According to the United States Public Health Service, there are thirteen million cases annually of greater than fifty diseases and syndromes categorized as STD or sexually transmitted disease. Despite excluding AIDS, there are still thirteen million cases that have been already been recorded and seven thousand deaths yearly. The relapse of these atypical diseases is an indicator that these STD’s have majorly resurged. Despite the Federal Government’s intended stand to shell out 65 million dollars during the present year for programs and studies; and conceivably an additional forty million dollars for research work for the fight against STD’s, yet it is an insufficient rejoinder to diseases that have an annual cost bearing of four billion dollars on the society. The present proliferation  [...]

In a majorly overlooked development, there has been a major rise in the cases of sexually transmitted diseases like Chlamydia and syphilis along with a noted surge in the number of unheard but bothersome venereal diseases. The augment in the number of such cases have baffled specialists that were anticipating declined numbers due to widespread awareness and concern regarding AIDS. The number of the widely identified venereal diseases like syphilis has crept up subsequent to 5 years of reported drop and the antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoeal strains have been steadily increasing on an annual basis with eight lakh cited cases. The health care officials are concerned about the increase in the previously rare diseases that are lesser known.  For instance, Chancroid – the bacterial infection  [...]

The World Bank is supposed to be issuing a detailed report shortly that stated that launching an assault on sexually transmitted diseases is believed to have garnered pinnacle position in the listing of cost efficient health care treatments. The World Health Organization or W.H.O concurs to the fact that there is a tough case when taking into consideration the disquieting transmission of H.I.V. which necessitates the need for a major drive to fight against niggling sexually transmitted diseases. The World Health Organization has previously mentioned during the week about the fact that third world countries required an additional 2.9 billion dollars in a year to hold back the AIDS outbreak, laying key emphasis particularly on sexually transmitted diseases and whole-heartedly launching the  [...]

During the 9th international congregation on AIDS, the scientists professed to more lucidly comprehend the reason behind why individuals infected with other STD’s or sexually transmitted diseases were more prone to contracting H.I.V. - the virus causing AIDS. Numerous scientists stated that heightened endeavours against all STD’s would aid in curbing H.I.V. transmission. The scientists cited the instance of Sweden wherein both STD’s and H.I.V. infections were cited at the lowest. Dr. Marie Laga, of the Institute of Tropical Medicine located in Antwerp, Belgium shed light on the fact that the employment of latest laboratory procedures in the past year has elucidated the link that was discovered in many former studies. Those studies have revealed that sexually transmitted diseases  [...]

The highly rated risks to men’s health are nothing furtive, rather these health threats are quite known to all and widespread, though most often avertable. Depression and associated suicidal tendencies Depression is not merely an awful mood swing, going through a bumpy phase in life or feeling blue. Depression causes emotional disarray that has an undue bearing on the entire system and health that amply attests the vital mind and body link. During depression, certain chemicals in the brain and the hormones that control stress go haywire and misbalanced leading sleep deprivation, loss of appetite and sapped energy levels. Scientists have implied that depressed men are more prone to getting cardiovascular disease. Researchers earlier contemplated about depression being noted in a greater  [...]

Mostly considered a matter to be jibed or wisecracked about, the inflatable penile implants seem the last resort for many men with erectile dysfunction also known as ED. This demoralising problem has been observed to affect the lives of thirty million men in the U.S. alone. With the available options such as Viagra and parallel drugs, there are still nearly one-third of those individuals that consume such medications do not seem to be availing any of its benefits. In such circumstances, many resort to penile implant surgeries. With the three forms of treatment options like pill-intake, shots and implants available, implants seem to top the list in patient approval. The reasons for their wide-ranging popularity are their permanence, absence of side effects and no necessity of follow-up meetings  [...]

Chlamydia is amongst the highly prevalent forms of sexually transmitted diseases especially in the United States. The infection is mostly asymptomatic, easily and inadvertently transmitted to sexual partners. In reality, nearly 75% of women and 50% of men infected display no symptoms. Within a time span of one to three weeks following contact, the symptoms start manifesting themselves. Chlamydia Symptoms: Women infected with Chlamydia display: Odorous, unusual discharge from the vagina. Blood loss not persistent with the monthly menstrual cycle. Agonizing menstrual cycle. Pain in the abdomen accompanied with fever. Pain experienced during sexual contact or urination. Inflammation or burning sensation in the vaginal area. Men infected with Chlamydia display: Slight  [...]

Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmittable disease contracted from an infected individual. A widely prevalent communicable disease noticed in both sexes is known to infect seven lakh persons in the United States annually with nearly 75% of most cited cases belonging to the young age bracket of 15-29years. The maximum infection rates were normally observed in 15-19years in women and in between 20 and 24 years in case of men. Gonorrhea Causes: The bacterium known as Neisseria gonorrhoeae is known to cause Gonorrhea. These bacterial forms thrive and proliferate in the body’s mucus membranes, in warm, clammy parts of the reproductive tract inclusive of the cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes in women and noticed in the urethra, oral cavity, throat and anus in both the sexes. It is also contracted  [...]

The FDA panel is due for a meeting on Wednesday to decide on whether to suggest approval of the Gardasil vaccine in males of the age bracket from nine to twenty-six years. The Gardasil vaccine is known to specifically attack four human papilloma viral forms, generally known as HPV. Previously the gardasil vaccine has received the FDA stamp of approval to be used in females in the age bracket from nine to twenty-six years. However, HPV is known to not merely affect young girls and women, with men carrying the HPV virus and sexually transmitting it to their mates. HPV could additionally lead to the formation of genital warts along with penile and anal cancers amongst males. Such cancers are rarer in comparison to cervical cancer that HPV could cause in females. In accordance to the background  [...]