Herpes

Oral sex can be really fun and feel great, but you are still at risk for sexually transmitted infections. It is possible to get chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV or herpes from oral sex. For a fun and tast... Read More

  You know, Coach Carr from Mean Girls wasn't totally off his rocker when he was teaching his health students about safe sex.  Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), when left untreat... Read More

It’s true… More teens and young adults get STDs than any other age group. There are many reasons why this could be. Some of the reasons have to do with teens and young adults using condoms inconsisten... Read More

What is herpes?Herpes is an infection caused by a virus, either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2.) Although most genital herpes infections are caused by HSV-2 ... Read More

Herpes is one of those STIs that people love to gossip about. Most of the time, the rumors aren’t true… but one in particular is important to know about. If your bf or gf has a cold sore on their mout... Read More

Some STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are easy to deal with. You go to your local teen clinic, get tested with a quick urine sample, and if it shows up positive with chlamydia or gonorrhea, you ta... Read More

Sometimes a person with genital herpes or warts will have blisters, bumps or sores near or on their genitals, but sometimes they won’t have any at all!  Genital herpes and warts can still be pass... Read More

You can get an STD like herpes or the HPV virus without even having sex!  Some STDs, like the viruses that cause genital herpes and genital warts, can be passed to another person by "skin-to-skin... Read More

I was under the impression that oral herpes was completely different from genital herpes, but that is so untrue. Read More