With all the hype, the book burnings, the replacement of bibles in hotels, and the blog posts around 50 Shades of Grey, I think it appropriate to talk about BDSM as it pertains to STIs/STDs and how to best reduce your risk of contracting an infection when engaging in BDSM sexual play. The STI Project […]
When Do You Have To Tell Someone You Have An STI/STD?
Lately, I’ve had a few conversations about when someone should tell someone else they have an STI/STD. Namely, this refers to when a person is beginning to date someone and if they need to tell a partner right away or if they can wait to tell someone until after they’ve been dating a while. This […]
The STI Project Interviews for WPRR Public Reality Radio
The STI Project Was Asked To Interview on a Radio Station! Full Show which includes an interview with Senior Science Correspondent from HuffPost – Cara Santa Maria!!! (She’s lovely): Full Length – Dave Fletcher’s opening topics, Cara Santa Maria from HuffPost Science, and The STI Project Just my segment of the show – an hour […]
Safer Sex Guide – How to Reduce Your Risk of STIs
If you’re like me, you’d like to avoid additional STIs. If you’re not like me (I already have genital herpes, have had scabies and vaginitis – read about my story), you’d like to avoid STIs all together! If you’re not like either of those examples, maybe you’d like to prevent transmission of an infection or […]
Sexual Activities That Put You At Risk for STIs/STDs
Think you may have contracted or transmitted a sexually transmitted infection or disease? Worried about the weekend you just had and what you did over the course of too many beverages or while finally getting some alone time with a new hottie? Here are the things you could be at risk of contracting or transmitting […]
Observations and Anecdotes from an STI/STD Testing Counselor
This guest post was written by Elissa White, an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com. As an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com, some might argue it’s a profession worthy of an episode of Discovery Channel’s ‘Dirty Jobs’. Being an STI/STD testing counselor is certainly not for the faint of heart, whether I’m serving as a shoulder to cry on or I’m […]
6 Things I Wish They Would Have Taught Me In Sex-Ed About STIs/STDs
#1 – Um, having sex can lead to STIs/STDs! This may seem ridiculous, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t remember STIs/STDs being a part of sex-ed at all – maybe that was my problem to begin with – baha! I don’t know. I was either too excited to be talking about sex […]
STI/STD Stigma – The New Scarlet Letter
Adultry, Sodomy, Promiscuity Go for it – as long as you don’t catch an STI/STD. The rules surrounding sexual activity have become so brazenly ambiguous these days – that is, until you catch an STI/STD. At which point, you are a sinner, dirty, damaged-goods and you will, hence forth, pay for your bad behavior – […]
