Award winning STD expert H. Hunter Hansfield, M.D....

getSTDtested.com continues a tradition of excellence by launching an official medical advisory board built around industry luminaries including Dr. Hunter Handfield, winner of the 2010 CDC Thomas Parran Award for lifetime contributions to STD research and prevention; Dr Barbara Van Der Pol, nationally acknowledged expert in Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis; and Dr Neil Skolnik, noted family practice practitioner and...

Nearly $900,000 set aside for Alabama residents wi...

Nearly $900,000 in federal funds have been set aside for low income individuals in Alabama living with HIV. The source of the funding is the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program also announced that they will renew funding in 29 local programs in 19 states.  http://getstdtested.com/hiv-test - Kevin Source:...

Nation’s capital adds Trojan condoms to HIV ...

In order to appeal to young people, Washington D.C. will begin distributing Trojan condoms for the city’s no-cost distribution system. The decision was made due to complaints from young people that the current condoms (Durex) that they gave out were of poor quality and are often too small. The city will pay 3-4 cents more per condom for the Trojans but feel it will be worth it. Durex is the largest selling condom brand...

Chlamydia haunts a community...

In 2009, St. Louis topped the list for Chlamydia rates in Missouri. It was reported that nearly 1,239 in 100,000 people were infected with the disease.  Chlamydia is known as the silent disease because many cases show no symptoms at all (3/4 of females and 1/2 of males have no symptoms). Because of this, it is believed that the disease is underreported since most people who have that have no idea of the infection....

Sharing needles can lead to Syphilis...

A recent study found that sharing needles can lead to the spread of Syphilis. It has been well known for many years that IV drug users are at a very high risk for HIV and Hepatitis C; however, it was never thought that it carries a risk for Syphilis as well. The study was headed by the University of California-San Diego. http://getstdtested.com/syphilis-test.php - Kevin Source:...

Who should get tested?...

Check out the link below for some basic guidelines on what to be tested for: http://www.uticaod.com/health/x57966753/Who-should-get-tested http://getstdtested.com/get-std-tested.php -...

Drug resistant strains of Gonorrhea could lead to ...

A leading sexual health expert based out of the U.K. says that new drug resistant strains of Gonorrhea are developing to the point that they can’t be treated with any known antibiotic. This development is leading to the thought that Gonorrhea will evolve into an infection that is almost impossible to treat. Gonorrhea is the second most reported STD in the United States. Plus, many cases of the disease are asymptomatic....

Facebook linked to rise in Syphilis (UK)...

Syphilis rates have increased as much as four times in areas where Facebook is most popular. This is thought to be a result of the website providing an easy option for people to meet for sexual encounters. Professor Peter Kelly, a director of public health, said “Social networking sites are making it easier for people to meet up for casual sex”. A Facebook spokesperson said users should “take...

Kramer and Gonorrhea...

See the clip below for a classic Seinfeld moment. Kramer tells his Gonorrhea...