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Kissing Can Result In A Positive STD Diagnosis

Most people think kissing is safe when it comes to STDs. However, what you may not realize is that syphilis and herpes simplex virus (HSV 1 and 2) can be transmitted by mouth – be it a quick kiss on the mouth or a French kiss.

Mark Riegel, MD

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Central Illinois Friends Works to Lower STD Rates Among High School Students

Central Illinois Friends Works to Lower STD Rates Among High School Students

A local Illinois organization is trying to lower the barriers about sexually transmitted diseases testing and get teenagers talking about them.

Mark Riegel, MD

Disclosure of HIV Status

Disclosure of HIV Status

Whenever you are HIV positive and you decide to tell someone that you have HIV, then you are disclosing your status.

Mark Riegel, MD

Iowa Health Experts See Rise In Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Syphilis Cases

Iowa Health Experts See Rise In Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Syphilis Cases

Health experts in Iowa noted that the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is two times more common than it was four years ago.

Mark Riegel, MD

Guam, U.S. See Rise In Common 3 STDs

Guam, U.S. See Rise In Common 3 STDs

The U.S. and its territory – Guam – have seen a rise in the three most common sexually transmitted diseases.

Mark Riegel, MD

5 Well-Recognized Companies Have Developed Commonly Used STD Medications

5 Well-Recognized Companies Have Developed Commonly Used STD Medications

Governments throughout the world have implemented programs and initiatives to raise STD awareness and offer funding for new drugs to treat the multitude of sexually transmitted diseases being spread.

Mark Riegel, MD

NIH Provides $10.7M Grant For Gonorrhea Vaccine Development

NIH Provides $10.7M Grant For Gonorrhea Vaccine Development

A $10.7 million National Institutes of Health grant has been approved in the hopes to develop a gonorrhea vaccine.

Mark Riegel, MD

Awareness Is Key In MG Diagnosis and Treatment

Awareness Is Key In MG Diagnosis and Treatment

There are already many sexually transmitted diseases to be concerned with, and now, there is one more to be worried about.

Mark Riegel, MD

Surviving Hepatitis B

Surviving Hepatitis B

I was a healthy soldier of just 21 years old. I didn't know why I was so tired all the time, so I just chalked it up to long military days and planning my upcoming wedding. But when the fatigue and slight yellow tinge to my skin caught the attention of one of my superiors, I knew had better get checked out.

Mark Riegel, MD

HIV & Getting Pregnant

HIV & Getting Pregnant

If you are interested in having children and you happen to be HIV positive or if you are someone who is HIV negative but want to have children with someone who is HIV positive, then know you are not the only one.

Mark Riegel, MD

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