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Ditching Bad Habits

We all aim for a healthy lifestyle, but occasionally, certain habits can slip through the cracks. These bad habits can not only impact our well-being but also specific aspects of our health. In this article, we’ll explore the often-overlooked link between smoking, excessive drinking, and the health of our veins. Decoding Vein Health Veins play… Read More »Ditching Bad Habits: How Smoking and Excessive Drinking Affect Vein Health

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1. HIV Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the most common STI to all and sundry. It causes disease in a roundabout way. It attacks the immune system, leaving its host extremely vulnerable to infections and disease. This infection transmits through sex, blood transfusion, pregnancy (if the mother is not using HIV medication), and sharing of sharp objects like needles and syringes and less commonly through breastfeeding.

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You spread your legs open, your breath comes in quick pants. You’re about to climax and soon your eyes begin to fill with stars and rainbows. But as soon as you begin to descend from cloud nine, this big question comes. It has been playing subtly in your mind and suddenly strikes you. Are you masturbating too much? Could you harm yourself in the process? Is masturbation healthy?

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When you have sex without any form of contraception, pregnancy can occur. This is because sperm can still stay alive long enough to fertilize a woman’s egg that is released up to 5 days after the man’s ejaculation. Now in some women, their menstrual cycle is so short.

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My name is Ada. You can call me old school, but I promised myself I would remain a virgin until I get married. This is not because I am keeping my virginity for my husband or anything like that. This is because I finally realized it was okay to keep my virginity for me.

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My name is Mirabel and when I first started having sex, I was usually shy to talk about condoms with my partner. I couldn’t even buy a condom or look at where it is kept in the supermarkets. So, I was totally dependent on my partner’s decision to either use a condom or not.

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This year has been all about the pandemic. Don’t worry, we are not here to talk about Covid-19. Instead, we want to highlight another unacknowledged Pandemic- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). We call it a pandemic because millions of people all over the world are infected. Moreso, they do not get tested to know. Worse, it is easily spread from country to country through one of our hobbies as humans-SEX.

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STI stands for Sexually Transmitted Infections, and it stands for a range of infections that can be contracted when you have sexual relations with an infected person.

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You are bound to worry if you’ve missed your period or your pregnancy test still says that you are not pregnant. However, don’t stress yourself yet, because your late period could due to a number of reasons that have nothing to do with pregnancy.

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When Sandra has her periods, they last for three to five days. She barely notices it before it’s time to menstruate and hardly remembers it for the next couple of days.

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