STD Blood Test

STD Blood Test

It’s true. Most people are squeamish when it comes to blood which is why many are reluctant to take an STD blood test. But not all STDs require an blood test, some require only a urine test or swab of the mouth. Even those STDs that require an blood test don’t require much blood – no more than any other routine blood test you might submit yourself to year in and year out. As you’ll soon learn, an STD blood test is not the big deal some may think it is.

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Confidential STD Testing for Syphilis

Confidential STD Testing for Syphilis

People think syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) of the past; it is not. There are active cases of syphilis, even in 2012. Syphilis is a disease that sounds like it comes directly from the dark ages. It is true, syphilis has been around at least since Columbus discovered the New World but more likely syphilis was around before Columbus returned to the Old World and had been diagnosed as some other ailment.  Confidential STD testing for syphilis may not seem important in today’s age, but syphilis is making a comeback.

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Sex on the Beach

Sex on the Beach

Movies have romanticized the idea of having sex on a sandy beach. Sex is used to market our beaches with beautiful people in scant swimsuits suggesting more to come. Sex on the beach is even the name of a cocktail that envelopes the idea of warm summer nights with romantic walks along the beach and other events.

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Do You Need an STD Test?

Do You Need an STD Test?

I’ve been sexually active since my senior year in high school but have never gotten myself tested for STDs. I have often wondered why do you need an STD test.  Lately, I have been contemplating as I am completing my college degree that I need to get an STD test but don’t know where to go in Seattle. Most of the women in my dorm have talked about getting themselves tested for STDs in Seattle, but I have been postponing getting mine done because I feel fine. My roommate had herself tested because she was experiencing a weird vaginal discharge and wanted to make sure nothing was wrong. When she went and had her confidential tests done she learned that Seattle has a really high rate for both Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. But I don’t need to get tested because I don’t have any symptoms, right? I only need a STD test if I was experiencing an abnormal discharge or a weird smell, right?

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Having the Sex Talk with your Children

Having the Sex Talk with your Children

As the saying goes, “Timing is Everything”, this is especially true when bringing up sex and other sexual situations with the young. It is never too early to talk about contracting sexually transmitted diseases. In today’s society, kids are more aware of sex as young as nine years of age and many have even had some form of experience as young as eleven in some cultures. Learning to read the kids cues when comments or questions arise is only part of the sexual discussion. Questions about sex, is a good time to start the discussion while keeping the information on the child’s level.  Children are growing up faster than ever while being exposed to more adult content than just a few years ago.  The media bombards teens and youth with sexual content and situations.

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