Removing Your Pubic Hair Is Linked To A Heightened Risk Of STIs
The Question: Does waxing, plucking or shaving your pubic hair come with added risk for sexually transmitted infections?
Yes, according to new research that links the frequency of pubic grooming with the added risk of certain sexually transmitted infections.
The new study, which surveyed 7,580 nationally representative adults across the U.S., finds that people who practice “extreme grooming” ― removing all of their pubic hair more than 11 times per year ― or “high frequency” grooming ― trimming pubic hair daily or weekly ― have a 3.5- to four-fold heightened risk for co...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Shots May Help Prevent Genital Herpes Transmission
Three-shot regimen seems to control lesions as effectively as daily pills, but wider trials needed (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Injections Might Help Prevent Genital Herpes Transmission for Months: Study
Three - shot regimen seems to control lesions as effectively as daily pills, but wider trials needed (Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - November 3, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Tags: Infections, Reproductive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Injections Might Help Prevent Genital Herpes Transmission for Months: Study
Three-shot regimen seems to control lesions as effectively as daily pills, but wider trials needed
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genital Herpes, Immunization (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Injections Might Help Prevent Genital Herpes Transmission for Months: Study
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2016 -- Three injections of a therapeutic vaccine may control genital herpes as effectively as daily pills for at least a year, a new study suggests.
Researchers tested the experimental vaccine in 310 people with herpes from 17... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Most Popular NEJM Group Feature This Week: Genital Herpes Case (FREE)
By the Editors
Here ' s the most clicked-on item we featured from NEJM Group this week, in case you missed it the first time around: … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 26, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Genital Herpes Case, Elevated Lipids & Diabetes Risk, Hawaii Family Medicine Opportunity (FREE)
By the Editors
NEJM Group offers so many valuable resources for practicing clinicians. Here ' s what we chose for you today:NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Clinical Practice: A 25-year-old woman reports three brief episodes of … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
USPSTF: Evidence Doesn't Support Screening for Genital Herpes
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation statement against routine serologic screening for genital herpes simplex virus infection in asymptomatic patients. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - August 17, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
USPSTF: Do Not Screen for Genital Herpes USPSTF: Do Not Screen for Genital Herpes
The US Preventative Services Task Force has issued new recommendations advising against genital herpes screening in asymptomatic adolescents and adults, including pregnant women.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Task Force: Routine Genital Herpes Screening Not Recommended
Unless someone has symptoms, testing offers little benefit because the sexually transmitted disease has no cure (Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - August 2, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Gynecology, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Reproductive Medicine, AIDS, News, Source Type: news
USPSTF Recommends Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that asymptomatic adolescents and adults not be screened using … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - August 2, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Routine Genital Herpes Screening Not Recommended
Unless someone has symptoms, testing offers little benefit because the sexually transmitted disease has no cure (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Task force: Routine genital herpes screening not recommended
HealthDay News A U.S. federal task force is prepared to recommend that teens, adults and pregnant women not be tested for genital herpes if they don't have signs of infection. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Task Force: Routine Genital Herpes Screening Not Recommended
Unless someone has symptoms, testing offers little benefit because the sexually transmitted disease has no cureSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genital Herpes, Health Screening (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
