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STD Testing

Dr. Frascino,I'd like to thank you for answering my question concerning hiv symptoms. I'm proud to say that my four and a half month test for hiv came out negative. What a relief. I'd also like to ask you a question about STD...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Very Grateful Person,Yes, your 11-day STD screen is conclusive. You can stop worrying now. Having the "thing they put in your penis" is enough punishment for your lapse in judgment and will probably be an excellent reminder not to... Read more »

Sensitive Testicles and possible STD?

Dear Doc About 6 months ago I had sex with a woman. Oral sex without protection, vaginal sex with... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

HPV& (-) ON STD'S

I'M AN 18 YR. OLD FEMALE AND I RECENTLY HAD A PAP THAT TURNED OUT ABNORMAL. THEY SAY IT IS... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York: Van to Provide Mobile HIV, STD Testing in North Country

Thanks to a new van, AIDS Community Resources is expanding the reach of its mobile HIV testing program to Jefferson County. ACR already has mobile units in Utica and Syracuse; Jefferson is reportedly seeing a growth in methamphetamine production,... Read more »

Males Less Likely to Tell Partner About STD: Study

Men and teenage boys are far less likely than females to tell their main sexual partners they have been diagnosed with an STD, a small study in France suggests. Researchers found that 14 percent of men diagnosed with an STD in the past five years... Read more »

Vietnam HIV/STD Prevention Campaign Fails to Increase Condom Use Among Sex Workers

A five-year nationwide HIV and STD prevention campaign aimed at sex workers in Vietnam has not been successful in increasing condom use, health officials attending a two-day conference in Hanoi said on Wednesday, Viet Nam News reports. Nguyen... Read more »

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 »

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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 »

STD negative

Posted by sadface, 3 Replies

Hey guys...got my STD results all negative after 6 weeks. WHew...I had a hiv at 6 weeks too, negative. Now its countdown time for 6 more weeks to hit that 3 month mark...please pray for me for I have NO confidence at all...life is a crap shoot! love... Read more »

STD VS. HIV

Posted by mental_case, 2 Replies

I know alot of you worry about this as have i so here is a post from Dr.Gallant in regards to std being more easily spread then hiv. i hope it helps (it has helped me)
a little anyway.
By Joel E. Gallant, M.D., M.P.H. (02-Mar-1999)

Is it true that... Read more »

STD & HIV?

Posted by bura, 1 Reply

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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