This guest post was written by Elissa White, an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com. As an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com, some might argue it’s a profession worthy of an episode of Discovery Channel’s ‘Dirty Jobs’. Being an STI/STD testing counselor is certainly not for the faint of heart, whether I’m serving as a shoulder to cry on or I’m […]
STI/STD List for People with Vulvas/Vaginas – Common STDs in Women*
Below you’ll find an STI/STD list of STIs/STDs commonly found in women* and those less common in women based on percentage of cases each year, type of infection, and location of infection, as well as how the infection is transmitted. You can also see the full STI/STD List in alphabetical order with links to detailed symptoms, […]
STI/STD List for People with Penises – Common STDs in Men*
Below you’ll find an STI/STD list of STIs/STDs commonly found in men* and those less common in men based on percentage of cases each year, type of infection and location of infection, as well as how the infection is transmitted. You can also see the full STI/STD List in alphabetical order with links to detailed symptoms, test, […]
HIV/AIDS – HIV Is An STI/STD, AIDS Is Not
How do you get HIV-AIDS/How can you get it? Causes: HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a type of virus called a retrovirus that changes a cell’s DNA. The retrovirus destroys the immune system and thus massively weakens the body’s ability to fight disease and infection, even common infections like flus and colds. AIDS (acquired immune deficiency […]
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 […]
