As an anonymous submission via the contact form, this interview touches on some pertinent issues which affect all of us who’ve contracted an STD – no matter the type of sexually transmitted infection. Across the board, stigma negatively affects all of us, and a lack of education surrounding the pathophysiology behind these infections sometimes elicits […]
Chlamydia and Herpes Simplex Type 2 – HSV2 – STI Interviews
This interview came in as an anonymous submission via the contact form, and from there the author and I exchanged a few emails. She said, ‘Writing about my situation really makes me feel a lot better.’ Consequently, she’ll be posting a follow-up to this interview (which I’ll link through to once she does) in short […]
Chlamydia Symptoms – STI/STD Symptoms & Signs
STI/STD Symptoms – Chlamydia Symptoms Half of all people with penises who have chlamydia and 80% of people with vulvas/vaginas who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all. The result of this is that a huge number of infections remain undiagnosed and untreated. It is important to understand that focusing on signs and symptoms is […]
What Does Chlamydia Look Like – 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 people into abstinence. […]
STI/STD List – Different Types of Bacterial STDs
There are 3 different kinds of STIs/STDs: bacterial, viral, and parasitic. Bacterial STIs/STDs are curable through treatment with antibiotics. Curable, that is, as long as you see a health-care provider, get tested and treated, follow through on all the medication, avoid sexual contact until cured, and make sure your sexual partner(s) get tested and treatment […]
STI/STD Testing Windows – When To Get Tested for STDs
STI/STD Testing Windows When it comes to STI/STDs and specifically, STI/STD testing windows, you want to make sure you’re testing at the right time – lest you receive a false negative or positive, right? If you have an STI/STD, you want to know with certainty so you can treat it or start managing it, and […]
STI/STD Briefs – Chlamydia Symptoms, Test & Treatment
Chlamydia STI/STD Brief These briefs are intended to give readers (specifically those who weren’t aware many of these STIs/STDs existed) an overview of each STI and their commonality, traditional chlamydia symptoms, treatment options, and diagnostic tests available. This information is by no means all-encompassing and The STI Project encourages using these briefs as primers and […]
HPV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea & Herpes Risk – STI Interviews
To continue our series – STI Interviews – this woman wrote in the other day courageously determined to share her story about HPV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and a “herpes risk.” It takes strength to share this openly and is testament to the plethora of people out there encountering STIs every day and often before the age […]