All Blog Posts Tagged 'sexually' (5)

Doing some research today I read about an interesting option Los Angeles county is giving to about 10,000 women in the vicinity - at home tests for sexually transmitted infections. "All women in the county can request free test kits that detect chlamydia or gonorrhea infection by visiting a Web site or calling a toll-free number." Shortly thereafter, the kits are mailed directly to the woman's home where she can test her own vaginal fluids to see if she is positive for infection. While the pro… Continue

I recently read one of Jen157’s blog entries (“Health Alert-STDs Still On The Rise”) and since I am highly passionate about sexual education, I feel the need to expound on her entry and clarify some of her statements. Jen157 mentions that “[a]ll over the country and around the world STDs have been on the rise” but that’s not quite true.… Continue

All over the country and around the world STDs have been on the rise, but why? People believe that it's the parents fault, or the Government for not providing proper sex education in schools, or even the music and media of this time of age but really it's everyones fault including all the people that don't bother to get tested and spread the diseases around unknowingly. One of the main issues is people don't realize that there infected with a sexually transmitted disease in the first place beca… Continue

Generally, sexually transmitted infections can be categorized two ways: curable and incurable. While incurable sounds incredibly scary, oftentimes the infection can be treated. Let me break things down for you. Curable syphilis gonorrhea Chlamydia… Continue

No, really. Someone actually designated April as National STD Education and Awareness Month, and it's probably not a bad thing, considering one in four teenage girls has an STD. This video explains more. Although only a small number of girls were included in the study, not all STDs were tested for, suggesting that the actual percentage of teenage girls with an STD might be higher. In addition, some girls were… Continue