Category Healthcare Providers

Gonorrhea

by Kim Cook in Abstinence, Adolescent Sexuality, Bacteria, Birth Control, CDC, Chlamydia, Condoms, For Parents, Gonorrhea, Healthcare Providers, Physicians, STDs, STI
November 18, 2013July 1, 2020

Gonorrhea Not as common as chlamydia, but still really common. Individuals aged 15-24 are infected with it more frequently than others. Women more frequently than men. It’s a bacterial infection ...

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Trust

by Kim Cook in Adolescent Sexuality, Advocate, Condoms, Conversation, Decision Making, For Parents, Health Education, Healthcare Providers, Parents of Adolescents, Physicians, STI, Trust
November 4, 2013July 1, 2020

So, the *American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is suggesting to their doctors that it’s a good idea to have condoms available for their adolescent patients. They are trying to prevent ...

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VD – STD – STI…What Does It All Mean??

by Kim Cook in Bacteria, For Parents, Healthcare Providers, Parasite, STDs, STI, VD, Virus
October 23, 2013July 1, 2020

Many of us are familiar with the term “STD”, but “STI” and “VD” may not be as familiar to you. Long ago in a faraway land…well, really up until the ...

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