Why it’s NEVER ok to share someone’s known or suspected STI status without their permission…
HPV Statistics – Why Everyone Has Had an STD (HPV) – STD Podcast
Before you get your undies in a wad, we know that everyone hasn’t had an STD, but because the vast majority of all sexually active people have, we feel like it might as well be everyone. That’s what we’re talking about today – why the majority of all sexually active people will have HPV at […]
Disclosing HSV (or any other STD) – Should I Tell People I Have an STD – STD Podcast
We’re back for another installment of the STD podcast, hosted by The STI Project’s STD+ Founder, Jenelle Marie Pierce. Today, we’re talking about disclosing HSV (or any other STD) and whether or not you should tell people that you have an STD. Since we’re only in week 2 of reintroducing the podcast, after a few […]
Herpes No Condom – On Sex without Condoms- STD Podcast
Welcome back to The STI Project’s STD Podcast! Do you remember our podcast from a few years ago? Probably not. I don’t really either. It’s been a long time. So let’s start again by talking about Herpes No Condom or Sex without a Condom… Are you excited? We are. This is a question we receive […]
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia & PID – My Doctor Seems Disgusted – STI Interviews
This STD Interview is sponsored by Xmassage. Their team is comprised of experienced massage therapists who have specialized in tantric and full body sensual massage since long before those sites existed. To learn more, visit the Xmassage Blog. Despite having experienced this myself, I’m always disappointed to learn about practitioners shaming people once they are diagnosed with […]
Safer Sex for Lesbians and Girls Who Have Sex with Girls
When you think about girl sex, the first thing that comes to mind is not usually your potential for risk or needing to practice safer sex. In some ways, that makes sense: unplanned pregnancies are not a concern when you’re a girl who’s enjoying sex with another girl, so traditional contraception geared toward planned conception […]
What You Need to Know About STDs: How You Get Them and Treat Them
This feature article was written by freelance writer, Jenna. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about STDs and how they can and can’t be contracted. And while we’ve already laid the ‘can I get an STD from a toilet seat’ issue to rest, it seems like this might be a good time to go […]
STI Treatment with EPT: A New Approach to Sexual Health
This guest post was written by one of our contributors, Social & Behavioral Health Expert, Janelle Knowlton, MPH. For decades, the central component of STI prevention (sexually transmitted infection prevention) has been STI treatment for the sexual partners of people with STIs. Traditional practice has relied on patients or health care providers to notify the partner(s) of […]
