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When you feel pain or discomfort in your vagina or vulval area, or when you notice any unusual discharge or odor that last for longer than a few days, it’s always a good idea to see a docto...

Cold sores are the result of a viral infection, and occur mostly around the mouth or on the lips. They initially present as blisters that may ooze fluid and are eventually covered by a ...

As you probably noticed yourself, urinary tract infections (UTI) resolve relatively fast once you start taking antibiotics. As the bacteria in the bladder are killed, within the first day of treatment...

Finasteride is a prescription drug that is used by millions of men across the world to treat pattern baldness (androgenic alopecia). The medication works through reducing the conversion of testoster...

In the United States, urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for 6 million patient visits annually, 90% of which affect female patients.  Sexual transmitted infections (STIs) amount to around 3 ...

As you probably know, urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common bacterial infections among women. By the time you reach your mid-30s, there’s on average a 50% chance that you alr...

UTI are infections of the urinary tract, which includes the urethra, the bladder and the kidneys. The vast majority of UTI registered every year are acute bladder infections (called cystitis in medica...

There are two types of herpes simplex virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Herpes which occurs around the mouth and on the lips is usually, but not always, caused by HSV-1.  Around 70-80% of the populati...