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Penis Disorders
There are two primary disorders that affect the male reproductive external organs: penis disorders and testicular disorders.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are diseases that are spread by having sex with someone who has an STD.
Sexual Abuse and Assault Against Women
Sexual assault can be verbal, visual, or anything that forces a person to join in unwanted sexual contact or attention.
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Sexual Performance Anxiety
Sex is supposed to be pleasurable, but it's hard to feel intimate with your partner when you have sexual performance anxiety.
Paraphilias
Paraphilias are problems with controlling impulses characterized by recurrent, intense sexual fantasies, urges, and behaviors.
Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a small organism called Trichomonas vaginalis.
Genital Warts and HPV
Human papillomavirus or HPV is an easily transmitted virus that causes genital warts.
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Treatments for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Don't try to treat a sexually transmitted disease yourself. These diseases are contagious and serious. You must see a doctor.
Syphilis Treatment
If caught early, syphilis may be cured with antibiotics.
Gonorrhea Treatment
Gonorrhea causes no long-term problems if it is treated early in the course of the infection before any complications develop.
Chlamydia Treatment
With treatment, chlamydia should clear up in about a week.
Suggested Reads about Sexual Conditions
New at-Home Test Approved for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
People who want to be tested for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and gonorrhea are now able to do so without leaving their homes.
CDC Recommends ‘Morning-After Pill’ Antibiotic Against STDs
U.S. health officials want the nation’s health care providers to consider prescribing a common antibiotic to gay and bisexual men for use as a morning-after pill to prevent common sexually transmitted diseases.
As U.S. Syphilis Cases Rise, Those at the Epicenter Scramble
It was just a routine checkup -- or so she thought. One woman’s syphilis scare mirrors thousands of others amid a syphilis outbreak in the U.S., with Houston at the epicenter.
19th-Century Doctors Prescribed a Dangerous Douche: Liquid Mercury
Patients dabbed it on their sores or inhaled it. Doctors administered it using a device made by a French instrument-maker: a receptacle for holding the liquid mercury compound, with a green hose and attachments of various sizes for insertion into the vagina or urethra.
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