Early treatment with anti-retroviral drugs sharply cut the risk by 96 percent that infected patients will transmit HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. All the study subjects got health care, HIV testing and counseling on safe sex and condoms. All reported high rates of use. Early treatment with antiretrovirals dropped the contagion rate by 96%.  A generation without AIDS is now possible.

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Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. One out of six people 14 to 49 years of age have genital HSV-2 infection. Herpes can make people more susceptible to HIV infection, and it can make HIV-infected individuals more infectious. Even high-dose antiviral suppressive therapy does not appear to prevent spreading of the virus. This finding: "should encourage patients to use condoms and adopt safe sex practices, especially since increase of the treatment dose would not further reduce the risk of transmission to patients' partners."

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All drugs have side effects. Erectile dysfunction (ED) rises in likelihood and severity as the number of medications a man takes increases. Decreases or changes in the amount of or type of medication may significantly improve a man's quality of life because his ED may improve from moderate to mild. "These men would benefit from lifestyle changes such as changes in their diet, regular exercise, and not smoking, which would help control their hypertension, diabetes, and stress and reduce erectile dysfunction risk."

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This works. Young men who consume a diet of grains, fruits, and vegetables, and avoid trans fats, are more likely to have healthy sperm. "Intake of trans-fatty acids was associated with lower sperm concentrations but was unrelated to motility or morphology," "We are starting to get a better idea of how nutrition affects fertility, but we still have a lot to learn."

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Doses of saw palmetto extract up to three times the standard did not reduce lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). "There is ... [an] unwarranted psychological fear of loss of sexual ability with prostate medications. As such, men convince themselves that herbs are natural and do not interfere with their sexual ability."

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Circumcision cuts men’s risk of HIV infection by 60 percent or more. “This is the equivalent of a 60 percent effective vaccine for men." Benefits from removing the foreskin, which is more susceptible to harboring the virus and transferring it to the bloodstream, are powerful and immediate. Circumcision also has advantages over medications, and possibly even potential vaccines.

This works. IUD usage cuts the risk for cervical cancer in half. The protective benefits are not seen in already human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women. Women still "need to have safe sex, (and) pap smears as indicated."

This works. Please remember: Condoms help prevent STDs. Scientists have found a "superbug" strain of gonorrhea in Japan that is resistant to all recommended antibiotics.

This works. All drugs have side effects. Progestin-only hormonal methods, intrauterine devices, and condoms, are safe to use immediately after delivery. New restrictions are now in place because combined hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly elevated risk of venous thromboembolism (Blood clots) in healthy women of reproductive age.

This works. Please remember that condoms help prevent STDs. Gonorrhea may be losing its susceptibility to cephalosporins, the only available antibiotic class remaining to treat the sexually transmitted infection. "We are now at impasse, as we have no new drugs to switch to."

This works! Researchers found that men who took fenugreek extract twice a day for six weeks saw significant improvements in their love life. Fenugreek has also been used for treating menopausal symptoms, inducing childbirth and solving digestive problems. Men with good sexual health live longer. Please pass the curry.

Sexism, misogyny, womens' status as second-class citizens, and the social control of womens' sexuality cause young women of reproductive age (15-24) to be the single most vulnerable demographic worldwide for new HIV/AIDS cases.