STD testing
January 31, 2009 by JoelC2009
STD testing is an extremely important part of your overall sexual health in all humans. Millions of people are becoming infected with sexually transmitted diseases each year, also know as STDs. If you or your partner have had unprotected sex then you maybe at risk for an STD, also known as a sexually transmitted disease. STD testing includes STDs such as Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Herpes, HIV, and more. HIV STD testing determines if you or your sexual partner have been infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, otherwise known as HIV. Several HIV tests are used to check whether you have a recent HIV STD infection or one that happened after six months ago.
The Herpes STD testing checks for Herpes Simplex Virus I (HSV I) and Herpes Simple Virus II (HSV II). Usually, Herpes testing looks for oral (mouth) Herpes and genital Herpes. HSV I tests for cold sores on the mouth and more recently on the genital area. HSV II tests for genital herpes. Chlamydia nearly 1 million sexually active people in the United States. Gonorrhea affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. It is suggested to test for both Gonorrhea and Chlamydia if you think you may have one or the other.
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Here are a few things to try and they all work extremely well:
#1 Gargle with Peroxide. This will kill all the germs and work as an antiseptic.
#2 Gargle with Lemon or Lime juice. This will dry out your mouth and also work as an antiseptic…if the cold sores are open, doing this may tingle a bit.
#3 This might not be pleasurable for the inside of your mouth but a really cheap and quick way to dried out cold sores in order for them to heal and be gone quickly is to get some calomine lotion and put it on the infected area…this will dry the cold sore out FAST!
#4 for anywhere other than the inside of your mouth…Abreva works very fast at the first signs of a cold sore.
#5 Lastly, with whatever process you use above whether one or more remember to use a good mouthwash at night and eithier clean your toothbrush with strong antiseptic or replace it. Cold sores can spread and you maybe reinfecting yourself by using the same toothbrush.
I hope this helps goodluck!
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I hope so!! Cuz my boyfriend has HIV and I want him safe from the harm it causes. =]
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