Being smack dab in the middle of hurricane season and all, I thought it’d be fun to parlay my update for The STI Project into a little bit of weather chatter. Brilliant, right?!?! Maybe not. However, it’s entertaining for the moment, so, I’m going with it. As always, I’ve plenty of things to share with […]
Hepatitis Symptoms – STI Symptoms & Signs
STI Symptoms – Hepatitis Hepatitis may start and get better quickly (acute hepatitis) or cause long-term disease (chronic hepatitis). In some instances, it may lead to liver damage, liver failure, or even liver cancer. How severe hepatitis is depends on many factors, including the cause of the liver damage and any illnesses you have. Hepatitis A, […]
Gonorrhea Symptoms – STI Symptoms & Signs
4 out of 5 people with vulvas/vaginas and 1 out of 10 people with penises with gonorrhea have no STI symptoms. They may be completely unaware that they have contracting the infection, and therefore do not seek treatment. This increases the risk of complications and the chances of passing the infection on to another person. […]
Living With an STI – A Legacy – The STI Project Loses a Friend to HIV
Mourning the Loss of a Beautiful Soul The STI Project lost its first friend to HIV/AIDS this week, Mirvan Ereon. I have been mourning since; I was not at all prepared for how this would affect me and quite honestly, I felt a little silly being so taken aback as I had only just recently […]
Genital Warts Symptoms – STI Symptoms & Signs
STI Symptoms – Genital Warts Most people with an HPV infection will not develop visible warts and the virus will go away on its own. Often they are so tiny, or so difficult to see, that you don’t even know you have them. This means you may not know whether you or your partner(s) have […]
Cytomegalovirus Symptoms – STI Symptoms & Signs
In a healthy person, initial CMV infection often occurs without symptoms and is rarely noticed. Most people who have CMV have no symptoms. If a person receives a transfusion of blood containing CMV, fever and sometimes liver inflammation may develop 2 to 4 weeks later. When CMV symptoms do appear, they may include: Occasionally, a […]
HIV & Hep C Coinfection – An Overview
1 out of 3 People with HIV have Hep C When a person is infected with two or more different viruses, it is called a coinfection. Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV or hep C for short) is the most common coinfection in people with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Complications of an HIV […]
Living 28 Years with Genital Herpes – STI Interviews
This was an anonymous submission via the contact form. I found this interview incredibly interesting as it reflects a lot of the feelings one initially experiences upon learning they have contracted an STI/STD, yet, for this person, some of those same emotions prevail even 28 years later. Living with an STI is different for everyone, […]
