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Gonorrhea Grows Resistant to Treatment

Many STDs are easy to cure with common antibiotics. What if that were not the case? Will our future include bacterial STDs that we will be unable to cure? Check out this article from Yahoo News Health.




Genital Herpes 101

Many individuals infected with genital herpes either have no symptoms at all, or symptoms are so mild, they go unnoticed. Genital herpes can be passed even while the infected individual is not having any symptoms. Check out the link below to learn more about genital herpes; symptoms, how the virus is transmitted, testing, etc.

10 HIV Myths Debunked

Can you catch HIV from a toilet seat? Check out the following article to find out the answer to this, and many other HIV myths.

Living with HIV

Magic Johnson stunned the sport's world over 20 years ago when he announced he had contracted HIV. Today, Magic is going strong and continues to educate the public about HIV prevention and treatment. For more information, check out the following CBS News article.

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HIV in the United States

There are an estimated 56,300 Americans becoming infected with HIV each
Check out the following article for more information about those most impacted
by HIV in the United States.

Trends in Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year, STDs cause at least 24,000 women in the U.S. to become infertile. This is only one of the many consequences of untreated STDs. For more information on this and some vital statics, check out the following article: