Pubic lice/crabs... get them off me!
Dear Alice,I have recently discovered that I have what appear to be crabs in my pubic hair. They are itchy and annoying and appear to be laying eggs. How do I get rid of them?Thanks!
View ArticleCrabs and nit-picking
Dear Alice, I think I have pubic lice, a.k.a. "crabs." Do I need to see a doctor about this problem, or is there over-the-counter medication of some kind I can use to expel the little buggers from...
View ArticleMonogamous couple: Stop using condoms?
Dear Alice, If my partner and I have been monogamous for 3 years (and I was a virgin before we met) and my partner tested negative for the HIV virus (twice, about two years ago, with a six-month gap...
View ArticleTricky trichomonas
Dear Alice, I ended a relationship about a year ago. I have always seemed to have a yeast infection when I went to doctors before. In my relationship I had went to the doctors before because of...
View ArticleGonorrhea
Hi alice,How long of a time frame could you have gonorrhea and not know it? The doctors say you can't track how long you have had it so how do we know? I feel my last partner gave it to me and that was...
View ArticleWhat is bacterial vaginosis?
Dear Alice,What is bacterial vaginosis? What are the signs and symptoms? And how can it be cured?
View ArticleWhat is cervicitis?
Alice,What is cervicitis? How is it formed? Is it an STD or bacteria from normal vaginas?
View ArticleHow to tell mollusca from genital warts
Dear Alice,I read the info on molluscum in the Men's Health section. Are there any signs that distinguish molluscum from genital warts/any way to tell if you have one or the other?
View ArticleMolluscum still contagious after treatment?
Hey Alice, A couple of months ago, I realized that I had Molluscum Contagiosum. I went to a doctor and had that confirmed and I started the treatment and now the bumps are gone and there is nothing...
View ArticleChancroid — What's that?
Dear Alice, What is Chancroid? What are the symptoms? How is it diagnosed? How is it treated? What can happen if it's not treated? How many children are affected by this and are newborn babies...
View ArticleLate stage syphilis
Dear Alice, What are the signs of an advanced case of syphilis, say twelve years down the road? Is treatment still possible or is it too late? I have reason to believe that I've been infected that...
View ArticleWhat STIs are "testable"– and who is infected, anyway?
Dear Alice, I recently became sexually active at 21, and my partner is a bit older and has had multiple partners. At this point, we are exclusive, and have used a condom on the few occasions we have...
View ArticleBlue waffle?
(1) Dear Alice, I am an undergraduate student who teaches health workshops at a public school. My workshop topic this year is pregnancy prevention. So far, this question has come up many times:Is blue...
View ArticleSTI transmission via skin-to-skin contact?
Dear Alice, Skin-to-skin contact confuses me. Does the uninfected person have to have an opening in the skin for the virus to enter? Or can the simple act of the infected shedding skin touching the...
View ArticleUreaplasma urealyticum
Dear Alice,My wife is planning to have a baby, but before that she just wanted to check her health. During a routine check-up, she was diagnosed with the ureaplasma urealyticum virus, which the doctor...
View ArticlePubic lice/crabs... get them off me!
(1) Dear Alice,I have recently discovered that I have what appear to be crabs in my pubic hair. They are itchy and annoying and appear to be laying eggs. How do I get rid of them?Thanks!(2) Dear...
View ArticleWhat STIs are "testable" and who is infected, anyway?
Dear Alice,I recently became sexually active at 21, and my partner is a bit older and has had multiple partners. At this point, we are exclusive, and have used a condom on the few occasions we have had...
View ArticleWhat is cervicitis?
Alice,What is cervicitis? How is it formed? Is it an STD or bacteria from normal vaginas?
View ArticleMonogamous couple: Stop using condoms?
Dear Alice,If my partner and I have been monogamous for three years (and I was a virgin before we met) and my partner tested negative for the HIV virus (twice, about two years ago, with a six-month gap...
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