SEXUAL HEALTH

Chancroid
- ADULT HEALTH, SEXUAL HEALTH
Because chancroid is a bacterial infection, antibiotics can cure it. Most commonly, erythromycin is prescribed for seven days or ciprofloxacin for three days.
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Chlamydia
- ADULT HEALTH, SEXUAL HEALTH
Chlamydia’s most dangerous characteristic is that most women — about 75 percent — don’t know they have it until they develop a much more serious illness called pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID.
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Condoms for Men
- SEXUAL HEALTH
What’s so great about condoms? The condom, a thin rubber sheath that fits over your erect penis, traps your semen during sex and
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Detecting Ovulation
- SEXUAL HEALTH
What is ovulation? Ovulation is the fertile time of your menstrual cycle, which occurs when a mature egg — or ovum — is
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Diabetes, Men, and Sex
- DIABETES, SEXUAL HEALTH
Diabetes doesn’t have to be a deathblow to your sex life. You can protect your sexual functioning by keeping your diabetes under control.
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Diaphragm
- SEXUAL HEALTH
What’s a diaphragm? A diaphragm is a shallow dome-shaped rubber cup that you insert into your vagina to keep sperm from entering your
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Genital Herpes (HSV-2)
- SEXUAL HEALTH
What is it? Genital herpes is a common sexually-transmitted infection that can cause painful genital sores on both men and women. It’s caused
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Gonorrhea
- ADULT HEALTH, SEXUAL HEALTH
What is gonorrhea? Many people view gonorrhea as an old-fashioned venereal disease, one that’s been almost wiped out by modern antibiotics. But in
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Impotence: Causes and Treatment
- SEXUAL HEALTH
What is erectile dysfunction? At some time in his life, almost every man finds himself with an aroused mind, a willing partner, and
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Male Infertility
- SEXUAL HEALTH
From a man’s point of view, starting a family is easy. While women are on the job for nine months, men can often
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