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Can you safely treat an STD while pregnant? A guide to STI medications during pregnancy
Finding out you have a sexually transmitted infection (STI) during pregnancy can feel overwhelming. You may be worried not just about your own health, but about your baby's as well. The good news is...
Trichomoniasis: the common STD most people have never heard of
When people think about sexually transmitted diseases, conditions like chlamydia, gonorrhea, or herpes usually come to mind. But there's another STD that quietly affects millions of people — and most
Does using a condom every time really protect you from all STDs?
Condoms are one of the most effective tools we have for preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). But you may have heard that they don't protect against everything — and that's partially true.
Can you get chlamydia from oral sex? What you need to know
When most people think about chlamydia, they picture it as an infection passed through vaginal or anal sex. But oral sex is part of the picture too — and it's a detail that often gets overlooked....
What are the symptoms of gonorrhea — and what if you have none?
Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States. According to the CDC, approximately 1.6 million new gonorrhea infections occur each year. Yet despite...
How does herpes spread, and can you transmit it without an outbreak?
Herpes is one of the most common viral infections in the world — and also one of the most misunderstood. A huge part of that misunderstanding comes down to how the virus spreads. Many people assume...
What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and how is it treated?
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, commonly called PID, is an infection of the female reproductive organs — including the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. It develops when bacteria travel upward from...