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Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STD)

STDs are diseases commonly transmitted between partners through some form of sexual activity, most commonly vaginal intercourse, oral sex or anal sex. Use this forum to talk about chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, syphilis, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS), Candidiasis, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), and other sexually transmitted diseases.

US considers rapid home HIV test

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A person would be able to tell within 20 minutes in the privacy of their own home whether they had contracted the infection or not just by using a mouth swab. Much like home pregnancy tests, a single control line indicates a negative result, two lines meaning infection has been found and the person...

by User avatar Bobby

Study finds HIV weakens over time

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AIDS researchers found that HIV, instead of becoming the worst pandemic in human history, as suspected, may actually be growing weaker over time. Scientists compared HIV specimens from 1986 to 1989 as AIDS showed up into the scene against viruses from 2002-2003 to determine which one “shaked...

by User avatar Jane232591

New HIV Therapy Clears Out Hidden Virus

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In the new treatment researchers were trying to eliminate reservoirs of the virus that escapes current treatment by hiding in some cells. Although the results are preliminary and tests were done on only 4 people, they are hoping to have found a way to clear the body of all HIV infections. HIV...

by User avatar Jane232591

Probably 6.5 million South African’s may be HIV-positive

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13% of all South African population may be HIV-positive, what is a dramatic increase from last year's estimate. The department of health yesterday said that between 6.29 and 6.57 million South Africans are infected with the HIV. South Africa is now the country with second highest number of...

by User avatar Bee Dee

New WHO and UN HIV treatment target – 3 Mio. for this year

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The World Health Organization has vowed to be committed to the United Nations goal of giving anti-HIV therapy to 3 million patients around the world. UN body is unlikely to achieve the goal by the year-end deadline but vowed to continue fighting the disease by administering antiretroviral therapy...

by User avatar glad683

Over 1 million people in the U.S. infected with HIV

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The US government came out with latest research data showing that more than a million Americans have the virus that causes AIDS. This is the first time that the 1 million mark has been passed since the height of the epidemic in the 1980s. The government health officials have failed to accomplish...

by User avatar best44

Been with one guy for the past two years, out of nowhere i n

ok, my boyfriend and i have had unprotected sex for the past 2 years, just a week ago, i started feeling two little bumps really close together and close to my vagina, they grew a little bit over a period of days, and i noticed a few more have popped up pretty close to the inner lip, now im...

by User avatar Guest

Hey everyone I have a very embarrassing, yet important question..

Hey, I have been in a relationship with a woman for about 2 years now, monogamously. She has been with 2 men before me (orally), but I have not contracted anything from her. (I was tested after about 8 months of being with her for HIV and everything) However I have a couple concerns: -She always...

by User avatar Very Worried29621

Discharge after gum clinic visit

Im a 30 year old Bloke. 2 weeks ago i went for a std test at a gum clinic. The day after the test i started to get the feeling that I needed to go to the toilet all the time and the feeling did not go away even if I urinated. When I had the swab inserted it did hurt a lot and it hurt when i...

by User avatar puzzeld32516

pimple on penis after unportected sex!!!

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Hey everyone, A couple a days ago i had unprotected sex with 2 people. One earlier in the day and one later that night. The first person i had never had sex with but she told me afterwords that she had been tested and was clean. The other i have had sex with before and had no had any pervious...

by User avatar samsonsamsonite