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STD Questions and Answers
Below are some answers to frequent STD questions. If you are concerned that you are at risk for an STD, please don't put off getting tested. STDs are common and it is possible to be infected without being aware. Take control of your health and get tested. Call Care...
Informed Decision Checklist
There are some events in life that can be life-changing, pregnancy happens to be one of them. Do you find yourself in this place? Have you missed a period and taken a pregnancy test with a positive result? Seeing that positive test result can be pretty scary. You may...
Our Family’s Fight Against HEROIN
A year ago this coming June, I lost my beautiful niece to a heroin overdose. Alyssa was just 17 years old. She was beautiful, sassy, and full of dreams. Alyssa’s struggle was complex and heartbreaking. Just as she was learning that she could break free from this...
Graduation, Senior Week, & More!
This is an exciting time for high school seniors. Not only has graduation happened and high school is behind you, but you are probably making plans or already at the beach for senior week. During this time, here are 3 key tips to think about (although these...
“It’s Just Sex, Right?”
The physical risks of sexual activity ARE REAL. But they’re not the entire story! Besides STDs/STIs and pregnancy, there’s something else to consider. Sex is a powerful, intimate act, and can lead to emotional difficulties. If you hold off on sex for now, here are a...
Think you can’t get HIV/AIDS? Are you positive?
Who: Every year, nearly 4 million American teenagers get a new STD (sexually transmitted disease). If you’ve had sex, you could have an STD. Some STDs cause symptoms. Others don’t. You could have one and not even know it. Some STDs make you sick today and others...
Relationship 101 Part 2 – Love Shouldn’t Hurt
If you were to define your relationship how would you define it? Is it wonderful, romantic, fun, or fulfilling? Or is it stressful, painful, or intense? Do you desire things to be different? Do you think that if you just looked better, acted differently or did things...
Relationship 101 Part 1
In a healthy relationship, your partner wants you to be the best you can be and will encourage and support you. In an unhealthy relationship, it’s all about them and what you do or don’t do for them. Being in a healthy relationship is very important, and a decision...
What You Need To Know about Syphilis…
Here’s the Who, What, When, Why and How low down on this STI Who: Every year, nearly 9 million people under the age of 25 get a new STI (sexually transmitted infection). One of these infections is syphilis. If you’ve had sex, you could have an STI. Some STIs cause...
What are you fighting for?
So, just like most guys, I like war movies. Just the other day I was watching “Band of Brothers,” and there is no question it is inspiring. To see the story of real men who risked their lives and faced their foes with courage and valor makes you second guess your own...