Get Tested for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis can be easily treated with antibiotics, but it’s important that you get treated right away. The sooner these sexually transmitted diseases are found, the easier they... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Tested for HIV: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
It’s important to get tested for HIV if you are at high risk of infection. Many doctors recommend that all teens and adults get tested.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
American Social Health Association Catalog 
Also available in: Spanish
A catalog containing both consumer and professional materials on VIH/AIDS, herpes, genital warts, STDs, STD prevention, and women's health. Materials are available in easy-to-read formats.... Details >
American Social Health Association |
Chlamydia
This booklet describes the symptoms of chlamydial infection in both men and women, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. PID is briefly discussed as are the effects of chlamydial infections in newbor... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Chlamydia - CDC Fact Sheet
Also available in: Spanish
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this overview on Chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which can damage a woman's... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. . . Especially AIDS
This consumer health education booklet underscores the importance of condom use for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The booklet presents basic facts about STDs, condom quality ... Details >
Office of Special Health Issues, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Division of STD Prevention, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services to prevent sexua... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
FDA Approves First Vaccine to Prevent Cervical Cancer
This document announces the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to human... Details >
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is usually spread through sexual contact with someone who has herpes sores in the genital area, but it can also be transmitted by a person who is infected but has no noticeable symptoms... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Genital Herpes: The Facts
Also available in: Spanish
Basic information about genital herpes -- what it is and what it means. Written for use by genital herpes sufferers, this information is intended to improve patient's understanding of genital herpes a... Details >
International Herpes Alliance |
Get the Facts about Teen Sexual Health
Also available in: Spanish
This web site offers answers to questions about teen sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases.... Details >
American Social Health Association |
Gonorrhea
This booklet discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and prevention of gonorrhea -- a highly contagious bacterial infection usually spread through sexual contact.... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Herpes & Relationships: How to Tell
Also available in: Spanish
Advice on how to discuss genital herpes with a partner. This document is available in Spanish and other languages.... Details >
International Herpes Alliance |
Herpes Resources
Materials written for people who have genital herpes that may also be of use to general practitioners and the public. Includes general description, treatment, prevention, self-care, partner informatio... Details >
International Herpes Alliance |
HIV and Young American Indian/Alaska Native Women
This publication provides information on HIV and American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN), including data, factors that contribute to disproportionate HIV rates, assets to help protect young AI/AN wome... Details >
Advocates For Youth |
HIV/AIDS: What Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Can Do
The term men who have sex with men (MSM) refers to all men who have sex with other men, regardless of how they identify themselves (gay, bisexual, or heterosexual). AIDS has been diagnosed for more th... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
HIV/STD Prevention Guidelines for Native American Communities: American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
The guidelines provide background and technical information specific to working with Native American communities to prevent HIV/AIDS.... Details >
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center |
HPV (Human Papillomavirus): Overview
This page is a backgrounder on human papillomavirus (HPV), the name of a group of viruses that infect the skin. There are more than 70 different types of HPV. The page discusses HPV types and links to... Details >
American Social Health Association |
Human Papillomavirus (HPV, genital or venereal warts)
Also available in: Spanish
Answers to common questions and concerns from consumers on venereal (genital) warts, a sexually transmitted disease. These warts are known to be caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).... Details >
New York State Department of Health |
Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts
A general overview of the human papillomavirus (HPV) -- the most common causes of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and the types of HPV that can lead to genital warts. The diagnosis, treatment, co... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Information to Live By: Vaginitis
Answers questions and presents facts about vaginitis, bacterial vaginosis and related sexually transmitted disorders.... Details >
American Social Health Association |
Learn About Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections (STIs/STDs)
Getting the facts about sexually transmitted diseases and infections (STDs/STIs) and sexual health is increasingly important. This page links to information about specific STDs/STIs, tips for reducing... Details >
American Social Health Association |
National Herpes Hotline
The National Herpes Hotline (NHH) is operated by ASHA as part of the Herpes Resource Center (HRC). The hotline, which receives over 60,000 calls a year, provides accurate information and appropriate r... Details >
American Social Health Association |
Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
A common sexually transmitted disease in men, NGU is a term that describes an infection of the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder). This pamphlet describes the symptoms and treatmen... Details >
American Social Health Association |
Personal Health Questions – Sexually Transmitted Diseases Information from CDC
This page links to fact sheets for a variety of sexually transmitted diseases, including bacterial vaginosis, chlamydia, HIV/AIDS, human papillomavirus, gonorrhea, herpes, pelvic inflammatory diseases... Details >
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Search for Organizations: CDC National Prevention Information Network
Get descriptions of more than 19,000 organizations that provide resources and services related to HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB. Services include case management, counseling and testing, prevention, educatio... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network |
Sexuality Fact Sheets
Online consumer health information fact sheets about sexuality, adolescents and abstinence, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, contraception and more.... Details >
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
There are more than 20 known sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Some of them will cause symptoms that should be brought to the attention of your doctor immediately. However, others may be "silent" ... Details >
American Association for Clinical Chemistry |
STDs Today
Also available in: Spanish
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affect men and women of all backgrounds and economic levels. This page provides information about the common STDs and the organisms that cause them. The page also ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network |
Syphilis
Syphilis, once a cause of devastating epidemics, now can be effectively controlled with antibiotic therapy. Yet, in many cities of the United States both adult and congenital syphilis are on the rise.... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
Teen Talk: Commonly Asked Questions About Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Also available in: Spanish
Written for teens, this brochure answers commonly asked questions about STDs -- what it is, how does one get it, who gets it, what to do if you think you have it and how to prevent it. Symptoms of co... Details >
Office of Population Affairs |
The Truth about STDs
There are more than 25 diseases spread primarily by sexual activity. This fact sheet provides basic information about eight of these infections-called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). It focuses ... Details >
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States |
U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) HIV/AIDS, Health, and Social Services Directory
This directory contains HIV/AIDS, health, and social service organizations located in the U.S. and the six Pacific jurisdictions whose primary target population is A&PIs.... Details >
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center |
Vaginitis: Overview
Vaginal infections and inflammation, sometimes sexually transmitted, are frequent causes of distress and discomfort in adult women. The symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of several types of vaginal i... Details >
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
What Is the Role of Prisons in HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention?
This fact sheet addresses the incidence, prevalence, and impact of HIV on jail and prison inmates. Risk factors and barriers to prevention are discussed.... Details >
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies |
Women and HIV/AIDS - Prevention
This document offers simple steps you can take ito prevent getting or spreading HIV to those you love.
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National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |