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The U.S.
National STD Hotline: 1-800-227-8922. Provides anonymous,
confidential information on sexually transmitted diseases
(STD) and how to prevent them. Also, provides referrals to
clinical and other services.
To get
confidential treatment information by phone call the Project
Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline at 800-822-7422
(toll-free in the United States) or 415-558-9051 (in the San
Francisco Bay Area or internationally). The Hotline is staffed
by volunteer operators (most of whom are HIV positive themselves)
The National
Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) is Australia's
peak non-government advocacy organisation representing PLWHA
community based groups from each of Australia's states and
territories.Phone: (612) 9281 1999
National/regional
NGO links listed by the United Nations.Regional and country
specific information.
•Expert
Advice:
"I have worked in a Health Department STD Clinic (Mississippi)
for 20 years and have concluded that while there appears to
be widespread public recognition for the existence of Gonorrhea,
Syphilis, Herpes and AIDS (and to some degree Chlamydia),
such widespread recognition does not appear to exist for Venereal/Genital
Warts. Exposure to this incurable, viral disease might be
significantly reduced if sex partners knew to look for "bumps"
prior to engaging in intercourse. Similarly, treatment of
this disease might be much simpler and less expensive if people
were aware that the "bump" in their genital area might be
a sex disease, in which case they might be inclined to seek
medical attention before the "bump" enlarges. It should be
noted that depending on the location of a Venereal/Genital
Wart, a condom may or may not provide protection." J.F. Puckett,
M.D., Public Health
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