Tricky 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 ArticleChancroid... What is it?
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 affected,...
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 ArticleCondom broke and I’m feeling itchy
Dear Alice,I've just had my first condom break ever. I'm on the pill, so I'm not worried about pregnancy, but a couple of days afterwards I had yeast infection-like symptoms — no unusual discharge,...
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 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 affected,...
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 long,...
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 skin...
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 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 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...
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 ArticleChancroid... What is it?
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 affected,...
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 ArticleGetting the details on gonorrhea
1) Dear Alice,What are the symptoms of gonorrhea?2) 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...
View ArticleNongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
Dear Alice,What is NGU (nongonococcal urethritis) and how can it be treated at home?
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