The STI Project’s Experience with STD Support Groups Since The STI Project’s launch, I’ve had very little opposition to the website or negative responses from both individual readers and other organizations working toward eradicating STD stigma, sexual health awareness, and/or STD prevention. Quite honestly, I was surprised not to have encountered more heated, apprehensive, or […]
Think You Might Have an STD? Your Ultimate Reference Guide
If you think you may have contracted an STD (a sexually transmitted infection or disease), this guide will help you walk through the steps of learning about what you might have been exposed to, researching symptoms, looking at pictures, and getting tested to be sure. This is a compilation post, so we’ll be updating it […]
Is There an Age Limit for Sexual Health, Safer Sex, or STI Testing?
This guest post was written by Anthea Morris, Director of Better2Know (mention ‘STI Project’ and receive a 5% discount on all testing services). In Hollywood, the answer to that question used to very much be: yes, there is, and it’s about the time that no one will body double for you anymore, as body doubles are far […]
Normal Genital Spots Commonly Mistaken for an STI/STD
Many people only see their own genitals and very rarely examine others’ in broad daylight. Therefore, it is almost impossible for people to know if recent changes, new developments, color variations and lumpy bumpy bits are, in fact, a normal variant or something they should rush to the clinic with. This guide is intended to […]
Celebrities with STIs/STDs – An Open Letter
The Back-Story Every so often, people find The STI Project by way of Googling “celebrities with STDs.” Initially, this was comical to me as I’m not entirely certain how my website or my name got lumped in with those searches. I’m definitely not a celebrity, despite parading around with my picture all over the web […]
How to Tell Someone You Have An STI
So, you have an STI. You might even being learning to live with your status by now (you certainly should be, but I know this takes time) and you might have finally resolved to regard the experience as a phenomenal learning opportunity – one you wish you wouldn’t have had to learn first-hand, sure, but […]
STIs/STDs and Relationships – The STI Project’s Guidebook – Family
STI/STDs and Relationships You mean to say, they can coincide harmoniously?! Yes. Lately, I’ve had quite a few discussions about the topic of telling one’s parents or extended families about their STI/STD and how to deal with any adverse or unanticipated reactions. Starting this series months ago, I had nearly forgotten that I hadn’t finished […]
Chancroid Symptoms – STI/STD Symptoms & Signs
STI/STD Symptoms – Typical Chancroid Symptoms Within 1 day – 2 weeks after getting chancroid, a person will get a small bump in the genitals. The bump becomes an ulcer within a day of its appearance. The ulcer may look like a chancre, the typical sore of primary syphilis. The ulcer: Can be on the penis, rectum, […]
