Many people still believe that only high risk individuals should get tested for STDs. This isn’t the case. Everyone who is sexually active will benefit from regular screening. If you want to embrace this important decision but your partner refuses, there are a couple of things to do about the situation. Open and honest communication is always going to be most important.

Many people still believe that only high risk individuals should get tested for STDs. This isn’t the case. Everyone who is sexually active will benefit from regular screening. If you want to embrace this important decision but your partner refuses, there are a couple of things to do about the situation. Open and honest communication is always going to be most important.

Many people still believe that only high risk individuals should get tested for STDs. This isn’t the case. Everyone who is sexually active will benefit from regular screening. If you want to embrace this important decision but your partner refuses, there are a couple of things to do about the situation. Open and honest communication is always going to be most important.

Wouldn’t it be easiest to prevent STDs through the development of effective vaccines? The answer depends on the condition being discussed. Vaccines exist for three widespread STDs and several new pharmaceutical products are in the stage of development. Effective STD vaccine development, however, faces a number of challenges that have to be overcome.

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) have proven to be game changers when it comes to preventing infections. Regardless of their efficiency and the fact they’ve been around for some time, there are still quite a lot of questions about the medications. We will try to demystify them in the following guide.

Wouldn’t it be easiest to prevent STDs through the development of effective vaccines? The answer depends on the condition being discussed. Vaccines exist for three widespread STDs and several new pharmaceutical products are in the stage of development. Effective STD vaccine development, however, faces a number of challenges that have to be overcome.

Congenital syphilis is passed on from a mother to a baby during pregnancy when the STD is left untreated. Unfortunately, that’s a serious problem bound to have major consequences. In spite of easily accessible testing and effective treatments, congenital syphilis is on the rise in many parts of the world.

Mycoplasma genitalium was previously considered a rare STD but it is becoming more common and widespread. The sneaky nature of this infection makes it very easy to pass on to someone else. At the same time, the bacterium can affect the reproductive tract of both men and women. It is considered a cause of pelvic inflammatory disease – one really common contributor to infertility.

HIV infections and chronic inflammation go hand in hand. How is it possible, however, for the virus to supress and hyper-stimulate the immune system at the same time. A new study from the US suggests a protein may be responsible for the phenomenon that makes HIV-positive individuals vulnerable to problems like cardiovascular disease.

HIV infections and chronic inflammation go hand in hand. How is it possible, however, for the virus to supress and hyper-stimulate the immune system at the same time. A new study from the US suggests a protein may be responsible for the phenomenon that makes HIV-positive individuals vulnerable to problems like cardiovascular disease.