Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis 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 […]
First HPV, Then Herpes – Just Another Skin Condition – STD Stories
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis essay was submitted anonymously after the author visited some of our STD Interviews. She chose to write a short story, as opposed to answering the more traditional STD interview questions. First off, I just want to thank you. It’s such an amazing and uplifting […]
Can Birth Control Protect You from STDs?
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis 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 […]
What You Need to Know About STDs: How You Get Them and Treat Them
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis 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 […]
STI Treatment with EPT: A New Approach to Sexual Health
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis 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 […]
Recognizing STI Symptoms: A Guide to Five Common Infections
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis 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 […]
Why We Love Comprehensive Sex-Ed (and You Should Too)
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis 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 […]
The STD Testing Guy – When I Grow Up
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis guest post was written by one of our contributors, STD Testing Expert and Founder & President of Boston Microfluidics, Brandon T. Johnson. On February 24th of this year, Boston Microfluidics officially hired a new CEO, which means, for the first time in a long […]
