STD

When you get older, you may not be thinking about your sexual health as much as you should. It is a commonly held myth that STDs such as herpes are not really present amongst older people, but in fact quite the reverse is true. …

Coming out as a young gay man is hard enough, but dealing with a sexual health problem at the same time can be enormously damaging for your mental wellness and emotional wellbeing. This is exactly what happened to Ben (not his real name),…

Chlamydia is the most commonly transmitted type of sexual infection. If you have not been careful about your sexual health, then this is one type of disease that you should be worrying about. In order to protect your sexual wellness and…

Are you worried that you have put your sexual health at risk and may have contracted an STI? If you have had unprotected sex with someone who’s medical history you do now know, you have certainly put your wellness and wellbeing at risk.…

Did you know that around a quarter of all Britons suffer from a sexual health condition? This can range from a sexually transmitted disease to erectile dysfunction. Nearly two thirds of those affected have admitted that they used the…

Recent figures have shown that the number of Sexually Transmitted Diseases diagnosed have risen by 5 percent - however, Public Health England claim that this is most likely attributed to the improved data collection, as opposed to more…

If you're sexually active, getting checked for sexually transmitted diseases is important. A new trend seems to be emerging, though, which has seen many people sharing their results online. In an age when people share personal information…

A new study has discovered that transgender women are 49 times more likely to have HIV than the general population - this suggests that nearly a fifth of all transgender women across the world gave HIV. The study included more than 11,000…

With abstinence education becoming quite commonplace, you would imagine that the risks of catching STDs would be less. Unfortunately, an alarming new insight has come to light. In a controversial study in South Carolina into…

With young people exerting their passions at every moment that they can, it is no surprise that “The Talk” provides them with the knowledge and the confidence to perform sex safely. In cases such as the one in America however, the message…

No matter how careful we try to be during sex, sometimes accidents happen and the condom can split. If this is the case, it's important that you take precautionary measures to limit the risk of STDs and pregnancy. The earlier you take these…

Throughout our lives, it is likely that some of us have romantic stories to tell and for some, the stories never end. Whilst we assume that they think more about retirement than being promiscuous, for an interesting majority of senior…

As teenagers’ trail-blaze into the realms of sex and relationships, it is a natural assumption that sexually-active youngsters will be given lessons about sexually-transmitted diseases. In Texas however, the county health officials are…

It seems as though iPhone applications such as Grindr have fuelled a new syphilis epidemic in the Christchurch community. Sexual health experts are warning that measures need to be taken now before the disease spreads to the heterosexual…

HIV/AIDS is a scary disease. It's scary on a world-wide scale and it has been scary for almost thirty years now. It's not curable but it is avoidable and over the course of years and years volunteers all over the world have been trying to…

Everyone loves to have sex and a lot of people have sex very often. Regular intercourse isn't for everyone but even the least sexual amongst us will enjoy a good romp from time to time. The issue comes in contraceptives. They come in such a…

Syphilis is one of the better known STD's in the world today. It's said to have emerged after our first expeditions into the new world, being brought back by sailors. The infection spreads through direct contact with the syphilis sores of…

We all know about the horrors of STIs and how dangerous unprotected sex can be. It turns out that while this information might seem like relatively common knowledge today, not everyone's as well-informed. There's an entire generation of…

We live in a world which is dominated by the past in every way. Every tradition and belief we hold is due to our ancestors and many things which may seem bizarre to us must have made sense long ago. The fact of the matter is that, thought…

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a real worry for many people. They can be extremely damaging to men and women and badly affect your wellness. Unfortunately many are difficult to spot because they are symptomless, but can still be a…

A shocking survey into the sexual wellness and wellbeing of people in Britain today has revealed that around 20 percent of the population would have sexual intercourse with someone who they knew had a sexually transmitted disease. …

Urban teenagers from low-income families face a rate of sexually transmitted disease.  If these teenagers get a wide range of medical, social, educational and personal support and information from multiple sources, they are fairly adept at…

For treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) the partner needs to be treated to prevent re-infection of the patient with STD.  Indeed, even after receiving antibiotics to clear their infections, 40 percent of teenage Gonorrhoea and…