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A sexually transmitted disease ( STD), also known as sexually transmitted infection ( STI) or venereal disease ( VD), is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans or animals by means of sexual contact, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex. While in the past, these illnesses have mostly been referred to as STDs or VD, in recent years the term sexually transmitted infection (STI) has been preferred, as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may be infected, and may potentially infect others, without showing signs of disease. Some STIs can also be transmitted via use of an IV drug needle after its use by an infected person, as well as through childbirth or breastfeeding. Sexually transmitted infections have been well known for hundreds of years. Until the 1990s, STDs were commonly known as venereal diseases&_160; Veneris is the Latin genitive form of the name Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Social disease was another euphemism. Specifically, the term STD refers only to infections that are causing symptoms. Because most of the time people do not know that they are infected with an STD until they start showing symptoms of disease, most people use the term STD, even though the term STI is also appropriate in many cases. Moreover, the term sexually transmissible disease is sometimes used since it is less restrictive in consideration of other factors or means of transmission. For instance, meningitis is transmissible by means of sexual contact but is not labeled as an STI because sexual contact is not the primary vector for the pathogens that cause meningitis. This discrepancy is addressed by the probability of infection by means other than sexual contact. In general, an STI is an infection that has a negligible probability of transmission by means other than sexual contact, but has a realistic means of transmission by sexual contact (more sophisticated means&_160;— blood transfusion, sharing of hypodermic needles&_160;—are not taken into account). Thus, one may presume that, if a person is infected with an STI, e.g., chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, it was transmitted to him/her by means of sexual contact.
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1. Genital Warts Treatments
November 05, 2009
Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease. Each year 1 million new cases of genital warts are diagnosed, two thirds of which are in women. The estimated prevalence rate in the US population is 15 percent. HPV infects keratinocytes. Such infection can manifest clinically as genital warts. These warts are spread through intimate skin-to-skin contact with an infected partner, and often require an immediate HPV cure. Out of about 200 types of HPV identified to date, more than 30 have the ability to infect the genital tract. However, HPV types 6 and 11 a... (read more)
Author: vita li
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2. Guaranteed Herpes Treatment!
November 03, 2009
Here we go again, The Truth, The whole Truth & nothing but The Truth.. . HERPES - THE FACTS .. Herpes, medically termed "herpesvirus hominus", is a highly contagious viral infection that is spreading like wildfire around the world, affecting both males and females. The herpes virus is generally referred to, labelled and treated as a STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease). There are eight known main types of the herpes virus, but only two are of real concern. The first type is Simplex 1(HSV1), which normally targets the mouth and lip area, but can also affect any part of the body, especially f... (read more)
Author: Spiros Barbaressos
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3. Sexual aids for Protection against the Risks of Unprotected Sex
October 26, 2009
Now days the risk of STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) and unnecessary pregnancies are increasing day by day. But in order to reduce this entire one should indulge in safe sex by using different sexual aids available in the market. It is true that any type of sexual aid is not 100% effective but at the same time it is far much better than not using any protection. The methods that are available though are not full proof but still they seriously reduce the risks of contracting the disease or unnecessary pregnancy.
So if an individual is engaging himself in any type of sexual activity it ... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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4. Treating Genetal Herpes
October 26, 2009
Herpes is a viral disease that results to cold sores. It is transmitted sexually and usually don't have symptoms. When symptoms do appear, they usually appear in the form of blisters that surround the genitals or rectum. When the blisters break, they leave sores on the skin that is of course traumatic and takes weeks to heal. Symptoms vary from person to person. Some people have severe infection while others may just have mild symptoms. The incubation lasts at least two weeks, after that symptom of blisters will already be seen. There is still no known cure for herpes, so anyone tha... (read more)
Author: Craig Sasse
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5. Steps To Take To Prevent Genital Warts
October 22, 2009
Genital warts is a kind of sexually transmitted disease. Though it is not the worst type that you can suffer from it is no less irritable and painful to have to deal with. Those who have had it understand just how tough it can be and how easily they are able to pass it on. The greatest thing you are able to do is to find out how you are able to keep from being one of the hundreds who are diagnosed with it each year.
