STI/STD Symptoms – Chlamydia Symptoms Half of all people with penises who have chlamydia and 80% of people with vulvas/vaginas who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all. The result of this is that a huge number of infections remain undiagnosed and untreated. It is important to understand that focusing on signs and symptoms is […]
Chancroid Symptoms – STI/STD Symptoms & Signs
STI/STD Symptoms – Typical Chancroid Symptoms Within 1 day – 2 weeks after getting chancroid, a person will get a small bump in the genitals. The bump becomes an ulcer within a day of its appearance. The ulcer may look like a chancre, the typical sore of primary syphilis. The ulcer: Can be on the penis, rectum, […]
Where to Get STI/STD Vaccines – Preventing STIs – STI/STD Testing
Types of STI/STD Vaccines Hepatitis A Hepatitis A is a serious liver disease more commonly found in developing countries. It is found in feces and contaminated food and water. It can be transmitted by anal intercourse, from baby to mother at birth, as well as by ingesting infected water and food. Hepatitis B Hepatitis B […]
50 Shades of Safer Sex – STI/STD Prevention
With all the hype, the book burnings, the replacement of bibles in hotels, and the blog posts around 50 Shades of Grey, I think it appropriate to talk about BDSM as it pertains to STIs/STDs and how to best reduce your risk of contracting an infection when engaging in BDSM sexual play. The STI Project […]
Where to Get STI/STD Testing – Global STI/STD Clinics
Where to Get STI/STD Testing for Free/Income-Based STD Testing STI/STD Testing in the US The National HIV and STI Testing Resources Web site (aka HIVtest.cdc.gov and FindSTDtest.org) is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This Web site provides users with locations for HIV and STI testing and STD vaccines around […]
STI/STD Testing – An HIV Positive Result – A Healthcare Worker’s Story
This guest post was written by M. Juliana Golden of TransmitInfo.org. Just Another STI/STD Testing Day Work that day began just as it had every other day; little did I know, it would be one of the most impactful days of my career – giving my first HIV positive result. Fulfilling my duty as a medical assistant […]
Herpes – Contracting an STD Never Even Crossed My Mind – STI Interviews
Living with herpes is not easy – heck, contracting or living with any STI/STD is not easy. It’s that simple; it’s tough. Despite the large portion of positive messages I write on The STI Project, there’s no way around how one feels in the first days, months, or even years after contracting an STI/STD. As […]
What Does Vaginitis Look Like – Pictures of STIs/STDs
Pictures of STI/STDs When looking for pictures of STI/STDs on google or any other search engine, you’re bound to come across incredibly graphic, disgusting, and down right scary pictures of STI/STDs. While these pictures are sometimes real depictions of specific STIs, they are often the very worst case scenarios and can be meant to scare […]