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Are STIs different for men?

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std symptoms meaning :: Article Creator FAST FACTS ABOUT STD'S FAST FACTS ABOUT STD'S FAST FACTS ABOUT STD'S (You may also want to check out Unspeakable.Com's STD Clinic Locator) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)What It Is: The virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV works by attacking the body's immune system, leaving it susceptible to fatal infections and cancers.How You Can Get It: Through vaginal, oral, or anal sex. You can't get contract HIV from kissing, hugging, shaking hands, or even donating blood. You can, however, get it through using infected needles.Symptoms: You can be infected with HIV and have no symptoms; AIDS takes an average of 7-9 years to develop once HIV enters the body. Symptoms of AIDS, which are caused not by HIV but by the infections that take advantage of the body's weakened immune system, include rapid weight ...

HIV: Early symptoms, treatment, and more

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symptoms of std in female throat :: Article Creator Exposing Chlamydia Chlamydia is an infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It's one of the most widespread of all sexually transmitted diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chlamydia can be transmitted during vaginal or anal sex when one partner is infected. It can also be passed on to the eye by a hand moistened with infected secretions, and to a newborn from an infected mother during delivery. It's possible, but rare, to pass chlamydia to the throat through an act of oral sex with an infected man. Symptoms usually show up one to three weeks after infection, if they appear at all. According to the American Social Health Association (ASHA), men are much more likely to have symptoms than women. If a man does have symptoms, it's usually a burning sensation when urinating, especially the first time in the morning, and a discharge from...

HIV and AIDS: Causes, symptoms, treatment, and more

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regular std testing :: Article Creator Breakthrough Blood Test For Colorectal Cancer Gets Green Light July 29, 2024 – A breakthrough in medical testing now allows for colorectal cancer screening with just a simple blood test, promising a more accessible and less invasive way to catch the disease early.  The FDA on Monday approved the test, called Shield, which can accurately detect tumors in the colon or rectum about 87% of the time when the cancer is in treatable early stages. The approval was announced Monday by the test's maker, Guardant Health, and comes just months after promising clinical trial results were published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Colorectal cancer is among the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the U.S. Each year, along with being one of the leading causes of cancer deaths. The condition is treatable in early stages, but about 1 in 3 people don't stay up to date on regular screenings, which should b...