Sexually Transmitted Diseases

While talking about sexually transmitted diseases or STDs, one usually hears only about HIV/AIDS. But there are a host of STDs that can ruin one’s system and health if a person gets infected with anyone of them. Even if they aren’t as life threatening as AIDS they can do enough damage to the person’s sexual health and general wellbeing. Here are the different types of STDs that one can get infected with:

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Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, August 21, 2019 at 03:45pm

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Posted By Editorial Team, June 27, 2019 at 04:37pm

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Posted By Shriya Sinha, January 17, 2019 at 04:19pm

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The importance of premarital health checkups

Posted By Editorial Team, January 10, 2019 at 04:16pm

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Posted By Kristina Das, December 19, 2018 at 08:37pm

To spot the signs of gonorrhoea, men should look out for yellowish discharge from their genitals and women should look for heavy discharge, pain and itching in the genital area. Read on to know the other signs and symptoms of this sexually transmitted disease (STD).
World AIDS Day 2017: How to reduce HIV transmission during oral sex

Posted By Editorial Team, November 02, 2018 at 09:28pm

Follow these tips if you really enjoy having oral sex, especially if you are HIV positive.
Sex phobia: Smart ways to tackle the triggers

Posted By Saswati Sarkar, October 03, 2018 at 08:20pm

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Can you get an STD without having sex?

Posted By Debjani Arora, September 25, 2018 at 05:18pm

If you are surprised then let us tell you that you just know half the truth about STDs and its transmission. The virus of different kinds of STDs can be transmitted even without having sex.
A rare flesh eating sexually transmitted infection diagnosed that rots genitals

Posted By Sudhakar Jha, August 24, 2018 at 07:24pm

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Posted By Aishwarya Vaidya, August 15, 2018 at 01:58pm

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Posted By ANI, July 04, 2018 at 03:59pm

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Posted By Agencies, April 10, 2018 at 11:03am

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