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Sexual Activity and Reducing STD Risk

Posted by continuum wellness on Sep 04 2008

Health Risks of Noncoital Sexual Activity Washington, DC — When counseling patients about preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), it’s important for physicians to ask direct questions about both intercourse and noncoital sexual activity, according to a new Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Noncoital sexual behavior includes mutual [...]

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Women risk HPV infection from first sex partner

Posted by continuum wellness on Feb 25 2008

Information to share, not out of fear, but to encourage judiciousness. By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women run a significant risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) from their very first sex partner, according to a new report. Human papillomavirus or HPV is the cause of genital warts, as well as most [...]

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