Everyone has heard of herpes , HPV , and AIDS , but how many of us know anything about trichomonas, Hepatitis B, scabies, and pubic lice? In this section, we discuss some of the lesser known sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) and tell you what you can do to protect yourself from them. If you discover you are one of a very large number of people who each year are diagnosed with an STD, we tell you how you can get treatment and avoid a recurrence.

Risky Behavior

One of the main reasons people end up contracting an STD is a lack of information about risk factors and risky behavior that can make them targets for these communicable infections. We have the information you need to take the steps to protect yourself. We also tell you how STD's affect pregnancy, teens, men, and fertility. We explain the connection between STD's and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and tell you what you need to know about STD clinics.

In addition to addressing these topics, we explain why a healthy relationship lowers your risk for contracting an STD and why alcohol consumption raises your risk. The idea here is that the more you know about the subject of STD's the better able you are to protect yourself from them.

In this section, one of the STD's we discuss is Hepatitis B. This type of hepatitis can be transmitted in a variety of ways and can cause liver damage if it isn't treated. The problem is that the symptoms of hepatitis B are often attributed to other conditions which may mean that the patient might not receive the appropriate treatment.

Pubic lice and scabies are types of STD's that are known in common parlance as crabs. Crabs involve the transmission of parasitic insects from one infected person to another. You may not have realized that crabs are an infection or that it they are considered to be an STD even though sex with an infected person is not the only way to get this infection.

Direct Contact

Syphilis, on the other hand can only be transmitted...

Sexually transmitted diseases are a major concern and can cause significant risks to your health, your happiness and to your ability to have children.  The number of men and women infected with one or more STDs is on the rise and more and more people are diagnosed throughout the globe each year.  However, this infectious spread can be halted.  If more sexually active people educated themselves on the dangers of STDs, what they are, how they are contracted, and what they can do to prevent them, then we can put a halt to the spread of STDs and begin to get control over this growing epidemic.  Here in our STD section we hope to help you learn about the many varieties of STDs and about how to protect yourself from catching one of these diseases.  Knowledge is not only power, in this case knowledge just may save your life.

STDs and Reproductive Abilities

There are many types of STDs spreading from person to person today.  If you have an STD or know someone who might, then our section might be able to help answer some questions that you may have. Our STD section provides information on infections and STDs and even tumors and ovarian malignancies that can develop due to the contraction of an STD and can affect you’re reproductive success. Early treatment with most STDs is essential and regular testing can help protect your future ability to have children.  Find out what you need to know now.

Some of the most common STDs that women contract are Chlamydia and gonorrhea.  The medical community speculates that up to 70% of sexually active women in the United States will become infected with one of these STDs.  While both these STDs can be cured if treated on time, they often manifest with few or no symptoms.  If left untreated for too long they can cause irreversible damage to a woman's reproductive system and lead to other problematic conditions such as PID .  STDs can cause problems in pregnancy so find out now what you can do to protect your baby.  Also find out what you should do if you have been diagnosed with gonorrhea while pregnant or with syphilis while pregnant . 

Remember, prevention and diagnosis are the best ways to ensure your health and women should receive annual to semi annual pap smears to check for abnormal cervical cells caused by STDs.  They should also specifically ask their doctor to check them for STDs.  Early detection and treatment is the k...