Chlamydia - More facts - STD
Chlamydia
- STD
The Truth about HSV-1 and HSV-2 - HERPES
Accurate blood tests There are currently four FDA-approved, gG-based blood tests
that can give accurate results for herpes - HERPES
IgM versus IgG blood tests - Do they work? - HERPES
There are no documented cases of a person getting genital herpes from an
inanimate object such as a toilet seat, bathtub, or towel - HERPES
There are several days throughout the year (asymptomatic reactivation) when the
virus may be present on the skin but there are no symptoms - HERPES
Genital herpes can be transmitted sexually both when symptoms are present and
sometimes when symptoms are not present - HERPES
If a person with oral herpes (cold sores or fever blisters) performs oral sex,
it is possible for the partner to get genital herpes -
Most skin on the body is too thick for the virus to go through - HERPES
About one in five persons in the United States has genital herpes; however, as
many as 90 percent are unaware that they have the virus - HERPES
Herpes is most easily spread from genital-to-genital or oral-to-genital contact
during an active outbreak or during prodrome - HERPES
OPEN QUESTION - If a person already has HSV-1 (most likely oral herpes) can they
still get HSV-2 (most likely genital herpes)? - HERPES
up to 80% of adult population in the US
OPEN QUESTION - What fraction of those carrying HSV-2 have no outbreaks at all,
ever? - HERPES
OPEN QUESTION - When a stat says that 10% of a sample population carries HSV-2 -
what does it exactly mean? - HERPES
Open questions - what does the presence of IgG and IgM truly mean? - HERPES
Can I give blood? Yes. There is no risk of transmitting herpes simplex virus in
blood. The virus itself remains in nerve cells - HERPES
What is asymptomatic shedding? Asymptomatic shedding means that virus is present
on the skin without causing any symptoms - HERPES
Can I catch herpes simplex off towels, cups, or anything? The virus is caught
off the skin - It is a delicate virus and dies quickly - HERPES
Can using a condom prevent transmission? - HERPES
Can I pass the virus to a partner if I have no symptoms? When the virus is
inactive (dormant) in the nerve cell it can't be caught by partner - HERPES
How can I have caught it if my partner hasn’t got it? - HERPES
Will my partner catch it again if he or she already has it? - HERPES
How is herpes simplex caught and passed on? - HERPES
How long after contact with a person with herpes simplex will it take, before I
get symptoms? - HERPES
What is the difference between the two herpes simplex types
How common is herpes simplex - HERPES
HSV is transmitted during close contact with an infected person who is shedding
virus from the skin, saliva or secretions from the genitals - HERPES
Herpes is contagious if the carrier is producing and shedding the virus -
especially likely during an outbreak but possible at other times - HERPES
HSV-1 is commonly associated with herpes outbreaks of the face known as cold
sores, whereas HSV-2 is more associated with genital herpes - HERPES
HHV-1 = predominantly oral - HHV-2 = predominantly genital
There are eight distinct viruses in this family known to cause disease in humans
- HERPES
During the 1970s, there was an increase in sexually transmitted diseases. One of
the diseases that increased dramatically was genital herpes - HERPES
both herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV–1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV–2) can cause
genital herpes - HERPES
In many infections, the first symptom a person will have of their own infection
is the horizontal transmission to a sexual partner - HERPES
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is a monomeric immunoglobulin, built of two heavy chains
γ and two light chains - HERPES
Immunoglobulin M, or IgM for short, is a basic antibody that is present on B
cells. It is the primary antibody against A and B antigens - HERPES
Age‐Specific Prevalence of Infection with Herpes Simplex Virus Types 2 and 1: A
Global Review - HERPES
Although many people infected with HSV develop labial or genital lesions, the
majority are either undiagnosed or display no physical symptoms - HERPES
about 20% of persons in the United States have HSV-2 infection - HERPES
The risk of transmission from mother to baby is highest if the mother becomes
infected at around the time of delivery - HERPES
Condom use is much more effective at preventing male to female transmission than
vice-versa - HERPES
Suppressive antiviral therapy reduces these risks by 50% - HERPES
Transmission risk from infected female to male is approximately 4-5% annually -
HERPES
On an annual basis, without the use of antivirals or condoms, the transmission
risk of HSV-2 from infected male to female is 8-10% - HERPES
As with almost all sexually transmitted infections, women are more susceptible
to acquiring genital HSV-2 than men - HERPES
Prevention - Barrier protection, such as a condom, can reduce the risk of herpes
- HERPES
Serology is the scientific study of blood serum - HERPES
Serological tests for antibodies to HSV are rarely useful to diagnosis and not
routinely used in clinical practice - HERPES
Diagnosis - HERPES
The risk of spreading the disease - HERPES
Asymptomatic - HERPES
Viral shedding refers to the successful reproduction, expulsion, and host-cell
infection caused by virus progeny - HERPES
Antibodies that develop following an initial infection with a type of HSV
prevents reinfection with the same virus type - HERPES
HSV asymptomatic shedding occurs at some time in most individuals infected with
herpes - HERPES
Herpes is contracted through direct contact with an active lesion or body fluid
of an infected person - HERPES
In HSV-1 infected individuals, seroconversion after an oral infection will
prevent additional HSV-1 infections such as genital herpes, ... - HERPES
IgM
and IgG - HERPES
Seroconversion - HERPES
20% of the U.S. population has antibodies to HSV-2 - HERPES
Herpes simplex is most easily transmitted by direct contact with a lesion or the
body fluid of an infected individual - HERPES
Herpes viruses cycle between periods of active disease - HERPES
Herpes simplex - HERPES
U.S. STD Rates On the Rise - Sexual freedom comes with a significant price - STD
Natural birth control - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Coitus reservatus - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Safe sex
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STD - Sexually transmitted disease - LINK
Vacuum aspiration abortion - LINK
Post abortion syndrome - LINK
Miscarriage - LINK
Medical abortion - LINK
Legal protection of access to abortion - LINK
Abortion
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Pregnancy test - LINK
Ovulation - LINK
Researchers find no sperm in pre-ejaculate fluid - LINK
Does preejaculatory penile secretion originating from Cowper's gland contain
sperm? - LINK
The
little death - LINK
Spermatozoon - LINK
Spermatogenesis - LINK
Sperm - LINK
Seminal vesicle - LINK
Semen - LINK
Pre-ejaculate - SEMEN - LINK
Orgasm -
LINK
Male reproductive systen - LINK
Flagellum - SEMEN - LINK
Ejaculation - LINK
Complications of vasectomy: review of 16,000 patients - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Vasectomy - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Tubal ligation - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Sterilization - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Annovulation - LINK
Menstrual cycle - LINK
Sexual abstinence - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Fertility awareness - CONTRACEPTION - LINK
Emergency contraception - LINK
Coitus interuptus - CONTRACEPTION - LINKS
Contraception - LINK
