Genital Herpes: Stigma Still Strong
Genital herpes is common but it still carries a big social stigma, an online poll shows. The poll included 503 U.S. adults with genital herpes and about 1,400 other adults who said they didn’t have genital herpes. Participants answered questions about their relationships and views of genital herpes. They ranked genital herpes second for social [...]
Sexually abused children carrying STDs
Doctors are dealing with an horrific side affect of abuse – more children with sexually transmitted diseases. Instances of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, pelvic inflammatory disease and genital warts are all increasing and doctors blame child abuse. The children have contracted diseases as a result of sexual abuse, often at the hands of relations or care givers. [...]
Sex Ed for Seniors: You Still Need Those Condoms
When Jane Fowler hit the dating scene after her 23-year marriage ended in divorce, she didn’t think she needed to use protection when she had sex. “I wasn’t worried about getting pregnant,” says the 72-year-old retired journalist from Kansas City, Mo., “and the man I was seeing was an old friend, also recently divorced.” So [...]
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