Mourning the Loss of a Beautiful Soul The STI Project lost its first friend to HIV/AIDS this week, Mirvan Ereon. I have been mourning since; I was not at all prepared for how this would affect me and quite honestly, I felt a little silly being so taken aback as I had only just recently […]
Cytomegalovirus Symptoms – STI Symptoms & Signs
In a healthy person, initial CMV infection often occurs without symptoms and is rarely noticed. Most people who have CMV have no symptoms. If a person receives a transfusion of blood containing CMV, fever and sometimes liver inflammation may develop 2 to 4 weeks later. When CMV symptoms do appear, they may include: Occasionally, a […]
HIV & Hep C Coinfection – An Overview
1 out of 3 People with HIV have Hep C When a person is infected with two or more different viruses, it is called a coinfection. Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV or hep C for short) is the most common coinfection in people with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Complications of an HIV […]
What Does HIV Look Like – Pictures of STIs/STDs
Pictures of STIs/STDs When looking for pictures of STIs/STDs on google or any other search engine, you’re bound to come across incredibly graphic, disgusting, and down right scary pictures of STDs. While these pictures are sometimes real depictions of specific STIs/STDs, they are often the very worst case scenarios and can be meant to scare […]
STI/STD List – Different Types of Viral STDs
There are 3 different kinds of STIs/STDs: bacterial, viral, and parasitic. Like bacterial STIs/STDs, viral STIs/STDs often give no warning signs or symptoms. This means you can contract it and infect a sexual partner without knowing it and serious complications which can cause irreversible damage can progress silently before you ever recognize a problem. Viral […]
HIV Did Not Deter Me – STI Interviews
I met Mirvan through fellow twitter contacts – I like to refer to them affectionately as: all my rockin’ tweeps! Mirvan’s photo even conveniently matches The STI Project’s theme and branding design – how’s that for well-matched?!?! So, it made sense to ask him to share his story with our readers when he said he’d […]
Free HIV Testing!!! YEY!!!! – STI/STD Testing
Free STI/STD Testing National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign originally coordinated by the National Association of People with AIDS to encourage people of all ages to “Take the Test, Take Control” and is now continued by a number of other organizations supporting HIV testing. Too many people don’t know they have HIV. In the […]
STIs in Older People?!?! (Grandma and Grandpa get the clap, too!)
Doctors are seeing more STIs in older people! Are you a baby boomer? Are you a person over the age of 50 re-entering the dating game after a loss of a spouse or significant other? If so, consider thinking twice before enjoying casual sex without protection. This public service announcement (broadcast in Florida) is an […]