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Viewing Questions and Answers relating to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Dear Counselor, if I play sex while using a condom, can I get HIV/AIDS?

Posted in HIV/AIDS, Sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 25th Sep, 2010 with 3 Responses

Tweet The answer is YES and NO. Why can you get HIV/AIDS even after using a condom? You can get HIV/AIDS even after using a condom if:  You wear/put on [...]

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Dear Counselor, when I get my her periods, it itches down there, does it mean I have syphilis?

Posted in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 24th Sep, 2010 with 0 Responses

Tweet You can only be sure if you go for an STI test where they can detect if its syphilis or another STI. Many girls suffer from itching private parts [...]

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Dear Counselor, what causes sores/itching around one’s private parts and armpits? My friend has suffered for 2 years without medical attention. Please advise her and please tell us the disease/infection she might be suffering from because she is confused.

Posted in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 2nd May, 2010 with 1 Response

Tweet Causes behind vaginal itching are varied but most common known are chemical irritants contained in certain products. Content based chemicals that come in contact with the skin which encourage [...]

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Dear Counselor, what causes sores/itching around one’s private parts and armpits? My friend has suffered for 2 years without medical attention. Please advise her and please tell us the disease/infection she might be suffering from because she is confused.

Posted in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 30th Apr, 2010 with 0 Responses

Tweet Causes behind vaginal itching are varied but most common known are chemical irritants contained in certain products. Content based chemicals that come in contact with the skin which encourage [...]

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Dear Counselor, if one has Candida, are there any signs? If yes, tell us the signs and the cure. Give us the signs of syphilis apart from the chancre.

Posted in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 30th Apr, 2010 with 0 Responses

Tweet Candida is a fungus that is normally present on the skin and in mucous membranes such as the vagina, mouth, or rectum. The fungus also can travel through the [...]

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Dear Counselor, I hear about masturbation. What is the meaning of masturbation? Explain for me please.

Posted in Sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 30th Apr, 2010 with 0 Responses

Tweet Masturbation is manipulation of one’s sex/private organs to derive sexual pleasure. The boys stimulate sex pleasure by playing with their penis until they achieve ejaculation and for the girls, [...]

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Dear Counselor, what is violence against women and what are some of its negative consequences?

Posted in Defilement, Gender, HIV/AIDS, Rights, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 5th Nov, 2009 with 0 Responses

Tweet The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including [...]

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Dear Counselor, can a person have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and not know it?

Posted in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 22nd Aug, 2009 with 0 Responses

Tweet Yes.  Some Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) do not present any signs and symptoms especially among women. Chlamydia is one of the most common treatable STIs but about three-quarters of [...]

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Dear Counselor, I am a girl in a boarding section. I have small wounds on my private parts. I tried to tell my friends but they just laughed and told me I have AIDS. Is it true?

Posted in HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 7th Jun, 2009 with 2 Responses

Tweet Having small wounds on your private parts does not necessarily mean you have HIV/AIDS. The only way you can know whether you have HIV/AIDS is through taking an HIV [...]

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Dear Counselor, What are STIs? How do they spread and what are the common symptoms of STIs?

Posted in HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) on 7th Jun, 2009 with 2 Responses

Tweet STIs stands for Sexually Transmitted Infections. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are passed from one person to another primarily through sexual contact by body fluids (semen, vaginal fluid and blood). [...]

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