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Genital Herpes Prevalence Down Among Teens, Adults; Number of Syphilis, Other STD Cases Rising, Studies Say

Genital herpes prevalence in the United States has decreased "significantly" in recent years, federal health officials said on Monday at the 2004 National STD Prevention Conference in Philadelphia, the New York Times reports. Dr. Fujie Xu and... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Minnesota's STD Numbers Climbed to a New High in 2008

Reported bacterial STD cases in Minnesota rose 3.5 percent from 2007 to 2008, despite a significant drop in gonorrhea cases, according to the newly released annual state Department of Health STD report. Chlamydia was the most commonly reported STD,... Read more »

STD Numbers Escalating for 14- to 24- Year-Olds in Will County, Ill.

February is National Condom Month and, according to Lyyti Dudczyk, program manager of STD/HIV services at the Will County Health Department in Illinois, a good time to address the issue that teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 25 are... Read more »

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College students and the risk of STD's

Now that I'm in college..there is a lot more sexual pressure than where i'm from. Is there an increasing number of college students who contract STD's? Why is this so? Does the environment influence risky behavior? Should college kids...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) among college students is not uncommon. In fact, when we look at STD statistics, the highest rates of STDs are found in adolescents (ages 10-19) and young adults (ages 20-24).... Read more »

STD's and oral sex

Can you contract an STD during oral sex....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. This is actually a complicated question,since we are talking about a group of diseases, rather than just one disease. The risk also depends upon whether one is giving or receiving oral sex. In regards to receiving... Read more »

Other STD's Please help!

Doc Bob, I have been reading this board from time to time and it is a great help! I have read the stats for contracting HIV from one episode of unprotected sex, I was surprised to see how low it was. I do realize that this is by no way a green...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Sunny Florida,I try to keep my replies focused on HIV, as this is primarily an HIV information website, so Ill only answer briefly. OK?1.Many STDs are easier to catch than HIV.2.No white blood cells in the urine decreases the chances you have an... Read more »

Web links to locate no charge STD testing, no appointmentneeded.

Your partner and you want to locate via the INTERNET where you bothcan walk in without an appointment to get tested together for allsexually transmitted diseases including HIV human immunodeficiencyvirus, tuberculosis and immunized for hepatitis B...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. To my knowledge, there is only one place onthe Web that can provide you with this type of information. It is availableon the National AIDS Clearinghouse website. The website address... Read more »

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Frequent urination=STD??

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi all,
I have been urinating frequently for about a week now. I would say I have to go about every hour, even during the night. I have no pain or burning sensation when urinating, and I ususally let out a good amount of urine. I was in a... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

does a std make hiv more easy to catch ?

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HIV & STD's

Posted by Carrie, 3 Replies

My boyfriend who is poz was just at a dr appointment today because of a large growing lump they think is cancer in his lungs, and they suggested he also get tested for syphilis. He freaked and left the dr without having the tests for the lump or the... Read more »

STD & HIV?

Posted by bura, 3 Replies

Hello,

It has been sometime i've made a posting. Just wanna update my condition. I still have night sweats,i have swelling under my armpits, i have a slight swelling on the joint between my leg and torso. I do have scallop toungue. I have been... Read more »

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