Having HSV-1 or HSV-2 increases the risk of having a miscarriage during pregnancy, having premature labor and it also increases the possibility that your baby could have serious complications if exposed the virus. Between 20 and 25% of all pregnant women may have herpes, but of those, only about 0.01% will experience complications... Read more
HPV is one of THE most common sexually transmitted diseases. One presentation of HPV (human papillomavirus) is external anogenital warts. These warts tend to be bothersome and sometimes painful and currently the topical creams and surgical treatments available can be less than ideal, with painful side effects and a... Read more
There is no "typical presentation" of herpes. Some people after exposure will develop outbreaks or recurrences with a vesicular, painful rash. Others never see lesions or rashes. Even others - fall somewhere in between with localized pain coming first, followed by a rash. According to a recent study, some people... Read more
I think most of us are still pretty accustomed to the fact that if you need an abortion - it is for the most part accessible in most states - as long as it is not a "late term(trimester) abortion." Nowadays, though, the government seems to want to broaden the term abortion to include the morning after pill (taken when you think... Read more
nothing but the truth is what i am going to offer to you today in this blog. Getting herpes is a bummer - there is no skirting around the issue - but that being said - we also need to be brave enough to state all the facts regarding this virus. And alot of doctors do dance around some factual statements that need to be said. I've... Read more