It’s likely to get an STD when you’re having sexual contact. One in two people who are engaging in sexual activity contract a sexually transmitted infection by the age of 25. But let’s get into the details of your risk from just one time of having unprotected sexual contact. You won’t always know if someone has an…
STDs are common, and they’re pretty easily spread through penetrative sex, other sexual contact and sometimes through other ways. That means a lot of people have STDs. We would share a stat here but in reality, stats would miss a lot of people or make estimates. That’s because it’s so easy for people not to…
The entire United States currently has high and rising rates of STDs, but Chicago’s rates have been significantly higher than that. This means that sexual activity in Chicago comes with an increased risk of getting an STD. While it makes sense to try to prevent the spread of STDs and to get tested no matter…
If you’re in the dating pool in the Dallas, TX area, it might be helpful for you to know the local rates of STDs. Of course, it’s always a good idea to be careful about the spread of STDs, yet knowing specific info about the area can help you better understand your risk. Dallas County…
Science made history in 2007 when researchers were able to cure an infection of the HIV virus, which can lead to AIDS. They’ve tried to do it again since then but have failed until now. The New York Times reported on March 4, 2019 that scientists have finally seemed to have succeeded in duplicating their initial success,…
According to a recent press release from the CDC, there were over 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis reported in the United States in 2016. In the CDC’s annual Infectious Disease Surveillance Report, it became clear that the most common STD reported last year was chlamydia. Chlamydia accounted for 1.6 million of all…
Online websites have been blamed for an increase in STDs for many years now. Craigslist is said to have played a significant part in the increase of new HIV diagnoses nationwide between 1998 and 2008. Health departments around the country have claimed that STDs are on the rise in the state and one of the…
Since 2000, June has been known as LGBT Pride Month. Former President Bill Clinton deemed the month of June, “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.” The month was chosen to commemorate a riot in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan that is thought to be the beginning of the gay liberation movement in the United…
March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The goal of this event is to raise awareness about the need for all women, especially pregnant women, to be tested and treated for HIV. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2015 there were nearly 40,000 people in the United States…
Film can inspire change and build awareness. If a film brings attention to an issue that is being ignored or shows a side to a story that most would have never known, it can make an enormous impact on society. There have been many films about HIV/AIDS since the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. A…