Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHThis guest post about HIV was written by Robert T. McNally, PhD, President & CEO of GeoVax Labs, Inc.. Ask anyone if HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus) is a problem in this country and the likely answer you’ll get is something along the lines of, […]
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Living with Herpes – Interview with Kirsty Spraggon- Happy Hump Day Podcasts
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPHI am pleased as punch to bring you today’s special guest, Kirsty Spraggon from KirstyTV.com! Kirsty graciously offered to be interviewed for a podcast, after having recently ‘come out’ publicly about living with herpes to her viewers, all of YouTube, and a rapt TEDx audience. Kirsty […]
Making Safer Sex Fun – STD Prevention
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPHThis guest post was written by one of our contributors, Sexual Health Educator, Natasha Albury, MPH. So you want to be careful and safer in your romantic life by incorporating safer sex, or maybe to continue what you’ve been doing, but are worried about losing […]
Dear Sexologist – Can You Get an STD from a Toilet or Shower?
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPHThis guest post was written by one of our contributors, Dr. Megan Stubbs, an energetic multi-media savvy Sexologist. Reader Submitted Question Dear Sexologist, I’m a college student, and I live in a dorm with a community bathroom facility. I heard that one of the girls […]
An Op-Ed about STD Stigma – Part 3
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPHThis essay was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STD Interviews. This is part 3 of a 3 part series. Statistics help to show just how common STDs are. According to the CDC, genital herpes is one of the most common STDs, and […]
An Op-Ed about STD Stigma – Part 2
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPHThis essay was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STD Interviews. This is part 2 of a 3 part series. The fact of the matter is, if you’re having sex, you are putting yourself at risk for an STD, and you should be getting […]
An Op-Ed about STD Stigma – Part 1
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPHThis essay was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STD Interviews. This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Many people toss around jokes as if the only way they can get an STD is to sleep with tons of people. In […]
Post Molluscum Contagiosum – After the STD Interview
Last reviewed on October 11, 2019 by Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPHOf the many messages we receive from our readers, there’s one type we never tire of, and that’s a success story. A little over a year ago, this reader reached out anonymously via the contact form and shared her STD Interview with us. Recently, she sent […]