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STDs Forum
The STD Forum is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
Questions
I have tested negative for hsv-1 in the past. I was dating a woman that unknown to me had hsv-1. We had a relationship for several months...
Hi Dr H,
I need some advice on an encounter that has terrified me to the extent I cannot sleep or function in every day life.
I recent...
I have had 3 episodes in the last year of what was initially diagnosed as Shingles and is now been diagnosed as HSV. It always begins wit...
Hello Doctors. I have HSV 2 and 1. Not sure of locations. Have had it for a few years. I have two toddlers who I worry for greatly. ...
Hello Doctor,
I have a brief question regarding the testing window for Syphilis as the information out there is rather vag...
As you can see from my posting history, I posted a question back in Dec 2012 about what I thought was a risky exposure I had.
I went...
Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
