HIV: Transmission, Testing, Prevention, and Treatment
HIV is a virus that damages the immune system, and without treatment it can progress to the advanced stage known as AIDS.
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HIV Treatment: Distinguishing ART From PEP
HIV treatment begins after confirmed diagnosis with ART. PEP is emergency prevention for a person not diagnosed with HIV after a possible exposure.
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HIV Testing: Who Should Test and When
HIV testing often requires waiting for the body to produce and release antibodies before a result can be detected. This phase is known as the window period.
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How HIV Affects the Body
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, a virus that affects people and poses a health challenge worldwide.
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How Effective Is PrEP? Interpreting the Numbers Correctly
PrEP is highly effective when used as prescribed, reducing sexual HIV acquisition risk by about 99% and risk from injection drug use by at least about 74%.
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Gonorrhea: Symptoms, Testing, Treatment, and How It Differs From NGU
Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Medicine does not divide it into “true gonorrhea” and a second false form of the same disease.
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Why Might You Need a Repeat HIV Test? Understanding the Window Period and Risk
It must be acknowledged that the most effective way to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is to use a condom every time you have sex.
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Reducing Herpes Transmission and Flare-Ups: Practical Guidance
Herpes is a viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes that produces small, clear blisters that break open into sores.
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Herpes Creams: Uses, Limits and Oral Antiviral Treatment
Understand how herpes creams differ from oral antivirals, why product directions matter, and why topical treatment is not the main therapy for genital herpes.
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Hepatitis B: A Hidden Danger You Might Overlook, and How to Protect Yourself
Hepatitis B is caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and many people today are carriers without realizing it.
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Herpes on the Nose: Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Herpes on the nose is another condition that stays with you for life once contracted, causing sores to appear around the mouth or the genital area.
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Oral Herpes: Early Signs, Treatment and Prevention
Learn the tingling, itching, or burning signs of a cold sore, how oral HSV spreads, when antivirals help, and which symptoms need prompt medical care.
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