Sexual Conditions

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• [### 19th-Century Doctors Prescribed a Dangerous Douche: Liquid Mercury

Patients dabbed it on their sores or inhaled it. Doctors administered it using a device made by a French instrument-maker: a receptacle for holding the liquid mercury compound, with a green hose and attachments of various sizes for insertion into the vagina or urethra.](https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/features/mercury-douche) • [### Pictures and Facts About STDs

See what herpes, genital warts, the clap, chlamydia, scabies, HIV/AIDS, and other STDs look like. WebMD explains their symptoms and what you can do.](https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/ss/slideshow-std-pictures-and-facts) • [### Do You Know Your STDs?

From herpes to HPV, test your STD knowledge with this WebMD quiz.](https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/cm/rm-quiz-stds) • [### Sex-Drive Killers

WebMD takes a look at things such as obesity, medications, and stress that can make you lose interest in sex. Check out these common libido killers.](https://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/ss/slideshow-sex-drive-killers)

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