Why it’s NEVER ok to share someone’s known or suspected STI status without their permission…
How to Feel Really Good by Playing it Safe with Safer Sex Toys
This guest post was written by Jessica Winter, one of the founders of Sex Toy Education, a website dedicated to providing professional information about adults toys for all people. Humans are one of the few species on the planet who happily engage in sex for the sheer pleasure of it. While it may seem like […]
Want to Know Your Sexual Health Status from Home? Now You Can
This guest post was written by Dr. Dominic Rowley, who is the Medical Director for LetsGetChecked. Dr. Rowley is a Sexual Health Specialist who is passionate about raising awareness around sexual health. 50% of people will contract a sexually transmitted disease before the age of 25 – this shocking statistic is compounded by the fact […]
Your Herpes Exposure and Herpes Transmission Risk – STD Podcast
Readers, listeners, and viewers have been pouring in questions, and we are here for it! Today, we had the pleasure of answering one of your anonymous questions from Tumblr about herpes transmission risk! Anon asks: “I just found out I was exposed to HSV2 about three months ago. I just started a new relationship a week […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why Do My Balls Hurt? Common Causes of Testicular Pain
This guest post was written by Brett Warren, a Sexual Health Counselor at First American Service Group. FASG, Inc. has been providing sexual health information and medical testing services online in the US since 2013 through its subsidiary STDAware.com, trusted online STD testing providers. Testicles are egg-shaped reproductive organs in the scrotum. Pain in the testicles can […]
STD Briefs – Donovanosis Symptoms,Test, & Treatment
Donovanosis STD Brief Today’s post and posts to follow will consist of The STI Project’s STI/STD Briefs. These briefs are intended to give readers (specifically those readers who weren’t aware many of these STDs existed) an overview of each STD, their commonality, treatment options, and diagnostic tests available. This information is, by no means, all-encompassing, and […]
