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  • WELL; Vital Signs: Prevention: Fewer Young Women Complete HPV Vaccine

    NYT > Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
    7 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Dr Abbey B Berenson study in online journal Cancer finds that the percentage of young women completing the required three vaccinations for the human papillomavirus is low and dropping.

  • Non-oral Contraceptives Have Higher Venous Thromboembolism Risk Than Oral Ones

    Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today
    15 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    Some non-oral hormonal contraceptives, such as vaginal rings, implants and skin patches carry a higher risk of venous thromboembolism - blood clots - when compared to oral contraceptive pills, researchers from the University of Copenhagen revealed in the BMJ (British Medical Journal)...

  • Cervical Cancer Patients Avoid Hysterectomies With Help Of 3-D Imaging Techniques

    Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News From Medical News Today
    15 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    A study presented by Dr. Renaud Mazeron at the World Congress of Brachytherapy reveals that many cases of hysterectomy, as well as recurrence and spreading of cancer of the cervix can be controlled effectively by delivering radiotherapy directly to the cancer with 3-D imaging techniques...

  • Truvada For HIV Prevention Plus Behavioral Strategies

    HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
    16 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association...

  • The Importance Of Human Breast Milk Ingredient In Gastrointestinal Health

    Women's Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today
    16 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    A new University of Illinois study shows that human milk oligosaccharides, or HMO, produce short-chain fatty acids that feed a beneficial microbial population in the infant gut. Not only that, the bacterial composition adjusts as the baby grows older and its needs change...
 
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    Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine News From Medical News Today

  • Cervical Cancer Patients Avoid Hysterectomies With Help Of 3-D Imaging Techniques

    15 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    A study presented by Dr. Renaud Mazeron at the World Congress of Brachytherapy reveals that many cases of hysterectomy, as well as recurrence and spreading of cancer of the cervix can be controlled effectively by delivering radiotherapy directly to the cancer with 3-D imaging techniques...

  • Hysterectomies May Be Avoided For Cervical Cancer Patients Using 3-D Image Guided Brachytherapy

    11 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    Delivering radiotherapy directly to cancer of the cervix using 3-D imaging techniques is effective at controlling the return and spread of the disease and, in most cases, avoids the need for hysterectomies, according to research presented at the World Congress of Brachytherapy [1 & 2]...

  • HPV Vaccine Completion Rate Among Girls Is Poor, Getting Worse

    8 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among those who initiated the series has dropped significantly - as much as 63 percent - since the vaccine was approved in 2006, according to new research from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston...

  • HPV-Infected Cancer Cells Killed By Small Molecular Bodyguards

    30 Apr 2012 | 3:00 am
    Researchers at The Wistar Institute announce the discovery of small molecules that kill cancer cells caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). Their results, in both cell and mouse models, demonstrate that the small molecule inhibitors protect a tumor-suppressing protein targeted by viral proteins, thus killing the infected tumor cells...

  • Cervical Screening Rates Low In Some Groups

    23 Apr 2012 | 12:00 pm
    According to a study published in the Journal of Public Health, women who are young, non-Caucasian or live in areas of socioeconomic deprivation are less likely to attend cervical screening. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women, with around 400,000 new cases and 250,000 deaths each year...
 
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  • Truvada For HIV Prevention Plus Behavioral Strategies

    16 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association...

  • Tenofovir Safe For HIV-Positive Pregnant Mothers

    15 May 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Tenofovir, the anti-HIV drug, is safe to use during pregnancy according to a new study published in PloS Medicine. The researchers, led by Diana Gibb from the MRC Clinical Trials Unit in London, UK, found that the drug does not increase the risk of kidney problems, birth defects or growth abnormalities in infants born to HIV-positive women in Africa...

  • People With HIV/AIDS May Be More Prone To Sudden Cardiac Death

    15 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    What is the connection, if any, between sudden cardiac death and people with HIV/AIDS? And can that knowledge help prolong their lives? In a comprehensive, 10-year UCSF study, researchers found patients with HIV/AIDS suffered sudden cardiac death at a rate four times higher than the general population...

  • HIV Prevention Pill Receives FDA Panel Support

    12 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    On Thursday, a panel of outside experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to support approval of the daily pill Truvada to prevent HIV in healthy people...

  • Innovative Model Of Safer Indoor Sex Work Spaces Promote Health And Safety Of Street-Based Sex Workers

    11 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    Safer indoor sex work spaces provide important and potentially life-saving benefits to sex workers including reduced exposure to violence and HIV and improved relationships with police, according to a study published by the Gender and Sexual Health Initiative of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University of British Columbia (UBC)...
 
