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Sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections are bacterial or viral infections that are transmitted through anal, vaginal, or oral sexual intercourse.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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What sexually transmitted infections can you get from oral sex?
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Can you catch sexually transmitted infections through oral sex?
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Sexually transmitted infections that hurt a baby besides syplilis and herpes?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Besides antibiotics.. is there any other way to heal a sexually transmitted infection ?
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A 22-year old female asked about a 22-year old female:
Can an sexual transmitted infection convert to hiv?
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What sexually transmitted infections stay with you forever?
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What are the immediate effects of sexually transmitted infections?
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What are the symptoms of sexually transmitted infections in general?
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Can sexually transmitted infections cause long term health problems?
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A 40-year old asked:
Sexually transmitted infections = sexually transmitted disease, right?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Sexually transmitted infections?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are the general dangers of sexually transmitted infections (sti's) longterm?
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A 36-year old asked:
Which state in us has reported the most cases of sexually transmitted infections?
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A 41-year old asked:
Are there any sexually transmitted infections that a dude can have without knowing?
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Sexually transmitted infections questions. Can they all be treated? If not, which cannot?
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A 47-year old male asked:
How long do you have to have a sexually transmitted infection before a man or a woman becomes sterile?
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A 35-year old asked:
Some parabasalids can cause human infections? Trichomonas is the one that causes a sexually transmitted infection?
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A 35-year old asked:
How can you get a sexually transmitted infection as a lesbian?
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A 30-year old asked:
Sexually transmitted infections and hiv==risk of catching any of them per partner if sex only once with him?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me any information on sexual transmitted infections?
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A 44-year old asked:
How accurate are sexually transmitted infection tests?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can you tell me if i could get a sexually transmitted infection?
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A 37-year old asked:
If diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection, would you tell your partner?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there a difference between a sexually transmitted infection and a sexually transmitted disease?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is vaginal rsh and lumpy yellowish green discharge a sign of serious sexual transmitted infections?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I avoid getting sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy?
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Can you be born with a STI (sexually transmitted infection) or just get them without sexual contact?
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A 45-year old asked:
How do you talk to your partner about sexually transmitted infections prior to having sexual with them?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Is it best if I restrain from physical exercise when I have been treated from an sexual transmitted infection like gonorrhea?
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A 39-year old asked:
Could douching after sex prevent sexually transmitted infections (stis)?
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