posted December 12, 2008 09:55 AM           

More than half of all people will have an STD/STI at some point in their lifetime. [1]

The estimated total number of people living in the US with a viral STD/STI is over 65 million. [2] Every year, there are at least 19 million new cases of STDs/STIs, some of which are curable. [2,3]

More than $8 billion is spent each year to diagnose and treat STDs/STIs and their complications. This figure does not include HIV. [4]

In a national survey of US physicians, fewer than one-third routinely screened patients for STDs/STIs. [5]

Less than half of adults ages 18 to 44 have ever been tested for an STD/STI other than HIV/AIDS.

Each year, one in four teens contracts an STD/STI. [6]

One in two sexually active persons will contact an STD/STI by age 25. [7]

About half of all new STDs/STIs in 2000 occurred among youth ages 15 to 24. [8] The total estimated costs of these nine million new cases of these STDs/STIs was $6.5 billion, with HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV) accounting for 90% of the total burden. [9]

Of the STDs/STIs that are diagnosed, only some (gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, hepatitis A and B) are required to be reported to state health departments and the CDC.

One out of 20 people in the United States will get infected with hepatitis B (HBV) some time during their lives. [10] Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV. [11]

Approximately half of HBV infections are transmitted sexually. [12] HBV is linked to chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and HPV are the only vaccine-preventable STDs/STIs. (Not all HPV types are covered by the vaccine, so women who receive it still need Pap tests.)

It is estimated that as many as one in five Americans have genital herpes, a lifelong (but manageable) infection, yet up to 90 percent of those with herpes are unaware they have it. [13]

With more than 50 million adults in the US with genital herpes and up to 1.6 million new infections each year, some estimates suggest that by 2025 up to 40% of all men and half of all women could be infected. [14,15,16]

Over 6 million people acquire HPV each year, and by age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. [17] Most people with HPV do not develop symptoms. Some researchers believe that HPV infections may self-resolve and may not be lifelong like herpes. [2]

Cervical cancer in women, while preventable through regular Paps, is linked to high-risk types of HPV.

Each year, there are almost 3 million new cases of chlamydia, many ofwhich are in adolescents and young adults. [8] The CDC recommends that sexually active females 25 and under should be screened at least once a year for chlamydia, even if no symptoms are present.

About two-thirds of young females believe doctors routinely screen teens for chlamydia. [18] However, in 2003 only 30% of women 25 and under with commercial health care plans and 45% in Medicaid plans were screened for chlamydia. [19]

At least 15 percent of all American women who are infertile can attribute it to tubal damage caused by pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) , the result of an untreated STD. Consistent condom use reduces the risk of recurrent PID and related complications: significantly, women who reported regular use of condoms in one study were 60 percent less likely to become infertile. [20]

Consistent condom use provides substantial protection against the acquisition of many STDs, including statistically significant reduction of risk against HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and syphilis. [21,22,23]

Some studies show that, for those who already have a clinically apparent genital HPV infection, using condoms promotes the regression of HPV lesions in both women and men. [24,25]

posted December 12, 2008 12:07 PM           

t. Saturn (travelling through her 5th house) and t. Uranus (travelling through her 11th) both squaring her natal BM Lilith located in her 1st house.

t. Pluto (wandering through her 8th) squaring her natal Chiron (located on the 11th/12th house cusp in her chart)

t. BM Lilith (wandering through her 7th/entering her 8th house) squaring her natal Pluto in her natal 5th.

posted December 12, 2008 12:19 PM           

Each year, one in four teens contracts an STD/STI.

that is 1/4

posted December 12, 2008 01:39 PM         

I believe Astrology works because of synchronicity and not because of cause and effect.

Dr. Carl Jung believed in that too.

posted December 12, 2008 01:56 PM         

I believe Astrology was "given" to us as a tool for understanding ourselves and others.
If, as a lot of newbies believe, astrology "causes" events, how do you explain it when a gloom'n'doom aspect looms, then passes, with nothing adverse happening to you??

posted December 12, 2008 03:35 PM         

But I for one think it is a valid question to ask. And the question was what 'indicates' not 'causes' disease. Why let this question bother you? (any one in general, no one in particular)

Part of the fun and learning experience of astrology is exploring it with all kinds of questions, and finding connections.

