Ask the Experts about HIV
Ask the Experts about HIV ASHA staff and our expert collegues answer some common questions about HIV. Do you have a question about HIV/AIDS that you’d like to ask our…
Herpes
Herpes:Fast Facts Herpes is a common and usually mild infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It can cause cold sores on the mouth or face (called oral herpes)…
Your Safer Sex Toolbox
Your Safer Sex Toolbox Being sexual with someone carries risks—risk of rejection, of unwanted pregnancy, of contracting an STI, or even a simple cold. But being sexual also provides physical,…
Talking Birds & Bees in the 21st Century
Approximately half of the 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. each year occur in teens and young adults ages 15-24. Dig a little deeper…
STDs A to Z
STDs Sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs—also called sexually transmitted infections, or STIs—affect people of all ages, backgrounds, and from all walks of life. In the U.S. alone there are about…
Crowning Achievement
“Last year, I was diagnosed with cervical dysplasia. As my doctor informed me of the news, all I could think was "why?" I am young and healthy-I should be invincible-yet,…
FDA Approves HPV Test for Primary Screening
On April 24 the FDA gave the go ahead for the first human papillomavirus (HPV) test to be used as primary screening for cervical cancer. This new FDA decision allows…