Archive for March, 2008
Condoms: Shapes, Scents and Sizes
Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by admin.
Condoms are sheaths made of thin and elastic rubber or polyurethane used during sexual intercourse. There are condoms available for both men and women. Male condoms are worn over the penis during intercourse and are put on while the penis is at its excited state. Female condoms are worn inside the vagina and are kept [...]
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Uses of Condoms
Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by admin.
Made from thin sheaths of elastic latex rubber or polyurethane plastic used during sexual intercourse, condoms are the most commonly used form of birth control and sexually transmitted diseases protection. Condoms are now available for both males and females.
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Why Use a Condom?
Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by admin.
Condoms are used to prevent pregnancy and to protect one from sexually transmitted diseases. It is the most commonly used birth control method in the world.
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Male and Female Condoms
Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by admin.
Wearing condoms is the most commonly used birth control method in the world. It also protects a person from getting sexually transmitted diseases. Condoms are made from latex or polyurethane. Although males are usually the ones who use condoms, there are also condoms made for females.
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What is a Condom?
Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by admin.
A condom is a sheath made of thin and elastic rubber used during sexual intercourse. It is worn by men over the penis and is used to prevent pregnancy and the onset of sexually transmitted diseases. Other terms used for condoms are rubber and prophylactic.
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HIV Treatment and Care
Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by admin.
Medical research is still searching for the perfect cure for HIV and AIDS. There are, however, measures taken to prolong the progression of HIV to AIDS. Post-exposure prophylaxis is known to reduce the risk of infection given that treatment was administered immediately after exposure.
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HIV and AIDS in Teenagers
Posted on 29. Mar, 2008 by admin.
Although most of the reported HIV and AIDS infections were men and women belonging to an older age group, teenagers are as pre-disposed to the infection as they are. There is an estimated 2.5 million HIV-infected people under fifteen years of age.
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History and Statistics
Posted on 29. Mar, 2008 by admin.
In 1981, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documented an increasing number of extremely uncommon infections, Kaposi’s sarcoma and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, in New York and California.The infected persons were homosexual men who were not predisposed to these infections.The infections were then called GRID or gay-related immunodeficiency disease. A few months later, cases of the same [...]
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How HIV is Transmitted
Posted on 29. Mar, 2008 by admin.
There are a number of ways that HIV can be transmitted. While research and development on the human immunodeficiency virus continue to show more possible ways of transmitting HIV, only several have proven to be true.
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HIV and AIDS
Posted on 29. Mar, 2008 by admin.
HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus which infects the cells of the immune system in humans. Classified as a member of the subfamily of Retroviridae called Lentiviruses, HIV is one of the few known Lentiviruses, other examples being maedivisna virus (found in sheep), equine anemia (found in horses), and encephalitis-arthritis virus (found in goats).
