Professor says syphilis making comeback, gonorrhea more treatment resistant

Posted on July 23, 2009

July 22nd, 2009 Dr. David H. Martin, Professor and Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, updated reporters and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases on sexually transmitted diseases in the United States on July 22, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington , DC. Dr. Martin, whose presentation was called, Sexually Transmitted Diseases: … Read More >>>

Chlamydia: the silent std

Posted on July 20, 2009

Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States today. Yet, since symptons are generally so mild it is also probably the most under reported as well. Hence its nickname “the silent STD.” In addition, while often considered a “woman’s disease,” chlamydia can strike anyone who is sexually active and is transmitted during oral and anal sex as well as vaginal intercourse, … Read More >>>

Are you clean? STDs are everywhere in college

Posted on March 27, 2009

One in five college students is infected with an STD

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are everywhere. In fact, there are more than 20 types of STDs - some curable, some not. According to the Health Services at Columbia University, 20 to 25 percent of college students are carriers of or have been infected with an STD. Nearly 65 percent of all STDs … Read More >>>

What is Hepatitis?

Posted on October 15, 2008

Hepatitis means inflammation (itis) of the liver (hepar), an irritation or swelling of the liver cells. There are many causes of hepatitis which include viral infections A, B and C that most of us have heard of, but also the disease also includes auto-immune hepatitis, fatty liver hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis and toxin induced hepatitis. Globally, it is estimated that around 250 million people … Read More >>>

STD Symptoms

Posted on September 25, 2008

Here are some of the most common STDs and their symptoms. It’s important to remember that you can get and pass many of these diseases through different forms of sex (vaginal, anal, and oral).

See your doctor right away for STD testing if you think that you might have an STD and be sure to mention that you are worried about an STD … Read More >>>

Genital Herpes Prevention and Treatment

Posted on September 25, 2008

Genital herpes is an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus or HSV. There are two types of HSV, and both can cause genital herpes. HSV type 1 most commonly infects the lips, causing sores known as fever blisters or cold sores, but it also can infect the genital area and produce sores. HSV type 2 is the usual cause of genital herpes, but it … Read More >>>

Sex infections found in quarter of Teenage Girls

Posted on September 25, 2008

The first national study of four common sexually transmitted diseases among girls and young women has found that one in four are infected with at least one of the diseases, federal health officials reported Tuesday.

Nearly half the African-Americans in the study of … Read More >>>

Chlamydia Prevention and Treatment

Posted on September 25, 2008

Chlamydia (“kla-MID-ee-uh”) is a curable sexually transmitted disease (STD), which is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. You can get genital chlamydial infection during oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact with an infected partner. It can cause serious problems in men and women, such as penile discharge and infertility respectively, as well as in newborn babies of infected mothers.

Chlamydia is one of the most … Read More >>>

Gonorrhea Prevention and Treatment

Posted on September 25, 2008

Gonorrhea is a curable sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These bacteria can infect the genital tract, mouth, and rectum of both men and women.

In women, the opening to the uterus, the cervix, is the first place of infection. The disease can spread into the uterus and fallopian tubes, resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID affects more than 1 … Read More >>>

Syphilis Prevention and Treatment

Posted on September 25, 2008

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD), once responsible for devastating epidemics. It is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pallidum. The rate of primary and secondary syphilis in the United States declined by 89.2 percent from 1990 to 2000. The number of cases rose, however, from 5,979 in 2000 … Read More >>>

CDC: More Americans HIV-positive than previously believed

Posted on September 25, 2008

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — There are more new cases of Americans infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, than previously believed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.

About 56,000 people became infected with HIV in the past year, which translates to about 40 percent more cases than officials had estimated, said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC’s National Center for … Read More >>>