Health and Medical Guide to Men's Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Health information topics about Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Condylomata Acuminata National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003218&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Sexually Transmitted Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012749&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Trichomonas Infections National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D014245&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Trichomonas American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/trichomonas/test.html 2. Genital Problems in Women American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/537.xml 3. Common Symptoms of STIs/RTIs EngenderHealth http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/inf/dsymp.html 4. Genital Problems in Men American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/539.xml Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary American Social Health Association http://www.iwannaknow.org/glossary/index.html 2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Glossary American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/glossaryindex.html Directories 1. National STD Hotline American Social Health Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.ashastd.org/NSTD/index.html Health Check Tools 1. STD Quiz: Are You Taking Proper, Preventive Steps? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=QZ00037 Organizations 1. iwannaknow.org American Social Health Association http://www.iwannaknow.org/ 2. National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, D Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/std/ 3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ 4. American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/ Overviews 1. STDs Today Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/std/std.asp 2. STDs: Common Symptoms & Tips on Prevention American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/165.xml Prevention/Screening 1. Preventing STIs: Safer Sex EngenderHealth http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/inf/dprev.html 2. Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. . . Esp Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/condom.html 3. Screening and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted D American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZO6I53AKC&sub_... 4. Right Way to Use a Condom American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/condom_a.html Related Issues 1. STDs: Making the Connection Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/std/connect.asp 2. Role of STD Detection and Treatment in HIV Prevent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/std/STDFact-STD&HIV.htm 3. Cervicitis Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00518 Research 1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections (STDs National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/womenhealth/STDHIV.cfm 2. Topical Microbicides: Preventing Sexually Transmit National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/topical_microbicides.pdf Specific Conditions 1. Information to Live By: Molluscum Contagiosum American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/molcon.html 2. Information to Live By: Vaginitis American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/vaginitis.html 3. Genital Warts Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00087 4. Information to Live By: Hepatitis American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/hepatitis.html 5. Information to Live By: Chancroid American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/chancroid.html 6. Trichomoniasis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/std/Trichomonas/STDFact-Trichomoniasis.htm 7. Information to Live By: Crabs American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/crabs.html 8. Information to Live By: Nongonococcal Urethritis ( American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/stdfaqs/ngu.html Statistics 1. STD Surveillance 2003 National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/toc2003.htm 2. Hispanics and Sexually Transmitted Diseases American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/news/hisp.html 3. FASTATS: Sexually Transmitted Diseases National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stds.htm Teenagers 1. Talking to Your Child about STDs Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/talk_child_stds.html 2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases - The Basics: Testin American Social Health Association http://www.iwannaknow.org/basics2/testing.html 3. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std.html 4. Risk of Sexually Transmitted Diseases May Be Reduc Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/STD_risk.html 5. Getting a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) - FAQ American Social Health Association http://www.iwannaknow.org/faqs/getting.html 6. Condoms and Prevention American Social Health Association http://www.iwannaknow.org/prevention/condoms.html 7. Can I Make It Easier to Talk to My Partner about C Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/talk_about_condoms.h... Treatment 1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases - The Basics: Treatm American Social Health Association http://www.iwannaknow.org/basics2/treat.html Women 1. Sexually Transmitted Diseases National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/stdsgen.htm 2. STDs and Pregnancy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/std/STDFact-STDs&Pregnancy.htm   Men's health News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Mild Cognitive Impairment Is More Common In Men 8 Sep 2010 at 3:00am A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women. The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a prevalence rate of 16 percent in the population-based study of individuals aged 70-89 without dementia who live in Olmsted County, Minn. The study will be published in the September issue of Neurology... 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