HTLV 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 […]
STD Briefs – Zika Symptoms,Test, & Treatment
Zika 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 […]
Can Birth Control Protect You from STDs?
This guest post was written by Kimberly Dougherty, Esq., a Partner and the Managing Attorney at the Boston office of Janet, Jenner & Suggs. Birth control refers the practice of avoiding unwelcome pregnancies through different contraceptive techniques. An analysis by the Guttmacher Institute revealed that nearly half of the 6.7 million U.S. pregnancies every year aren’t […]
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 […]
Recognizing STI Symptoms: A Guide to Five Common Infections
This feature article was written by Dr. Wayne Osbourne, a GP and the Head Practitioner at Treated.com. I’ve been working in general practice for 13 years now, and I can tell you that STIs are just as much of an issue here in the UK as they are in the United States. Permit me to […]
What It’s Like to Get STD Testing Done with a Private Provider
At The STI Project, we make a point to personally try all of the services or products we recommend on our site. Our policy is that if we do not believe in the efficacy of the product or service, we don’t suggest it to our readers. It’s as simple as that. Last month, I had […]
Why We Love Comprehensive Sex-Ed (and You Should Too)
This guest post was written by one of our contributors, Social & Behavioral Health Expert, Janelle Knowlton, MPH. Sex – it’s an act that humans and many other living things engage in for pleasure and/or reproduction. Most people will, whether for pleasure or reproduction, someday have a sexual encounter. However, there is a cause for concern […]
