Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Syphilis - primary
…intimate contact with a person who has syphilis or any other STD, or have engaged in any high-risk sexual practices including having multiple or unknown partners, or using intravenous drugs, you should contact your doctor or be screened in an STD clinic. Prevention People with multiple sex partners, unknown… related searches:syphilis
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
…current STD does not seem to be working. Prevention Preventive measure include: * Practicing safer sex behaviors * Following your doctor's recommendations after gynecological procedures * Getting prompt treatment for sexually transmitted diseases The risk of PID can be reduced by getting regular STD screening… related searches:pelvic inflammatory disease
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Safe sex
…can keep you from getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), or from giving an STD to your partner. These diseases include genital herpes, genital warts, HIV, Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and others. Information A STD is a contagious disease that can be transferred to another…
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…region where GC and CT is rare, jail entrants may have significant rates of asymptomatic STD infection. In summary, even in a region where GC and CT is rare, jail entrants may have significant rates of asymptomatic STD infection. For RI, and algorithm to test women, especially younger women reporting risky…
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Gonorrhea
…monogamous sexual relationship with an individual known to be free of any STD can reduce risk. Monogamous means you and your partner do not have sex with any other persons. You can greatly lower your risk of catching an STD by using a condom every time you have sex. Condoms are available for both men…
Facts of Life
…will help you recognize an infection in you or your sex partner. If you have an STD, you can prevent spreading it. If you suspect that you have an STD, stop having sex until you see a doctor. If you are diagnosed with an STD, follow your doctor's treatment instructions. Do not resume having sex unless…
Adolescent Medicine
…disorders, and male and female reproductive health problems. We provide sexuality and contraceptive counseling and gynecologic examinations, pap smears and STD screening. We have a special clinic for teenage parents and their children. Patient programs include: * Adolescent/Young Adult Medical Practice * Eating… related searches:coro center | eating disorder programs | adolescent
Kathleen Morrow, PhD
…postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. Her research interests focus on behavioral HIV and STD prevention interventions, as well as product acceptability research of newly developed vaginal microbicides designed to provide woman-initiated HIV prevention… related searches:kathleen morrow
General
…will result in contraction of the flu. * Giving a child sugar will cause hyperactivity. * Drinking coffee will help to sober you up. * You can catch a STD from a toilet seat. * Your heart stops beating whenever you sneeze. * It is perfectly safe, even health promoting, to lick or put saliva on a wound.… related searches:germs | dizziness | caffeine
Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - Prostatitis - acute
…cause acute prostatitis, typically seen in men younger than 35. These include gonorrhea, chlamydia, urealyticum, and trichomonas. Prostatitis from an STD typically closely follows sexual contact with an infected partner. In men older than 35, E. coli and other common bacteria are more often the cause of… related searches:swollen groin lymph nodes | epididymitis | groin pain