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STD Awareness: Trichomoniasis
Trichomonas vaginalis, normally pear-shaped, flattens itself out after attaching to vaginal cells, maximizing surface area between parasite and host. The purple organisms are bacteria. Image: Antonio...
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STD Awareness: Cytomegalovirus and Molluscum Contagiosum
Most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are caused by microorganisms – lifeforms that are too small to be seen without a microscope. Many STDs, however, are caused by viruses, which technically...
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STD Awareness: Intestinal Parasites
Editor’s Note: If you’re wondering if there is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes maggots, please see our new article, “Is There an STD That Causes Maggots?” This colorized scanning...
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STD Awareness: “Can I Get an STD from Oral Sex?”
As tools to reduce risk for STD transmission, dental dams are not to be ignored. Editor’s Note: Other posts of interest to readers include: “Gonorrhea of the Throat,” “Oral Herpes,” “Can Oral Herpes Be...
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Allergic to Latex? You Can Still Have Safer Sex
Condoms offer fantastic protection against STDs and reduce pregnancy risk. Most are made from latex, to which some people are allergic. Latex condoms are a well-rounded form of birth control: Not only...
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STD Awareness: HIV and AIDS
Our immune systems are beautiful things, refined through millions of years of evolution. The immune system’s complexity is testament to the “arms race” that has been taking place between our species...
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Arm Yourself Against Genital Warts and Cancer!
Vaccines are pretty nifty: Injecting a few tiny particles stimulates your immune system to build antibodies, which can bind to and help destroy harmful pathogens. A well-oiled immune system can...
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The Condom Broke. Now What?
Protecting yourself with barriers like condoms is an important part of keeping yourself healthy when you and your partner don’t know one another’s STD status. Condoms are also great for pregnancy...
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