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STIs vs STDs
Replies: 7Last Post Nov. 4 6:29pm by cupcake25
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I thought medical peoples changed the term 'Sexually Transmitted Diseases' to 'Sexually Transmitted Infections' ages ago, because the word 'disease' was being used incorrectly in this context or something?

Yet so many people still use the term STDs instead of STIs?

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I was unaware of the change.

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Quote: from dreams to despair at 9:13 pm on Nov. 4, 2009

I was unaware of the change.

 


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Quote: from dreams to despair at 6:13 pm on Nov. 4, 2009

I was unaware of the change.

yea same here

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It seems to be "interchangeable" now, no one gets it right

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lol who da hell cares.... stds, sti, its the same shit, lol

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there is a difference between an STI and an STD they havent changed the same they have just differentiated between the two

according to wikipedia

A sexually transmitted disease (STD), a.k.a. Venereal disease (VD), is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans or animals by means of sexual contact, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex. Increasingly, the term sexually transmitted infection (STI) is used, as it has a broader range of meaning; a person may be infected, and may potentially infect others, without showing signs of disease. Some STIs can also be transmitted via the needles used in IV drug use, as well as through childbirth or breastfeeding. Sexually transmitted infections have been well known for hundreds of years.

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