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What are the legal implications of knowingly passing on STD’s?

If someone knows they have an STD such as herpes and they do not let the people they are sleeping with know and they contract it. What are the rights of the people who contract it without knowing the person who they slept with was infected?

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Do you think spouses who gave STD to their spouse should be considered a criminal?

I mean a spouse gives an STD to his/her spouse after an affair… the spouse who go the disease has no idea his/her spouse had sex with someone else, so s/he sleeps with their cheating spouse, then it’s transmitted. What are your thoughts on this, do you think it should be considered a crime? I meant, “the spouse who GOT the disease” yeah I heard […]

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Is a person obligated to tell past and future lovers that they are infected with a serious STD?

It seems like telling potential lovers that you are infected with a serious STD would hinder the chances of ever getting laid again.

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What are the chances of someone using a condom and still getting a STD?

I want to be more educated on sex and the risks of having sex because no one has ever taught me about safe sex and the risks [I am 16]. Most of it seems like common sense. I have found most of what I need to know on line but I am just curious if using a condom to protect yourself from a STD is […]

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What are the chances of someone using a condom and still getting a STD?

I want to be more educated on sex and the risks of having sex because no one has ever taught me about safe sex and the risks [I am 16]. Most of it seems like common sense. I have found most of what I need to know on line but I am just curious if using a condom to protect yourself from a STD is […]

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Is there any possible way to have contracted an STD without contracting it sexually?

I know some of you will consider this a stupid question, but im just curious. A doctor did tell me that you can contract herpes and crabs through touching a towel or even a toilet seat that has been touched by someones infected area. Is it possible, since most STD’s are a form of bacteria, to catch things like chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis from unsanitary […]

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Is a person obligated to tell past and future lovers that they are infected with a serious STD?

It seems like telling potential lovers that you are infected with a serious STD would hinder the chances of ever getting laid again.

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How soon can you experience genital herpes blisters after exposure?

I had sex with my boyfriend for the first time the other day. Within 24hours I had these small pimple like bumps. I’m going to get it checked this weekend but I just want to know do blisters happen that quickly after exposure? If it is does that mean I contracted the virus from him?

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STD Symptoms Database

STD Symptoms in Women

While many STDs present mild or no symptoms in both men and women, it is important for women to recognize the potential signs of infection. Common symptoms women might experience when infected with an STD are itching, bumps, or burning urination. However, symptoms can take a few days or a few weeks to develop, or present as flu-like symptoms, so it’s important to be tested […]

Chlamydia Symptoms

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis and can be transmitted by vaginal, anal, or oral sex. Chlamydia usually does not present symptoms in either men or women. If symptoms do appear, they typically manifest themselves 13 weeks after exposure to the bacteria. There are a range of common and uncommon symptoms that you might experience. Symptoms in Women […]

Syphilis Symptoms

Syphilis is known as “The Imitator” or “The Great Pretender” because its symptoms imitate many other infections. It is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.

HIV Symptoms

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) weakens the body’s immune system, making it vulnerable to disease and infection. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 1.2 million people have HIV in the United States. The good news is, the rate of new cases has decreased 19% in the last decade. Like other sexually transmitted diseases, HIV can be transmitted by vaginal and anal sex. It […]

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