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Chhavi Hussein discusses risks of having multiple sexual partners: 'If you’re polyamorous...'
November 28, 2024 2:00 pm
“If you’re polyamorous, you should imagine that all your partners are infected unless proven otherwise,” says Dr Agni Bose, a venereologist.
Persistent sore throat could be a sign of STI; 5 other uncommon symptoms you should know
October 15, 2024 5:26 pm
While many STIs have clear and well-known signs, some warning signs are less common but equally important to recognise
Condoms can't protect you from sexually transmitted infections; here are six things that can help
September 09, 2024 6:25 pm
While condoms are a valuable tool in reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections, they are not infallible.
First case of rare sexually transmitted form of ringworm emerges in the US; here’s why this is concerning
June 14, 2024 1:21 pm
In a peer-reviewed news release by NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School Of Medicine, it is mentioned, “Genetic tests of fungal samples collected from the patient’s rashes revealed that the infection was caused by the species Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII).”
Can you get sexually transmitted infections (STIs) without having sex? Let’s find out
September 29, 2023 1:07 pm
“The main way STIs are transmitted is through any type of intercourse -- vaginal, oral or anal,” said Dr Jagriti Varshney, a gynaecologist and obstetrician, adding that there are certain entities that can pass from one person to another through infected blood.
Gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses are at their highest in decades – here's what you need to know about these STIs
June 17, 2023 11:51 pm
Gonorrhoea is now the second most commonly diagnosed STI in the UK.
Why you should double-check that STI test
April 09, 2023 8:09 pm
According to Carrie Goldberg, whose New York law firm sues sexual predators and the tech platforms that can facilitate their abuse, society’s continued stigmatization of sexually transmitted infections plays a huge role in people’s reluctance to admit that they are infected or to even be tested.
Chandigarh to have first Sampoorna Suraksha Kendra in Sector 22
February 13, 2023 3:18 am
Aim is to reach out to the ‘at-risk’ population for HIV, STIs
Should you stop using a condom if your partner takes birth control pills?
September 27, 2022 2:55 pm
Dr Nagaveni R explains that birth control pills contain "small quantities of hormones, such as estrogen and progesterone that prevent pregnancy in the body by stopping ovulation".
How vaginal hygiene can impact your fertility
May 19, 2022 5:54 pm
According to a doctor, bacterial vaginosis and other infections in the vagina are more common in the lower genital tract, and they affect roughly 29 per cent of women of reproductive age
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