How do you get HPV/How can you get it? HPV Causes: There are more than 70 types of HPV (human papillomavirus) and about 30 of them can be transmitted through sexual contact. Most people who have human papillomavirus do not develop symptoms or health problems from it. Some types of human papillomavirus cause warts to appear […]
Genital Warts – An STI Caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
How do you get Genital Warts/How can you get them? Genital Warts Causes: There are more than 70 types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and about 30 of them can be transmitted through sexual contact. Other types of HPV cause warts on other parts of the skin, such as the hands. Genital warts are caused […]
6 Things I Wish They Would Have Taught Me In Sex-Ed About STIs/STDs
#1 – Um, having sex can lead to STIs/STDs! This may seem ridiculous, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t remember STIs/STDs being a part of sex-ed at all – maybe that was my problem to begin with – baha! I don’t know. I was either too excited to be talking about sex […]
STI/STD Stigma – The New Scarlet Letter
Adultry, Sodomy, Promiscuity Go for it – as long as you don’t catch an STI/STD. The rules surrounding sexual activity have become so brazenly ambiguous these days – that is, until you catch an STI/STD. At which point, you are a sinner, dirty, damaged-goods and you will, hence forth, pay for your bad behavior – […]
Most Common STIs/STDs – STD Statistics
This list represents over 20 of the STIs listed on The STI Project’s Comprehensive List of STIs/STDs. Approximate number of annual STI cases in the US (rounded): Chancroid – 100 Donovanosis – 100 Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) – 500 Zika – 6,000 Syphilis – 40,000 HIV/AIDS – 48,000 Molluscum Contagiosum – 200,000-800,000 Hepatitis (A, B, & C) […]
The STI Project’s Comprehensive STI/STD List – A List of All STDs
STI/STD list and links to STI/STD photos, STD symptoms, & STD Treatment Chancroid – Chancroid is caused by a type of bacteria called Haemophilus ducreyi. It is almost always spread through sexual contact. Uncircumcised people with penises are at much higher risk than circumcised penises for getting chancroid. Most people in the U.S. who are diagnosed with chancroid […]
STD Pictures – STD Photos – The STI Project’s Take
Are you looking for STD pictures? Do you have what you think might be visible STD symptoms and you’d like to take a look at some STD photos to determine if you should get tested? Then, this is a good place to start, but whatever you do, please don’t stop here. The STI Project has […]
STD vs STI – What’s the Difference?
Po-TAY-to, Po-TAH-to? EE-ther, EYE-ther? Wondering what the difference is between STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)? The STI Project is here to give you the low-down! STI and STD are often used interchangeably. More recently, the term STI has risen in popularity over STD in public health sectors. The reason for that […]
