Causes - Vaginal Discharge
A vaginal discharge could be normal, but it can also be caused by a vaginal infection.
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Gonorrhea During Pregnancy
Gonorrhea is a serious bacterial infection that may be passed from one partner to another during sexual contact. Sexual contact includes oral, anal and genital sex.
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Common STDs in Men
STDs, or sexually transmitted diseases, are passed from one person to another via unprotected sex. Syphilis, HIV, and gonorrhea are three of the major STDs men have to worry about.
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Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Diseases (STD)
Sexually transmitted infections and diseases affect more than 2 million women every year. This number can only be tallied by the number of women who are treated or diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases
An STD occurs when an infection is transmitted during sex, although it may not be exclusively during sex since some infections are transmitted through touching or kissing.
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Recommended Screening Tests for STDs
Intrauterine or perinatally transmitted STDs can have fatal or severely debilitating effects on a fetus. Here are the CDC (Centers for Diseases Control) recommendations for screening of pregnant women
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What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a medical term used to describe an infection that affects reproductive organs. The condition can be diagnosed independently or as a symptom of STDs.
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: What You Should Know About PID
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) estimates that
more than 750,000 women suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
PID affects reproductive organs, including the fallopian tubes and
uterus as a result of bacterial infection.
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Using STI Status to Predict Pregnancy Outcomes
According to researchers in New South Wales, STI (sexually transmitted infection) status may be helpful in predicting pregnancy outcomes.
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$260 for a Test-Tube Baby?
A team of Belgium fertility doctors announced development of an in
vitro fertilization (IVF) process that uses laboratory equipment much
less expensive than traditional equipment.
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Epididymitis and Reproductive Function
Epididymitis is the inflammation of the tube connecting the vas deferens and testicle. Sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhea can cause inflammation and reduction in reproductive function.
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Vaginal Itching: Vulvovaginitis
Vaginal itching is of a symptom associated with vulvovaginitis which affects women in every age group.
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