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How, when and where to get tested: labs, clinics and home kits.
Cervical dysplasia is the presence of abnormal, precancerous cells on the cervix, almost always caused by long-lasting infection with a high-risk type of human papillomavirus (HPV).
Testing HIV-positive means a test detected HIV in your body - but it isn't the emergency it once was.
Getting past an STD diagnosis comes down to four moves: separate the infection from your worth, replace fear with facts about how common and treatable these are, lean on support instead of isolating,.
HIV affects women differently across the United States.
About 38,800 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in the US in 2023, and an estimated 1.12 million Americans are living with HIV - roughly two-thirds of them virally suppressed.
Awareness is the difference between curing Mycoplasma genitalium on the first try and chasing a stubborn, recurring infection.
Yes - kissing can occasionally lead to a positive STD test, but only for a short list of infections.
Talking about chlamydia matters because it's the most commonly reported bacterial STI in the US - yet most people who have it feel nothing.
Yes - starting HIV treatment early helps prevention.
Yes - for a pregnant person with recurrent genital herpes, daily valacyclovir (or acyclovir) started in late pregnancy lowers the chance the baby is exposed during birth.