull on top, is there lymph nodes there, or could it be a cyst. I am worried even though I have tested negative at 6 months. This happened about 3 weeks after exposure was inflamed for about 5 days... Read more »

STD testing

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

How long do I have to wait to test for other STD's besides HIV?

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