HPV is one of the most commonly transmitted Sexual Disease. This is a different virus than HIV and HSV (Herpes).
There are different types of HP Virus. Some cause Cancer and Genital Warts. Fortunately, there are vaccines that can prevent Cancer and Genital Warts caused by HPVirus.
PrEP – PreExposure Prophylaxis to prevent HIV Infection PreExposure Prophylaxis is a way to prevent contracting HIV. The procedure involves putting a healthy person under medication few days before he/she involves in risky sexual behaviour or abuse drugs possibly by sharing needles. Who are the right people to take PrEP / When should you consider…
HIV Types and Strains and RT-PCR Test We are sure that most of you would be wondering why there hasn’t been a vaccine or cure developed for HIV. In short, one of the main reasons is that HIV has many types and strains and in some cases, it forms hybrid types too. When the strains…
STD Testing in Chennai STD or STI refers to the infections that are transmitted to a healthy person when he/she has unprotected sexual intercourse with an infection person. In most of the cases, this can happen when the infected partner is unaware that he/she is infected and show no symptoms or ignores any symptom. Typically…
FAQs on HPV Vaccine HPV – Human PapillomaVirus, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections that can spread through sexual intercourse or oral sex. This virus can pass from an infected individual to healthy person via genitals or throat and cause infection. Like many viruses, there are several types of strains (around 40) of…
Genital Warts – Human Papilloma Virus Genital warts otherwise known as Venereal warts or Condylomas are soft eruptions on the skin and mucosal regions of the anogenital region. Genital warts are basically papillary lesions caused by Human Papilloma Virus, which appear as skin or grey coloured growths that when colonize, look like a cauliflower. These…
Most Common Sexually Transmitted Infections Sexually Transmitted Infections / Diseases are common among the male population. The proportion of these infections continues to rise and increased awareness needs to be created to address the problem early. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are notorious for being dismissed as flu or other general illnesses due to similar vague…