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    MedicineNet Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs in Men) Specialty

  • FDA Seems to Back Pill to Help Prevent HIV

    10 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    Title: FDA Seems to Back Pill to Help Prevent HIVCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/9/2012 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/10/2012 12:00:00 AM

  • Teens

    9 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    Title: TeensCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/9/2012 12:00:00 AM

  • Puberty

    4 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    Title: PubertyCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 8/24/2007 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/4/2012 12:00:00 AM

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    3 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    Title: Human Immunodeficiency VirusCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/3/2012 12:00:00 AM

  • HPV Cancer Hits 8,000 Men, 18,000 Women a Year

    20 Apr 2012 | 2:00 am
    Title: HPV Cancer Hits 8,000 Men, 18,000 Women a YearCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/20/2012 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/20/2012 12:00:00 AM
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  • One in Six

    16 May 2012 | 4:19 am
    According to a paper published last week in The Lancet: Oncology 16 percent of cancers are caused by infection with a virus - meaning there are more than two million new cancer diagnoses attributable to infection each year. This number varies from country to country - in Sub-Saharan Africa almost one third of cancers have a viral origin - but no matter how you look at things this represents a fundamental change in the public conception of cancer. It's still a condition where cells are growing out of control, but now we know that many of them have a trigger. Although it might not sound like it…

  • PReP Approved

    14 May 2012 | 4:07 am
    Last week, the FDA approved the use of Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis in groups who are at high risk for contracting HIV through sexual contact - gay and bisexual men and the domestic partners of HIV infected individuals. As I've said before, I have extremely mixed feelings about the concept of pre-exposure prophylaxis. I'm worried that people may use it as an excuse to forgo practicing safe sex. I'm concerned that misuse might lead to a problem of drug resistance. It bothers me that people might change the way they think about protecting themselves from HIV. Still, I think that the…

  • Follow Through Matters

    11 May 2012 | 4:52 am
    The HPV vaccine is one of the most important sexual health discoveries of the past few decades. Being able to prevent HPV-related cancers should be a triumph of science, but uptake of the vaccine has never been great. Unfortunately, in recent years, it seems like some measures of vaccinations have only been getting worse. An early view article just published in the journal Cancer has shown that, in the years between 2006 and 2009, the number of young women completing the full vaccination schedule actually went steadily down. With the exception of the subgroup of women over the age of 27, who…

  • Go Team Teen

    9 May 2012 | 4:10 am
    A new study from the CDC has shown that not only are fewer teenage girls having intercourse, more of them are using effective forms of contraception. Unsurprisingly, this is reflected in the teen birth rate, which is still ridiculously high compared to other industrialized nations but at least is getting better. While these improvements are difficult to attribute directly to sex education changes across the country, it's important to notice that improving teen sexual health isn't just about encouraging teens to have less sex. It's about encouraging them to make smarter sexual choices in…

  • Bad Honeymoon

    7 May 2012 | 4:53 am
    Sexually associated urinary tract infections, a.k.a. "Honeymoon Cystitis", are a not infrequent consequence of enthusiastic sex. They can occur whether or not a couple is practicing safer sex, because these infections are not necessarily caused by bacteria being transmitted between partners, they can also be caused by bacteria being moved around and ending up where it's not supposed to. While doing things like peeing after sex may help to prevent UTIs, word is out that they're getting harder to treat. According to a paper published in the April issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy,…
 
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    About.com Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): What's Hot Now

  • HPV in Men

    std.guide@about.com
    16 May 2012 | 6:05 am
    Human papillomavirus (HPV) isn't just the cervical cancer virus. It affects men as well, causing throat and anal cancer as well as genital warts. Although it is hard to find testing for HPV in men, HPV in men is a real problem ... and not just because male HPV is reservoir for the HPV infection in women.

  • STDs During Pregnancy

    std.guide@about.com
    16 May 2012 | 6:05 am
    STDs don't only affect your health, they can affect the health of your baby.

  • HIV & Childbearing

    std.guide@about.com
    16 May 2012 | 6:05 am
    In recent years, almost all HIV infections occurring in U.S. children were the result of mother-to-child transmission. However, the epidemic is slowly coming under control.

  • Pubic Lice Symptoms

    std.guide@about.com
    16 May 2012 | 6:05 am
    The most obvious symptom of pubic lice is the lice themselves.

  • Pubic Lice: An Overview

    std.guide@about.com
    16 May 2012 | 6:05 am
    Crabs. Pubic Lice. Are you itching to understand?
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    About.com Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): Most Popular Articles

  • Hand Job

    16 May 2012 | 6:39 am
    A hand job is one way to masturbate a man.

  • NGU Symptoms

    16 May 2012 | 6:39 am
    As you would expect by the name, the main symptom of non-gonococcal urethritis is swelling of the urethra.

  • Is Oral Sex Safe Sex?

    16 May 2012 | 6:39 am
    It's all very well and good to say that oral sex is not safe sex, but how much of a risk are you actually taking if you choose to practice unprotected oral sex? What sexually transmitted diseases can be transferred from genitals to mouth and vice versa?

  • Socioeconomic Status

    16 May 2012 | 6:39 am
    Socioeconomic status can often have profound effects on a person's health due to differences in ability to access health care as well as dietary and other lifestyle choices that are associated with both finances and education.

  • Condom Size

    16 May 2012 | 6:39 am
    There are lots of factors to think about when choosing a condom, and one of them is condom size. Although most condoms will fit most men, men who fall far to one end or the other of the penis size scale may have a harder time finding a condom brand in which they feel comfortable.
 
