Category Archives: STD Testing
How to get Tested for STD’s
Question: I have a new girlfriend and last night I thought we were going to have sex for the first time until she popped the question, HAVE I BEEN TESTED FOR STDs? I know some clinics don’t always check for all STDs, so how do I get tested for every STD? Answer: When deciding how […]
STD Testing Albuquerque
There are many ways to get tested for STDs. If you need fast, private lab testing there is an STD testing center on Constitution Ave. The hours of the testing center are Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm. They do not require an appointment for HIV or STD testing; however you must be pre-registered […]
STD Rates Rise in Teen Boys, Better Sex Education Needed
The CDC recently released new data regarding STD infections among teenagers. The result: teens need better sex education. In the past ten years, the annual rate of AIDS diagnoses for 15 to 19 year old boys has nearly doubled. For the report the CDC compiled data from several surveys among people aged 10 to 25, […]
Will Reducing Pap Tests Cause an Increase in STDs?
In the past, women have been told to get annual Pap tests starting three years after becoming sexually active or when they turn 21 – whichever came first. Now teen girls are able to skip Pap tests, according to new guidelines, and they should start receiving the tests when they turn 21. Experts are now […]
CDC Encourages Yearly STD Testing More Than Ever
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging people to have yearly STD testing now more than ever. With record-setting rates of chlamydia infections in 2007 (over 1 million), the CDC supplied this simple statement: “get tested”. Following this statement they offered recommendations for individual STDs. According to the CDC, everyone ages […]
Dirty Needle Causes Concern
One month ago, I went to a hospital in Fairfax, VA to check for HIV on a blood specimen. At that time, I also checked for other sexually transmitted diseases, and all of my tests results were negative. I am confused about one thing, that is, when the doctor took my blood using needle and […]
When in doubt, see your doctor
I have never had any sexually transmitted diseases. I do get boils a lot. I got this bubble the day I started my cycle which was July 3rd and ended July 8th. All of a sudden, I noticed this bubble, so I gave it a day and tried using a needle to pop it. It […]
What Is My Risk?
Can you access my risk? 4.5 weeks ago, things got out of control at a strip club in Michigan and I received oral sex from two strippers and also fingered them and made out with them. I’m pretty sure I’m not at too much of risk, but could you give me your opinion on what […]
School Board Approves In-House STD and Pregnancy Testing
The school nurse can serve a variety of functions, from administering first aid to taking temperature to … pregnancy testing? Starting this fall, the health centers in New York’s Port Chester public school district will begin providing STD and pregnancy testing to requesting students. Starting this fall, the health centers in New York’s Port Chester […]
Use the Internet to break the news about an STD
Just think of all the things the Internet allows you to do – things that were once handled in person or on paper. I’m talking about greeting cards, thank-you notes and party invitations. And let’s not forget the ease with which relationships can be ended – via e-mail or text messages. (One of my single […]
