Sexually transmitted disease in men
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) as it affects men. Men can contract all the known STDs but may have no symptoms or have different symptoms than women do. For example, most men who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all but can easily pass the infection on to their sexual partners.
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- Sexually transmitted diseases in women
Women can contract any sexually transmitted disease. Symptoms may vary widely, and in some cases, may have no symptoms. Protection from infection includes “safe sex” practices (i.e., use of condoms) or abstinence from sexual activity.
- Sexually transmitted infection
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Women; Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Men.
- SGOT
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGOT is released into blood when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood SGOT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart (for example, from a heart attack). […]
- SGPT
Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT is released into blood when the liver or heart are damaged. The blood SGPT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart (for example, from a heart attack). […]
- Shaken baby syndrome
Characteristic injuries caused by violently shaking an infant. Shaken baby syndrome has distinctive features, including hemorrhage (bleeding) into the retina, hemorrhage and swelling of the brain, and patterned bruising and fractures (breaks) of the child’s ribs or bones where they have been twisted from the shaking. Shaken baby syndrome is the most common cause of […]