Posts Tagged ‘STDs’

Findings on Herpes Treatments

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More than a million people get infected with genital herpes every year. What makes this issue more startling is that there seems to be no cure for Herpes Simplex Virus. For years now, people have only been receiving treatments to ease the symptoms. Many researchers have been looking for a genital herpes cure because of the possibility of catching AIDS due to the skin lesions. Furthermore, since herpes simplex can deteriorate the immune system, patients suffering from read more…

What’s wrong with Sexual Promiscuity?

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In our modern society, “sex” is nothing new to us. Everywhere we go, ever place we’re in, every movie we watch, every song we hear, every conversation we have, is always or most of the time related to “sex”. Even in cracking jokes, “sex” is never absent. Sex has become a normal part of our daily routine.

Take the Initiative

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Your teen is out on a date with her boyfriend. As a parent, though you do trust your child but it is inescapable that you may have doubts regarding your teen’s safety. When we talk about safety, we mean safety from all forms of harm may it be physical or emotional harm. Also, it is a common knowledge that premarital sex has become so rampant over the years. Before your teen walked out the door of your read more…

Learn About It and Share It!

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Have you ever been robbed? Has something very valuable to you been stolen and you didn’t even notice? If this has happened to you, then I’m sure the result must have been devastating. I myself have experienced this and I tell you, I really got the feeling that I was so stupid for not being careful. Most of us are suffering the consequences of our own mistakes. If only we could have been keener in our actions read more…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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STD is slowly being seen as an epidemic, a global phenomenon wherein no race or gender is discriminated from these infections and diseases. To paint just how prevalent this problem is let’s talk in percentages. In just one act of an unprotected sexual intercourse, any adolescent woman has a percentage of chance of acquiring HIV, 30-percent chance of acquiring genital herpes, and 50-percent risk of being infected with gonorrhea. And to think that chlamydia infection even read more…