I agree astrology doesn't cause anything, but that wasn't the question. And if someone is newer to astrology we should kindly help guide them, or share out expertise (if we have any).

Unfortunately (or maybe fortunely--LOL!) I don't have any experience with sexually transmitted disease and its correlations to astrology.

posted December 12, 2008 04:01 PM           

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Crazy to have such little respect for your body.

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posted December 12, 2008 04:26 PM         

She has a very dangerous sex life in my opinion, and I feel her chart suggests some rather troubling results from it. She tried having sex with me, and wanted it unprotected. For the sake of her chart and myself, I was tempted to ask her to get tested for diseases.

I'm surprised by how many women I've been involved with who want unprotected sex. It seems they often don't care about STD's and they're satisfied with simply being on birth control...

But I don't give in to the requests for no protection. I'm a Scorpio, so I already know my raised susceptibility to STD's and I'm very cautious about sex.

posted December 12, 2008 05:01 PM         

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What can indicate sexually transmitted diseases?

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posted December 12, 2008 05:15 PM         

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But I for one think it is a valid question to ask. And the question was what 'indicates' not 'causes' disease.

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Main Entry: in·di·cate
Pronunciation: \in-di-kāt\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): in·di·cat·ed; in·di·cat·ing
Etymology: Latin indicatus, past participle of indicare, from in- + dicare to proclaim, dedicate — more at diction
Date: 1541

1a: to point out or point to
1b: to be a sign of, symptom of, or index of <the high fever indicates a serious condition>
1c: to demonstrate or suggest the necessity or advisability of <indicated the need for a new school> <the indicated treatment>
2: to state or express briefly <indicated a desire to cooperate>

posted December 13, 2008 07:45 PM         

How is it any different than asking what planets, signs, aspects are linked to cancer, accidents, rape...etc.

Yes, it should be stessed that these things are never caused by astrology, but it can ( I think ) show that it may be more likely in one person than another. Or don't you agree?

I agree there's enough terror on this forum. (I saw the thread entitled 'I'm afraid I'm gonna die.')But I think the discussion about the transits occurring at the time of family member's death are worse. And frankly if someone is superstitious about astrology they should get out of it. I wonder if it irritated people because this particular disease was sexual. Or perhaps because there was a minor involved.

posted December 13, 2008 07:58 PM         

We also need a thread on "What aspects are linked to PMS" because some people seem to suffer from a severe ongoing case of PMS judging by their replies to a few threads lately.

posted December 13, 2008 10:05 PM         

I dont think herpes and STI's may show in our natal charts but significant diseases such as HIV may show in your chart if its a long term illness which causes death.

My friend this guy i know got herpes while he was using a condom because he got his first ulcer around the genital area where he couldnt protect.
She told him that they were ingorwn hairs and she didnt know she had herpes either!

Condoms dont always protect against herpes and if condoms arnt used properly and replaced after ejaculation the semen can leak outside the condom which can result in being exposed to body fluds. (my friend got pregnant like this also)

In turkey its compulsory to have a blood test for all STI and STD's before a legal marriage can take place. I think the whole world should make this compulsory because people who dont care about themselves and contract these diseases dont care whether other peopple get them either..

And YOU CAN NEVER look at someone and assume they are clean or decent. It doesnt matter how many times someone showers or their own self hygiene. I never tell a guy how many people ive slept with and i dont think any other girl tells the truth either and its so easy for everyone to play innocent to impress the other..

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Sun.. Cancer

Moon.. Gemini

Mars.. Cancer

Mercury.. Cancer

Venus.. Leo

posted December 14, 2008 06:14 AM           

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I dont think herpes and STI's may show in our natal charts but significant diseases such as HIV may show in your chart if its a long term illness which causes death.

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I'm thinking along the same lines.

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"having unprotected sex"

Exactly..Another one of those post where ppl are using astrology for something as far as I am concern is just common sense..

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posted December 14, 2008 06:58 AM           

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We also need a thread on "What aspects are linked to PMS" because some people seem to suffer from a severe ongoing case of PMS judging by their replies to a few threads lately.

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