HIV Counselling Tips

STDs are nothing but those diseases that are usually invited by sexual intimacy or intercourse. Some of these diseases are even life-threatening at times, and if you want to prevent them, then you have to adopt a few preventive measures.

Best preventive measures for preventing STDs:

- Using latex condoms: Latex condoms need to be used during sex every time, and these condoms are the safest of all condom varieties available in the market. Both pregnancy and STDs can be easily an...more

HIV testing in pregnancy should be done early so as standard care can be taken for the pregnant women.This HIV testing must be repeated in the third trimester, usually before 36 weeks of gestation. This should be done in women with HIV-seronegative and also in pregnant women who are at a high risk of developing HIV infection.

Expedited HIV tests should be performed at the time of delivery and labor and this is a must in women who have not been documented for HIV. The results of the...more

एचआईवी एड्स से पूरे दुनिया के लोग लोग परेशान हैं. इसका कारण ये है कि दरअसल ये एक बेहद गंभीर और लगभग लाइलाज बीमारी है. लेकिन कई बार समय से पता चल जाने या बीमारी के ज्यादा न बढ़ने पर पता चलने से इसपर काफी हद तक नियंत्रण किया जा सकता है. इसके उपचार के लिए हम अंग्रेजी दवाइयों के साथ-साथ आयुर्वेदिक दवाइयों का भी इस्तेमाल करके राहत पा सकते हैं. यानि आयुर्वेदिक औषधि से भी एचआईवी/एड्स की चिकित्सा की जा सकती है. यह बात इस विषय पर हुये कई शोधों और आयुर्वेदिक औषधियों के पूर्ण विशलेषण के बाद ही पता चला है. ए...more

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is one the most common sexually transmitted virus and an HPV vaccination protect you against this virus. It is estimated that HP infects at least 50% of the population during their sexually active phase. Although the virus is not a deadly type of a virus as it goes away on its own, in some cases, it can lead to anal, throat cancers and genital warts as well.

The common vaccine
Gardasil is the common form of HPV vaccine that is routinely given for such cond...more

Belief: H.I.V. & AIDS are both same. Fact: Both are different.

HIV is basically one type of Virus which is responsible for the infection. It means Human Immuno Deficiency Virus. AIDS is the last stage after getting infected by HIV. This can be detected after 8 to 10 years of infection. It means Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome.

Belief: HIV is transferred by working or being in contact with HIV infected people. Fact: HIV is not transferred by Social contacts. HIV is not tran...more

Trichomonas Vaginalis, a virus, which affects almost 7.4 million men and women each year. This virus can cause a sexually transmitted disease upon contact with a person who may be carrying the same. This condition is more common in women than it is in men and causes a variety of symptoms. Let us learn more about this infection.

Symptoms
This disease does not have any obvious symptoms until the problem becomes pretty severe. The symptoms for men include irritation inside the penis, d...more

The threat of HIV is known to almost everyone. The way it can damage the immunity of the body making it susceptible to other life-threatening diseases has become a serious concern. Adults can get HIV through sexual contact, sharing of injections and drug needles that are already infected with HIV and infected blood. A child could get the human immunodeficiency virus from its mother, during pregnancy, delivery, labor, and breastfeeding. Keep on reading to know the possible methods of preventing s...more

ह्युमन इम्युनोडेफिशिएंसी वायरस एक लेंटिवायरस है, जो अक्वायर्ड इम्युनोडेफिशिएंसी सिंड्रोम (एड्स) का कारण बनता है. एड्स के कारण बॉडी की इम्यून सिस्टम विफल होने लगता है और इसके कारण ऐसे संक्रमण हो जाते हैं, जिनसे मृत्यु का जोखिम होता है. एचआईवी का इन्फेक्शन ब्लड इनफ्युजन, स्पर्म, वेजाइवनल फ्लूइड, डिस्चार्ज से पहलें निकलने वाली द्रव या मां के दूध से होता है. इन शारीरिक द्रवों में, एचआईवी मुक्त जीवाणु कणों और प्रतिरक्षा कोशिकाओं के भीतर उपस्थित जीवाणु, दोनों के रूप में उपस्थित होता है. एड्स के फैलाव ...more

हेपेटाइटिस बी एक वायरस है जो लिवर को संक्रमित करता है. ज्यादातर लोग इससे ग्रसित होने पर कुछ सामय बाद ही बेहतर महसूस करने लगते जिसे एक्यूट हेपेटाइटिस बी कहा जाता है. लेकिन कभी-कभी इन्फेक्शन लंबे समय तक भी रह सकता है जिसे क्रोनिक हेपेटाइटिस बी कहा जाता है. यह आपको लम्बे समय में लीवर को नुकसान पहुंचाता है. वायरस से संक्रमित शिशुओं और छोटे बच्चों को क्रोनिक हेपेटाइटिस होने का ज्यादा खतरा रहता है. कभी-कभार ऐसा भी होता है की आप हेपेटाइटिस बी से पीड़ित हो और आपको इस बीमारी का अनुभव तक नहीं होता. ऐसा इसल...more

Female condoms are generally pouches made of latex and polyurethane, which are used by women during sex in order to prevent pregnancy and thereby reduce the chances of infection by sexually transmitted diseases. Each end of these pouches are made of rings that are flexible. They should be inserted deep inside the vagina before sex is initiated and held in the position by utilizing the rings available at the closed end while the rings which are at the open end remain outside the vagina during sex...more