Wish Everyone Good Health.

Currently there are millions of children in the world that were unwanted as babies that were given up for adoption to local shelters. Every year there are tons and tons of abortions performed by doctors for women that had unwanted and unplanned pregnancies. Our personal opinion on these topics is irrelevant but the point that we want to make is that these hardships could have been avoided if the right precautions had been taken. We speak of course [...]

Genital warts are caused by a virus that is extremely common amongst the population around the world and spreads very quickly over the body and between people. The virus is spread by skin to skin contact and can do so easily. The problem is that there is a huge population of people that have the virus that causes genital warts but do not know it since they may not have experienced the symptoms or been able to recognize [...]

From day one my own personal life-long herpes infection has presented me with several ethical challenges. It has challenged me on the question of who to tell and when. It has challenged me on the issue of what to say and how to others with herpes. It has challenged me on the question of “Do I have any responsibilities towards trying to prevent the people in the community who do not herpes from getting it, and if so what are [...]

Although contracting HPV doesn?t guarantee that you will get cervical cancers, a large number of cervical cancer cases are caused from HPV. That is why it is a major breakthrough that a new HPV vaccine is now available on an experimental basis to certain women. According to the National Cancer Institute, 90% of all HPV cases go away on their own. However, of the remaining 10%, the possibility of getting cervical cancer increases.
The HPV vaccine comprises a series of shots [...]

Warts are caused by the HPV, human papilloma virus. There are a hundred or so types of HPV and they do different things. Some types will cause common warts, some will cause genital warts and still other will make the person develop other kinds of warts. The virus spreads by contact. Common warts that tend to grow on the hands and fingers spread from skin to skin contact. These spread often through things like handshakes. [...]

Genital warts are warts that are found on the buttocks or on the vagina. If you find small bumps on your private areas, that you don?t know what they are, they could very well be genital warts. Genital warts are spread through sex, anal sex, and regular intercourse and through oral sex. If you have had unprotected sex with someone that you really don?t know, it can take up to three months for genital warts to show up. Even if [...]

Genital warts are a Sexually Transmitted Disease which, as a virus, once caught, never leaves the human body. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you will continuously be covered in genital warts. It does mean however, that you will be prone to break out in warts at any given time, and that you will be a carrier of the virus that causes genital warts.
There is no treatment that will cure genital warts by removing the virus, but if warts [...]

Herpes is one of those diseases that ?other people? get, right? Wrong. In fact, the sad truth is that many people will contract this disease without even realizing that they are at risk. Knowing what it is, what symptoms are, and how to seek out treatment is necessary. You need to understand, then, that anyone engaging in sex can be exposed to herpes.
Overview
First, you need to know what herpes is. There are two [...]

The resent passing of another HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) testing awareness day this summer made me think about some of my old clients. I was a state certified HIV test counselor for the state of Michigan at the agency where I worked. This meant that I administered HIV tests for those people who believed that they may have been put at risk for contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. This was a stressful job, and some [...]

You?ve met this great guy. Things are going very well, in fact, you think tonight?s date may be ?the date?. Actually, your guy thinks the same thing. He feels you?re special and wants to take things to the next level.
Date night arrives. You spend a romantic evening together over dinner and he offers to continue the evening over at his place. Silently you think, ?Yes! This is it!? But first, he says, he would like to tell you something. He [...]