Interviews like these give me hope for folks who are recently diagnosed with herpes. Although it took me years to get over the stigma and to realize that herpes doesn’t define me any more than the color of my hair defines me, I know it doesn’t have to take that long for others. In the […]
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 […]
Genital HSV1 – People Are Really Misinformed – STD Stories
This essay was submitted anonymously after the author visited some of our STI Interviews. She chose to write a short story, as opposed to answering the more traditional STD interview questions. Genital HSV1 and a Torn ACL I’m 20 years old, and I’m currently a sophomore in college working towards a degree in athletic training. […]
Syphilis & Other STDs – My Family Thinks They’ll Be Infected – STI Interviews
Sometimes the hardest part about contracting syphilis or any other STD is not the symptoms or the medication but the ignorance that surrounds these types of infections. Unfortunately for those of us who get diagnosed with an STI, our education system is inconsistent and usually more problematic than it is helpful. This leads friends and […]
Disclosing HSV (or any other STD) – Should I Tell People I Have an STD – STD Podcast
We’re back for another installment of the STD podcast, hosted by The STI Project’s STD+ Founder, Jenelle Marie Pierce. Today, we’re talking about disclosing HSV (or any other STD) and whether or not you should tell people that you have an STD. Since we’re only in week 2 of reintroducing the podcast, after a few […]
Genital Herpes & Chlamydia – I Have a Fear of Transmitting It – STI Interviews
It’s completely normal, after contracting genital herpes, chlamydia, or any other STD to be worried about transmitting it to others. That means you are not a heartless human being. Yey, you. In fact, your concern for others while still in the midst of grappling with a potentially traumatic diagnosis further emphasizes that you are a […]
Herpes No Condom – On Sex without Condoms- STD Podcast
Welcome back to The STI Project’s STD Podcast! Do you remember our podcast from a few years ago? Probably not. I don’t really either. It’s been a long time. So let’s start again by talking about Herpes No Condom or Sex without a Condom… Are you excited? We are. This is a question we receive […]
HSV2 – I’m Completely Asymptomatic – STI Interviews
It’s always interesting how an HSV2 diagnosis can rock your perception of yourself, making you question your sex appeal and your worth in an instant. Is our appeal, our worth that fragile? I mean, yes, obviously it is, as that was my experience too, but why? Why are we so easily rocked by something that […]
