The Molluscum contagiosum virus causes small bumps on the skin that are usually flesh colored but range in color from white to yellow to pink. The lesions do not usually itch or hurt. There may be only a few lesions or there may be many, and individual lesions may grow together to form larger bumps. [...]

About 70 percent of first infections with genital herpes in the United States are caused by HSV-2, and about 30 percent are caused by HSV-1. Just as with oral herpes, the term genital herpes does not refer to a specific type of herpes—it can be caused by either type 1 or type 2 herpes viruses. [...]

incidence: very rare cause: bacteria (Calymmatobacterium granulomatis) symptoms: ulcers treatment: antibiotics Donovanosis, also called granuloma inguinale, is thought to be caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis. HOW COMMON IS IT? In the United States, fewer than fifty people are infected with donovanosis each year; the infection is also uncommon in Europe and other parts of [...]

Many people have their own guidelines about when they will become sexually active. Some want to be sexually active only when they are in a committed, mutually monogamous relationship, or when they are married. Others may decide they want their partners to be tested for STDs before they become sexually active. All of these guidelines [...]

Sometimes a stronger than usual odor from the genital area indicates infection. Occasionally a woman inserts something into the vagina, such as a tampon, and forgets that it is there. Over time this, too, can cause a strong odor. It is not uncommon for a woman to think that an abnormal genital odor is her [...]

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination against anyone based on race, religion, gender, or ethnic background in all states. Any enterprises having a connection with interstate commerce and businesses or institutions accepting federal funding may not discriminate in: • education • employment • public transportation • public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants [...]

There are two forms of genital herpes—herpes simplex virus-1 and herpes simplex virus-2. Although herpes-1 is most often associated with cold sores and fever blisters, both forms of herpes may be sexually transmitted. Rarely, a primary outbreak of herpes during pregnancy may cause miscarriage or stillbirth. If active herpes infections are present during childbirth, newborn [...]

The intellectual climate which made sex research possible appeared during the 1890s with the work of Freud and Ellis. A major contribution of theirs was to remove sexuality from its status of alienation and discontinuity in other areas of life, bringing it into the cultural consciousness of the late nineteenth-century—an act of inclusion, as Gagnon [...]

If the home atmosphere is sexually repressive, the children do not ask many questions. Conn reports that twenty-nine percent of 128 boys and thirty percent of 72 girls in one of his studies had inquired about sexual topics. As a group, the more intelligent children offered more questions. But even in superior groups (I.Q. 111-140) [...]

Feeling different As noted earlier, some theorists have suggested that homosexuality stems from profound feelings of alienation from other males. According to this line of thought, boys who are well accepted by their peers are likely to feel “part of the gang.” This status presumably encourages the development of a strong masculine identity and eventually [...]