Tag: STI

It’s not uncommon for a mother to blame herself for any complications during childbirth, even though she is very rarely at fault. Anna Faris is sharing her personal story of self-blame for the premature birth of her son, Jack, in 2012. The Mom star spoke at a virtual fundraiser on May 6 for the Global

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends behavioral counseling for sexually active adolescents and for adults with increased sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 17 by the USPSTF. Jillian T. Henderson, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in

A woman was diagnosed with gonorrhoea after she noticed blemishes on her hands. The unnamed patient was treated by doctors after turning up at A&E with blisters on her wrist and fingers. After experts got to the bottom of the problem, the 20-year-old made a full recovery. The patient visited the University of Texas Southwestern

Think back to when you first heard the term sexually transmitted disease (STD). Middle school, right? Probably in a classroom where giggles and darting eyes abounded, sandwiched between information on where babies come from and the lowdown on your period. But fast-forward a few years (to, like, now) and all of a sudden everyone is