Can Chlamydia (STD) cause Erectile Dysfunction? Chlamydia is a Sexually Transmitted Infection that spreads through unprotected anal, vaginal or oral sex. You can refer to our section of ‘Sexually Transmitted Diseases’ or to know more details about Chlamydia, you can visit our ‘Chlamydia’ page. Chlamydia can affect both men and women and it is caused…
HCG – The pregnancy hormone for men? HCG – Human Chorionic Ganodotropin (hCG) is called ‘pregnancy hormone’ because it plays an important role in maintaining pregnancy. The pregnancy test kits that women typically use when they miss their period checks for the presence of this hormone. Along with women, hCG injections are also used for…
Cancer Causing Viruses Virus needs no introduction today. We are very well aware that there exist thousands of virus strains that can affect a person’s health. Some may not cause serious damages to human body but some may even cause life threatening conditions. Let’s take a look at some diseases caused by viruses. Here are…
Hepatitis and Sex – Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is a medical condition that causes inflammation of the liver. This disease is caused by Hepatitis Virus. This liver damaging disease can spread through sharing needles, sharing food and also through sexual contact with an infected person. How many types of Viral Hepatitis are there?…
All you want to know about ART – AntiRetroviral Treatment Before getting into AntiRetroviral Treatment, what it is and what happens to the body when a HIV infected person starts ART, lets know some basics about what happens to a human body when infected with HIV. HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, as many of you know,…
FAQs on HPV Vaccine HPV – Human PapillomaVirus, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections that can spread through sexual intercourse or oral sex. This virus can pass from an infected individual to healthy person via genitals or throat and cause infection. Like many viruses, there are several types of strains (around 40) of…
Myths & Facts about HIV – AIDS Having HIV and having AIDS – are both the same? No, they both are not the same. HIV – Human Immunedeficiency Virus is a multi-strain virus that destroys CD4 immune cells. These cells help our body fight infections. When the count of these cells drops, body will be…
Cure for HIV / AIDS – Human Trials to begin soon So far, as we all know, there hasn’t been an “Official Cure for AIDS” discovered. It has been 12 long years, scientists are trying various techniques to achieve complete remission of the virus from infected human body. Finally, it looks like there is hope…
HIV in children. It’s effects on young brains. Human Immunodeficiency Virus, as we know, is a deadly virus that is transmitted sexually, by sharing needles, mother to child etc.Infected mothers can pass on this virus to their babies through breast feeding or by birth, depending on when they get contracted with HIV. Mothers who get…
PreMarital Health Check – Mandatory Tests to be done before marriage We often find someone who is astrologically compatible with us so we can have a happy married life and keep ourselves and our partner happy. But have you ever wondered that some medical tests are as or more important than they look? It is…
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