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    gonorrhea - Yahoo! News Search Results

  • FDA Approves Gen-Probe's PANTHER

    11 May 2012 | 11:15 am
    Gen-Probe receives U.S. FDA approval for its PANTHER System

  • Research and Markets: Gonorrhea Therapeutics - Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2019 - Evolving Gonorrhea ...

    10 May 2012 | 3:40 am
    Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Gonorrhea Therapeutics -

  • Scientific American examines worldwide spread of drug-resistant gonorrhea

    7 May 2012 | 11:13 am
    Scientific American examines how strains of cephalosporin-resistant gonorrhea have "been emerging in Japan, and moving east and west from there, for at least a decade." The magazine writes, "Rapid international travel allowed the resistance mutation to hopscotch the globe," noting antibiotic-resistant strains that have been identified in Sweden, England, Norway, the Philippines, Spain, and France.

  • Return of the Clap

    4 May 2012 | 6:25 am
    Mark Pandori was worried. It was 2008, and he had just read the latest in a string of reports from Japan. The articles all described patients infected with a particular strain of gonorrhea that was less susceptible than usual to an important class of antibiotics. Pandori, director of the laboratory at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, knew that gonorrhea had become resistant to ...

  • Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: How We Lost Track

    4 May 2012 | 5:19 am
    if I were starting this blog today, I’d be tempted to name it the Department of Unintended Consequences. So much of what I write about seems to belong in that zone: Send U.N. troops to Haiti, start a cholera epidemic. Aim to eradicate wild polio, clear the way for the vaccine-derived kind.
 
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  • Screening Guidelines Miss Some High-Risk Groups

    May 9, 2012 (San Diego, California) — National age-related screening guidelines for trachomatis might miss some at-risk women older than 25 years, according to research presented here at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...

  • Muskegon County second in Michigan for infections

    MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI -- Muskegon County is near the top of a less-than-desirable list: prevalence infections. Muskegon County has the second-highest percentage of its people infected in Michigan behind Wayne County in the Detroit area ...

  • Sweetheart, let's talk about STDs

    They're not easy words to say, sexually transmitted diseases. Try saying them aloud, and in front of others: , gonorrhea, syphilis. They're not easy to say because we're not comfortable talking about sex, with our partners or to our children.

  • is Not a Flower (and other love lessons I missed)

    Vanderbilt grad and writer (for MTV, Billboard, etc.) Lauren Schmitzer’s rumination on the challenges of love and the modern dating scene originally gained exposure at Women’s Work 2011, Tennessee Women’s Theater Project’s annual festival of ...
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  • Digital Storytelling: A Community Tool to End HIV Stigma

    Mindy Nichamin
    15 May 2012 | 5:08 pm
    By Mindy Nichamin, AIDS.gov New Media CoordinatorAt AIDS.gov we’ve been thinking a lot about the power of storytelling. In the HIV community, everyone has a story to bring to the table, and more people are sharing theirs with new media. Many tools are available to help to facilitate storytelling and have conversations around HIV. One example of a tool used to share stories with social media is Storify , a website that gathers tweets, blog posts, online videos, photos, news articles, and more from around the web and places them into a single post, or “story.” It provides a space where…

  • May 19 Is Hepatitis Testing Day

    Ronald Valdiserri
    14 May 2012 | 4:08 pm
    By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Cynthia Jorgensen, Dr.P.H., Lead, Education and Training, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention During May’s annual observance of Hepatitis Awareness Month, May 19th will be recognized as the first-ever Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. The Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis (Action Plan) called for the…

  • Giving Mothers a Very Special Gift

    Eric Goosby
    13 May 2012 | 12:27 pm
    By Eric Goosby, Ambassador, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (Cross-posted from DipNote U.S. Department of State Official Blog)What is the greatest gift we can give a mother this Mother’s Day? There are many answers, but one is to help her live and help her children live a healthy life. As we celebrate Mother’s Day and think about mothers around the world, the American people are working through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to make every day Mother’s Day. This program is quietly saving lives every day, restoring the health and hope of…

  • Interested in Hosting an AIDS 2012 HUB? Help is Available.

    AIDS.gov
    11 May 2012 | 4:52 pm
    By AIDS.govMore than 20,000. That’s the number of delegates that are expected to attend AIDS 2012. According to organizers, the conference received 11,715 abstracts from scientists around the world seeking to showcase their research at the conference. That is a 15% increase from the 2010 conference in Vienna, Austria. After a rigorous peer review process, the Scientific Programme Committee accepted 3,600 abstracts for presentations. Activity in the Global Village is also up; conference organizers accepted 280 program activity proposals for inclusion in this year’s Global Village, a 27%…

  • Perinatal Hepatitis B: What Every Mom Should Know

    Corinna Dan
    10 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    By Corinna Dan, R.N., M.P.H., Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesCorinna Dan As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday and then observe Women’s Health Week (May 13-19), it is an excellent opportunity to focus on actions that can be taken to improve the health and well-being of mothers and their infants. Since May is also Hepatitis Awareness Month, I would like to highlight perinatal hepatitis B transmission and the actions needed to eliminate this preventable disease. An estimated 1.4 million…
 
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