If you are sexually active then you have to try to keep one single partner at any given time. Having many partners will increase the risk that one or more of them have the con... (read more)
Author: Naomi West
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6. Why Adolescent Girls Should Visit a Gynecologist
October 22, 2009
Adolescence is the time when girls face many changes as they not only become physically mature, but sexually, too. In order to maintain good health, they need to consult gynecologist, adolescent medicine physician and obstetrician. Adolescents who are sexually active need to get some test done like pelvic examination, Pap test and test for checking sexually transmitted diseases. This helps the early determination of conditions that can affect reproductive, gynecological and sexual health.
Schiller test is conducted where the iodine solution is used to cover the cervix. In colposcopy, c... (read more)
Author: Kelvin Gentry
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7. Yeast Infections Symptoms - How to Know When You Have a Yeast Infection
October 08, 2009
Women would always rather find a yeast infection cure than put up with the irritating effects of this disease. One of the symptoms in women is a yellow discharge and itching. If you think you have a yeast infection, I have some important information for you.
You can treat a yeast infection with vaginal yogurt. Making yogurt a part of your diet will be very beneficial for you. You are more likely to get a sexually transmitted disease when you have an infection. Vaginal yeast Infection is the main reason for vaginal irritation. 75 percent or more women will have at least one yeast infectio... (read more)
Author: Shannon Spoon
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8. The Best Vaginal Yeast Infections Symptoms Natural Treatments
October 01, 2009
Vaginal yeast infections are caused by a number of things including a sudden change in a woman’s hormones that occur during pregnancy, breastfeeding, intake of oral contraceptive pills, etc. This type of disease can be contracted or transmitted sexually even for those who practice safe sexual intercourse and monogamy.
Symptoms of this type of disease are soreness or redness of the genitals, foul smelling discharge, persistent itching, and chaffing. When you notice any or all of these yeast infection symptoms, it is best to immediately seek medical consult in order to get due treatment... (read more)
Author: Fredrick N.I
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9. Know All About Ginekolog, Trudnoca and the Sexually Transmitted Diease Kondilomi through Ultrazvuk
September 25, 2009
Ginekolog is another word for gynecology. It is branch dealing with the disease of the female reproductive organs. Female reproductive organs comprise of vagina, uterus and ovaries. Ginekolog is a specialized branch and the specialist is known as the gynecologist. A female patient first visits general practitioner with her complaints and if the special investigation or treatment of a specialist is required she is referred to ginekolog specialist. The investigations in ginekolog are instrumental that is mostly speculum, bimanual palpation, retro-vaginal that is the state of cervix or the lower... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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10. Cyber Romance is not cheating
September 25, 2009
Virtual Sex or Cybersex, as more and more people are calling it this days, was created with the main purpose in mind, of creating an internet platform in which adults over the age of 21 could show themselves, sensually, on a visual-verbal way, without meeting in person and share this experience only on the internet. The other cool thing about this is that one doesn’t get exposed to any type of sexually transmitted disease. This new style of communication started getting popular at the beginning of this new millennium, and it’s getting a lot of more main stream exposure as the days go by. Te... (read more)
Author: Claudia Thompson
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11. Internal Genital Warts Treatments
September 24, 2009
Internal Genital Warts Treatments are many and vary, but first let's discuss the disease, it's self.
Internal genital warts are caused by the Human Papillomavirus, also called HPV...when this microscopic virus infects the skin.
HPV is a sexually transmitted disease and like many other STDs, HPV often does not have any signs and symptoms that you are able to see or feel. People are usually not aware that they are carrying the virus because there are no symptoms. Even when internal genital warts do occur, they are not visible and therefore the first indication of internal genital wa... (read more)
Author: Sharon Sutley
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