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How Chlamydia Can Cause You Serious Health Damage

One of the most serious and often overlooked diseases in modern times is chlamydia. Chlamydia is sexually-transmitted as can cause serious health complications contrary to popular belief. The disease has been on the rise for the last 10 years and has been afflicting teenagers at alarming rates. What

HIV and AIDS - The Essential Facts

HIV and AIDS are diseases that are much feared but little understood - and the misleading myths can be very dangerous. If you are worried about HIV and AIDS and want to learn more, here are the essential facts that you should know.

Can Recreational ED Drug Use Lead to ED?

Men who use erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs recreationally may be more likely to develop psychogenic ED, the type that originates in the mind, according to new research.

Signs & Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer And Uterine Fibroids

Ovarian cancer and uterine fibroids are two medical conditions that have overlapping symptoms, making self-diagnosis a tricky endeavor at best. However, you have little to lose by going to a doctor if you believe you are suffering from either condition, as both are medically...

Herpes Symptoms

Herpes Symptoms are often difficult to identify because they can vary significantly from person to person and do not always appear as one would expect. Some people do indeed have symptoms but do not recognize them as an indication of some sort of infection. One aspect of herpes symptoms are the unpl

A Little About Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

This syndrome was first detected in 1979 and was seen to assume epidemic proportions. It occurs most frequently in homosexual men (80%), but intravenous drug abusers (even heterosexuals), hemophiliacs and Haitian nationals who immigrated into United states of America, have shown increased prevalence

Prostate Biopsy

Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of prostate biopsy including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.

Contraceptive Gel Fights HIV

A new study shows an experimental vaginal gel is an effective contraceptive and HIV and herpes fighter in laboratory tests.

Sexually Transmitted Infections-Prevention

You can take measures to reduce your risk of becoming infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD). You can also reduce the risk of transmitting an STD to your sex partner.

Coping with Secondary Infertility

Secondary infertility creates many of the same emotional stresses that primary infertility causes, but there are some unique aspects. Learn more about how dealing with secondary infertility can be different than primary infertility, and how to cope better.

Abortion Pills: Under Whose Control?

Abortion pills, such as misoprostol, have been available to women for a while, but who should manage the administration of these drugs? This new legal opinion explores the issue.

Can You Get Vaginal Herpes From the Mouth?

Herpes is a very contagious disease that spreads rapidly from point A to point B. So you might wonder, Can you get vaginal herpes from the mouth, then if the disease really is so contagious? Well, the first thing you have to know is how herpes works, you either can get it on your mouth, your genital