6 COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT HPV (HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS) VACCINE
Q1: What is the difference between quadrivalent and 9-valent vaccines? A1: First of all, we must know that…
Shingles vaccine
Zoster/shingles vaccine was licensed by the FDA in 2006. This vaccine reduces the risk of developing shingles by…
Pneumococcal vaccine / Prevnar13 + Pneumovax23
Pneumococcal disease is common in young children, but older adults are at greatest risk of serious illness and…
Vaxigrip / Flu vaccine
What is the flu vaccine? An influenza vaccine is a vaccine given with a needle, usually in the…
Hepatitis B vaccine
Why get vaccinated? Hepatitis B vaccine can prevent hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a liver disease that can cause mild illness…
HPV vaccine
Most cervical cancers are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. Widespread immunization with the HPV vaccine could…
Pap and HPV tests
Pap tests (or Pap smears) look for cancers and precancers in the cervix. Precancers are cell changes that…
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
What is PEP? PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis. The word “prophylaxis” means to prevent or control the spread…
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
What is PrEP? PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. The word “prophylaxis” means to prevent or control the spread…
Trichomoniasis
What is trichomoniasis? Trichomoniasis (or “trich”) is a very common sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is caused by infection…
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients, filters the blood,…
Hepatitis B
What is it? Hepatitis B is a serious infection of the liver caused by a virus. Symptoms may…
HIV AND AIDS
What is HIV/AIDS? HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, which is the virus that causes HIV infection. The…
Genital Herpes
What is genital herpes? Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex virus type…
HPV and genital wart
What is HPV? HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). HPV is a different virus than HIV and HSV (herpes).…
UREAPLASMA/MYCOPLASMA
How do patients contract this infection, and how do I prevent spread to other patients? Epidemiology: In adults,…
PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a disorder of infection and inflammation of female internal genital organs, which are…
Vaginal Candidiasis
What is vaginal candidiasis Candidiasis is an infection caused by a yeast (a type of fungus) called Candida. Candida normally lives inside…
Bacterial vaginosis
What is bacterial vaginosis? Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a condition that happens when there is too much of certain…
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is a viral liver disease that can cause mild to severe illness. The hepatitis A virus…