Physical Activity and Sexual Dysfunction Erectile and sexual dysfunction is a problem in many men and while there are pills and medicines you can take, did you also know that there are at-home exercises you can do to help improve sexual function? Because it is a symptom of a larger issue, many doctors are instructed [...]
When will you need a STD test? STD screening is important for everyone who is sexually active with more than one partner (or with single partner who have multiple partners). The nature and intervals at which these screening tests are performed vary; depending on several factors. The aim of performing screening tests is to identify, [...]
HPV - Human Papillomavirus A common type of sexually transmitted infection, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) affects most sexually active men and women in some point in their lives. The infection may be caused by any of the 150 HPV viruses. A person may get infected through oral, anal, or vaginal sex. The infection may cause warts [...]
Herpes Simplex A viral disease, Herpes is caused by two different herpex simplex viruses, categorized as type 1 and type 2. The viruses can stay in human body for a lifetime and cause keep causing infections intermittently. While type 1 causes cold sores or blisters around the mouth and lips, type 2 causes sores around [...]
HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus As its name suggests, human immunodeficiency virus attacks the immune system and white blood cells. The virus spreads through fluids in the body and affects CD4 cells, which are a crucial part of the human defence system. The human body cannot get rid of HIV virus – which means, once [...]
Candidiasis A form of fungal infection, Candidiasis is caused by a yeast Candida, which is naturally found in the human body in small amounts. However, the yeast could over grow due to certain medications and health problems. Warm, moist parts of the body are highly prone to candidiasis. An infection of the skin, candidiasis can [...]
Syphilis A highly contagious sexually transmitted disease, Syphilis is caused and spread by the Treponema pallidum bacterium. The disease goes unnoticed in its early stages, since it is spread from sores that are often unrecognized. As a result, the infected person unknowingly passes on the disease to their sexual partner. The infection may pass on [...]
Gonorrhea A contagious disease, Gonorrhea is transmitted through sexual contact or infected body fluids. The infection can spread during childbirth. People with more than one sex partners are at a higher risk of contracting the bacterial infection. Spread by bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which grows in mucus membranes, gonorrhea bacteria affects hundreds of thousands of people [...]
Chlamydia A sexually transmitted infection, Chlamydia can be easily passed on to sexual partners, especially during unprotected sexual intercourse. The disease often does not have any outward symptoms, which makes diagnosis extremely difficult. Unprotected sex is one of the prime causes of Chlamydia infection. Touching genitals together can also result in the transmission of the [...]
