http://std.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-10-09T09:16:23Z Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:16:23 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/11/foreign-lesions.htm Sometimes sexually transmitted diseases have nothing to do with sex. The variant of herpes known as Herpes gladiatorum is in the news again - this time because of its prevalence... http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/11/foreign-lesions.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:29:06 +0000 2008-10-11T09:29:06Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/09/punching-your-ticket.htm A hip hop concert in Dallas recently offerred free admission, but only one one condition. People who wanted to attend the concert had to get an HIV test. It's a... http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/09/punching-your-ticket.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:16:23 +0000 2008-10-09T09:16:23Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/07/asking-the-right-questions.htm The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently put out a series of guidelines recommending that physicians specifically ask their patients about what non-coital sexual activity they're engaging in.... http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/07/asking-the-right-questions.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:24:55 +0000 2008-10-07T09:24:55Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/04/oral-fixation.htm With all the talk of teen pregnancy in the news, it wouldn't surprise me if teenagers and others once again started thinking of safe sex as "anything that doesn't get... http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/04/oral-fixation.htm Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:11:24 +0000 2008-10-04T09:11:24Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/02/one-great-idea.htm A commenter on an earlier blog post called my attention to the One Condom Challenge, an ingenious condom marketing campaign integrated with the presidential campaign season. The One Condom company... http://std.about.com/b/2008/10/02/one-great-idea.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:11:29 +0000 2008-10-02T09:11:29Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/30/speaking-of-gardasil.htm I got an e-mail the other day letting me know that the FDA has now approved the HPV vaccine as a way to prevent vaginal and vulvar cancers as well... http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/30/speaking-of-gardasil.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:50:58 +0000 2008-09-30T09:50:58Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/27/whats-good-enough-for-the-goose.htm I was somewhat disturbed to learn that Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, has been added to the required vaccine list for immigrant women, despite not yet being mandated for the population... http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/27/whats-good-enough-for-the-goose.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:02:18 +0000 2008-09-27T09:02:18Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/25/a-story.htm A friend of mine, who teaches English as a Second Language, shared the following story with me as a reminder why, sometimes, talking to your teens about condoms is the... http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/25/a-story.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:27:29 +0000 2008-09-25T09:27:29Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/23/you-cant-see-me.htm Sometimes when children cover their eyes they say "you can't see me!" because if they can't see you, clearly the reverse is true as well. Reading this article about prisons... http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/23/you-cant-see-me.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:08:40 +0000 2008-09-23T09:08:40Z http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/20/more-microbicide-news.htm Hope springs eternal, at least in the land of microbicide research. A rectal gel containing tenofovir, was found to be effective at preventing HIV transmission in monkeys. Don't get too... http://std.about.com/b/2008/09/20/more-microbicide-news.htm Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:29:40 +0000 2008-09-20T09:29:40Z