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Incest sex slave horror: Couple who raped their four daughters, aged 12 to 21 left them with pelvic injuries, bruising and sexually transmitted diseases
3 days, 17 hours ago

Incest sex slave horror: Couple who raped their four daughters, aged 12 to 21 left them with pelvic injuries, bruising and sexually transmitted diseases

Daily Mail  

A Belgian couple who repeatedly raped their four daughters and used them as sex slaves left them with sexually transmitted diseases, bruising, and pelvic injuries. An examination discovered the two girls had sustained pelvic injuries, bruising and sexually transmitted diseases, according to dutch outlet De Telegraaf. A Belgian couple who used their four daughters as sex slaves to fulfill their …

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Can peeing after sex really prevent UTI?
2 weeks ago

Can peeing after sex really prevent UTI?

India Today  

When Tanya, a 30-year-old writer from Delhi, got married, her mother shared a vital sexual wellness tip: always remember to pee after sex. Well, Dr Vaishali Joshi, senior obstetrician and gynaecologist at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, points out, "Women are more prone to UTIs than men due to the proximity of their urinary and genital systems." “Peeing after sex can …

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US epidemic of sexually transmitted infections shows signs of slowing, CDC says
1 month, 1 week ago

US epidemic of sexually transmitted infections shows signs of slowing, CDC says

Hindustan Times  

By Mariam Sunny US epidemic of sexually transmitted infections shows signs of slowing, CDC says Nov 12 - The number of sexually transmitted infections in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. The findings provide a "glimmer …

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STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
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1 month, 1 week ago

STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. “I’m encouraged, and it’s been a long time since I felt that way” about the nation’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections, said the CDC’s Dr. Jonathan Mermin. “Something is working.” More than 2.4 …

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Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo’s long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo’s long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood

Raw Story  

A federal lawsuit in Texas against Planned Parenthood has a web of ties to conservative activist Leonard Leo, whose decades-long effort to steer the U.S. court system to the right overturned Roe vs. Wade, yielding the biggest rollback of reproductive health access in half a century. Planned Parenthood did not commit Medicaid fraud.” Linton has said the lawsuit’s purpose is …

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Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo’s long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood
4 months, 1 week ago

Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo’s long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood

Salon  

A federal lawsuit in Texas against Planned Parenthood has a web of ties to conservative activist Leonard Leo, whose decades-long effort to steer the U.S. court system to the right overturned Roe v. Wade, yielding the biggest rollback of reproductive health access in half a century. Planned Parenthood did not commit Medicaid fraud.” Linton has said the lawsuit’s purpose is …

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An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it’s a disaster
8 months, 2 weeks ago

An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it’s a disaster

LA Times  

Late last month, the San Francisco-based startup HeHealth announced the launch of Calmara.ai, a cheerful, emoji-laden website the company describes as “your tech savvy BFF for STI checks.” The concept is simple. We spotted something sus.” Calmara describes the free service as “the next best thing to a lab test for a quick check,” powered by artificial intelligence with “up …

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Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
1 year, 2 months ago

Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

LA Times  

Materials for teens and parents on pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections provided by Teen Health Mississippi are displayed Sept. 26 in Jackson, Miss. “But they have to have foundational knowledge in first grade to be able to get to that in high school.” “Sex education is exactly the same,” Macklin continued, suggesting young people aren’t prepared for puberty if they …

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Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
1 year, 2 months ago

Some GOP-led states are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers’ sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. “But they have to have foundational knowledge in first grade to be able to get to that in high …

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STDs have been on the rise. Who should pick up the tab for testing?
1 year, 3 months ago

STDs have been on the rise. Who should pick up the tab for testing?

LA Times  

Inside the glassy waiting room of a Hollywood clinic, a 33-year-old man sat and listened for his number to be called over the beats of a Mariah Carey song. “You don’t want people in your business.” For months, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been resisting a push from Los Angeles County for such providers to ask people if they have …

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STIs are on the rise in the US. A pill taken after sex could help slow them down
1 year, 4 months ago

STIs are on the rise in the US. A pill taken after sex could help slow them down

CNN  

CNN — As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number of physicians are prescribing a commonly used antibiotic as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections in gay and bisexual men and transgender women. “CDC is working on formal clinical guidelines on the use of doxycycline as STI PEP and …

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STDs are on the rise. This morning-after-style pill may help
1 year, 8 months ago

STDs are on the rise. This morning-after-style pill may help

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases have been accelerating, but doctors are hoping an old drug will help fight the sexually transmitted infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drafting recommendations for using it as a kind of morning-after pill for preventing STDs, said Dr. Leandro Mena, director …

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Post-sex pill seen as new tool to fight rising STD rates
1 year, 8 months ago

Post-sex pill seen as new tool to fight rising STD rates

LA Times  

A pharmacist in Sacramento holds a bottle of the antibiotic doxycycline hyclate. U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing that chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases have been accelerating, but doctors are hoping an old drug will help fight the sexually transmitted diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drafting recommendations for using it as a kind of morning-after …

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Sexually transmitted infections jumped by 7% in 2021, according to the CDC
1 year, 8 months ago

Sexually transmitted infections jumped by 7% in 2021, according to the CDC

CNN  

CNN — More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in 2021, jumping by 7% in one year, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in the US in 2021, but the true count is likely much higher as screening …

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Dental dams: What are they and how to use them?
1 year, 8 months ago

Dental dams: What are they and how to use them?

India TV News  

A dental dam is a thin and flexible sheet made from latex or polyurethane used to protect against sexually transmitted infections during oral sex. Dental dams and condoms both serve as barriers to reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections like gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, hepatitis, and human immunodeficiency virus during sexual activity. 5 Don'ts for Using Dental Dams During Oral …

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California bill would require all public high schools to hand out free condoms
1 year, 9 months ago

California bill would require all public high schools to hand out free condoms

LA Times  

Frida Diaz, 21, a member of Planned Parenthood Generation Action, restocks a condom dispenser in a restroom in the Associated Students Union building at San Diego State’s campus in Calexico in May. “Youth are being discriminated against, they’re being harassed, they’re being shamed for getting contraceptives when it’s just a necessity for their health.” To address this, state Sen. Caroline …

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Transgender Persons, Gays & Sex Workers Excluded From Blood Donation Based On Scientific Evidence: Centre Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Transgender Persons, Gays & Sex Workers Excluded From Blood Donation Based On Scientific Evidence: Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Union Ministry of Health And Family Welfare has filed its preliminary affidavit in a petition challenging the blood donor guidelines in so far as they impose a blanket ban on Transgender persons, gay men, female sex workers, etc. Clauses 12 and 51 of the said guidelines consider transgender persons, gay men and female sex workers to be a high-risk …

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Why calling monkeypox an STD is about more than just a label
2 years, 4 months ago

Why calling monkeypox an STD is about more than just a label

CNN  

CNN — A hallmark of the ongoing monkeypox outbreak is that most cases have been linked to sexual activity, and this has prompted some debate around whether to describe the illness as a sexually transmitted disease. You can also get it through non-intimate contact.” David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, said he and his colleagues …

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Hygiene tips: Here's how to lead healthy and safe sexual life, reduce STI spread
2 years, 9 months ago

Hygiene tips: Here's how to lead healthy and safe sexual life, reduce STI spread

Hindustan Times  

Sexually transmitted disease or sexually transmitted infections are infections that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact. Hygiene tips: Here's how to lead healthy and safe sexual life, reduce STI spread Given that sexual health is fundamental to all people’s health and happiness, we got a doctor on board to share hygiene tips for reducing the spread …

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cause Infertility: Reason, Symptoms And Solution
2 years, 11 months ago

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Cause Infertility: Reason, Symptoms And Solution

News 18  

Chlamydia and gonorrhea have been becoming the common sexually transmitted diseases affecting women’s health. As per new research on STDs, Women, and Infertility, sexually transmitted diseases might cause pelvic inflammatory disease in some cases and can make a woman infertile by causing harm to her fallopian tubes. ‘Other than that, those women who choose to have multiple sex partners and …

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With sexually transmitted infections soaring in California, new law pushes at-home tests
2 years, 11 months ago

With sexually transmitted infections soaring in California, new law pushes at-home tests

LA Times  

It took Vlad Carrillo a year to figure out how to get tested after moving to Bishop, in rural Inyo County. California has become the first state to require health insurance plans to cover at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections such as HIV, chlamydia and syphilis — which could help quell the STI epidemic that has raged nearly unchecked as …

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The number of babies infected with syphilis was already surging. Then came the pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

The number of babies infected with syphilis was already surging. Then came the pandemic

LA Times  

Janice Johnson, 59, is given a finger stick rapid test for sexually transmitted infections by Alexandra Marquez, a street medicine coordinator for Los Angeles Christian Health Centers, at a mobile clinic in downtown Los Angeles. In L.A. County jails, eight cases of syphilis had been confirmed among 170 pregnant patients seen as of late August, said Dr. Noah Nattell, who …

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Gonorrhea Rates Soar in Australia, a Growing Health Concern
7 years, 1 month ago

Gonorrhea Rates Soar in Australia, a Growing Health Concern

CNN  

Rates of new gonorrhea diagnoses among Australians rose 63% in just five years, with almost 24,000 people diagnosed in 2016. The majority of diagnoses were in males, with rates highest in 20- to 29-year-olds. Gonorrhea rates also rose significantly in major cities, with a 99% increase between 2012 and 2016, while remote areas saw a decline. The reason behind the …

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