Happy Hump Day, readers!!! It seems this Wednesday came up rather quickly. Nevertheless, today’s topic should make for some interesting conversation! Edit: The STI Project had a bit of a technological meltdown Wednesday – hence, our publish date actually landing on a Friday (not hump day, but a jolly day of the week anyhow). Right […]
Molluscum Contagiosum: A Short Story in 3 Parts – Part 3
This short story was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STI Interviews. This is part 3 of a 3 part story. My life continued as normally as I could hope for. I went out with friends as much as my mood would allow, and didn’t let on to anyone including my friends, family, and […]
Molluscum Contagiosum: A Short Story in 3 Parts – Part 2
This short story was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STI Interviews. This is part 2 of a 3 part story. During the summer my parents took my kids camping for a couple of weeks. They got eaten alive by mosquitoes and scratched themselves raw. There were so many bug bites when they got […]
Can People with an STD Have Casual Sex? Happy Hump Day Podcasts
What to Expect When You’re Expecting…an STD Podcast These podcasts are short and sweet – today’s podcast runs about 12 minutes and answer’s a common question we get here on the website. Most podcasts will answer one, sometimes two questions. Should you have a suggestion for an upcoming podcast topic, feel free to share! We […]
Molluscum Contagiosum: A Short Story in 3 Parts – Part 1
This short story was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STI Interviews. This is part 1 of a 3 part story. I have Molluscum Contagiosum, and have had it since spring of 2012. It’s not like I thought there was never a chance I could get an STD; I guess I just never […]
Why I Talk About Having an STD – Happy Hump Day Podcasts
It’s Wednesday! You know what that means?!?!? It’s time for The STI Project’s first ever Happy Hump Day Podcast! *the crowd goes wild* Starting today, I’ll be posting a new podcast every ‘Hump Day’ = Wednesday from now until the end of time… *dun, dun, dun* What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Podcast These podcasts […]
Molluscum – Wouldn’t Let My Kids in Her House – STI Interviews
Thanks to our most recent submission to the STI Interviews, we now have a male’s perspective about living with molluscum contagiosum. Molluscum doesn’t get a lot of attention, and the people who contract it can feel incredibly alone because of the lack of information, support groups, and stories available in print or on the internet. […]
The STI Project Update – News and Upcoming Events
What an exciting month it’s been! There are so many great things happening at The STI Project, I’m nearly at a loss for where to start. Not all days are glorious, and often the fight to end stigma tries my patience and understanding to the nth degree, but lately, we’ve been making such astonishing progress; […]