Living with herpes is not easy – heck, contracting or living with any STI/STD is not easy. It’s that simple; it’s tough. Despite the large portion of positive messages I write on The STI Project, there’s no way around how one feels in the first days, months, or even years after contracting an STI/STD. As […]
Safer Sex Guide – How to Reduce Your Risk of STIs
If you’re like me, you’d like to avoid additional STIs. If you’re not like me (I already have genital herpes, have had scabies and vaginitis – read about my story), you’d like to avoid STIs all together! If you’re not like either of those examples, maybe you’d like to prevent transmission of an infection or […]
Molluscum Contagiosum – STI Interviews
Just a quick thank you from The STI Project to the individual who shared this story – participating in the STI Interviews is one of the best ways to help others facing similar circumstances and will go a long way toward breaking the stigma!! It is also very difficult to do – sharing a personal […]
Observations and Anecdotes from an STI/STD Testing Counselor
This guest post was written by Elissa White, an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com. As an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com, some might argue it’s a profession worthy of an episode of Discovery Channel’s ‘Dirty Jobs’. Being an STI/STD testing counselor is certainly not for the faint of heart, whether I’m serving as a shoulder to cry on or I’m […]
6 Things I Wish They Would Have Taught Me In Sex-Ed About STIs/STDs
#1 – Um, having sex can lead to STIs/STDs! This may seem ridiculous, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t remember STIs/STDs being a part of sex-ed at all – maybe that was my problem to begin with – baha! I don’t know. I was either too excited to be talking about sex […]
3 of the Most Common Curable STIs/STDs – STI Statistics by State
Live in “the bible belt?” Only have sex with “virgins?” Too old to worry about STIs? Don’t think you’re at risk? Think again. Here are the STI statistics by state for 3 of the most common curable STDs. These STI rates should inspire you. Go get tested. Quick – do it right now!!!!!! (Here’s a […]
Eradicating the Stigma – Genital Herpes and STIs/STDs
A Nice Follow-Up to Yesterday’s Post – STI Hater-Aid This morning, I read a great article about eradicating STI stigma and the stigma associated with genital herpes specifically. It’s a rather long article and you can find it in its entirety here, but for those of you with as short of an attention span as […]
Share Your STI/STD Story – STI Interviews
As the first interview in The STI Project’s series of STI Interviews, I think it’s only appropriate I answer my own interview questions. Even though, as the Executive Director, I am choosing to answer publicly, it is The STI Project’s intention to allow anyone to participate in these interviews anonymously; your privacy and comfort are […]