HIV Seroconversion in the Era of Pharmacologic Prevention: A Case-Control Study at a San Francisco STD ClinicPrEPPEPHIV preventionsexually transmitted diseasesBackground: The comparative effectiveness of pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) for men who have sex with men (MSM) is ...
If you have gonorrhea you’ll need to go to a clinic to get an antibiotic shot. STD TEST LABS Go to Quest Diagnostics for the urine test. The test we order for chlamydia and gonorrhea is a urine test. It’s the same urine test all doctors or nurse practitioners order and we get ...
Methods We reviewed STD clinic data collected on patients seen by a clinician from 1 January 2010 to 30 September 2010 in 11 sites (38 clinics) participating in the STD Surveillance Network (SSuN)—Seattle, WA (1 clinic); San Francisco, CA (1); Los Angeles, CA (12); Denver, CO (1...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive/behavioral skills-building intervention to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in high-risk heterosexual adults. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial with assessments at baseline, and at 3 and 5 months. SETTING: San Francisco STD Clinic. PA...
My research told me my infection could probably be cured with antibiotics and that my doctor would report me to the health department. If I went to a clinic, they would also report me and my "confidential" results. Even the online testing labs would report me, and nobody has to tell yo...
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The researchers found that the clients of the mobile clinic were older, more likely to be injecting drug users themselves and/or have sex partners who were, or have engaged in prostitution for money or drugs. More than half (54.4 percent) of the mobile clinic clients sought testing for HIV...
Additionally, improving health care provider literacy is crucial to the success of prevention efforts. “Many providers don’t know how to easily test and identify treatable STDs in the clinic,” Chin-Hong said. The CDC is bolstering prev...
"Oral sex is not safe sex," says Terri Warren, RN, owner of Westover Heights Clinic in Portland, Ore., a private clinic specializing in STDs. "It's safer sex, but it's definitely not safe sex." The risks depend on a lot of different things, including how many sexual partners you ...
Patient Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Testing in An Urban Clinic: A Comparison of Patient Perceived Testing and Actual Tests Performed Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common communicable diseases in the United States. Recent research suggests that nearly half ...