- 1. How Planned Parenthood Is Filling The Sex Education Gaps During Quarantine
- (Sex)
- ... of STIs). Lucky for you, there’s a page for that. If you’ve always wondered how to talk STDs or what consent really looks like, they’ve also made a series of videos that model these situations, giving ...
- Created on 16 April 2020
- 2. This OB/GYN On TikTok Has No Time For Fake News
- (Feminism)
- ... about sex, STIs and STDs, contraceptives and anything else people who write in ask her. The app, most popular with Gen-Z, is premised on short clips of videos filmed and edited by users. Some of the more ...
- Created on 29 January 2020
- 3. The Sexist Way STIs Are Discussed — And Diagnosed
- (Sex)
- The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) has recently released their surveillance report on STDs, and the statistics are alarming: reported cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis in the U.S. have ...
- Created on 01 November 2019
- 4. The "Comfort Women" And Their Fight For Justic
- (Feminism)
- ... to move forward from what they had experienced. Even women with supportive families faced overwhelming challenges. STDs were rampant at the Comfort Stations, causing infertility. Some women were sterilized. ...
- Created on 28 September 2018
- 5. What You Need to Know About The STD Mycoplasma Genitalium
- (Sex)
- ... to the CDC) happen to be the demographic most at risk for contracting STDs. That might have been an easy factoid to assume is true, but consider this lesser-known one:some STDS, including chlamydia, ...
- Created on 21 August 2018
- 6. What It's Like To Take An At-Home STD Tes
- (Sex)
- ... gonorrhea, and HIV, retails for $189. The Total Box tests for 14 different STDs, including HPV for an extra $30 for women over 30, and it goes the extra mile with genital, rectal, and throat tests for ...
- Created on 21 May 2018
- 7. Are Blood Tests For Herpes Useful? A Sexologist Answers
- (Sex)
- ... or giving a disease, and if that were happening with you, it would be valuable to untangle those feelings. STDs are common and part of the risk we run when having sex, but so are these responses—which ...
- Created on 14 May 2018
- 8. One In Four Young Women Has Stopped Removing Her Armpit Hair
- (Feminism)
- ... always depended varyingly on health issues like hygiene, STDs, and pubic lice; class issues and essential conversations about race and privilege; and on the capitalist systems that seek to exploit these ...
- Created on 26 May 2017
- 9. Why STD Stigma Needs To End
- (Sex)
- ... Yet viruses don’t abide by socially constructed ideologies such as these and don’t discriminate. And considering how common STDs like herpes are, it’s likely those abiding by these outdated beliefs might ...
- Created on 07 April 2017
- 10. 30 Years Of Abortion In Film, From "Dirty Dancing" To "Obvious Chil
- (Movies)
- ... about everything from STDs to masturbation, Knocked Up doesn’t shy away from breaking other taboos, and it established Apatow as a king of raunchy, boundary-pushing comedy. So it’s all the more significant ...
- Created on 31 March 2017
- 11. Dear Dad, Why Aren’t You Listening to Me?
- (Living)
- ... sex with him without a condom and that STDs weren't a legitimate concern? Or the times in college when boys stuck it in me without protection or consent? At the time, I laughed it off with my girlfriends ...
- Created on 30 November 2016
- 12. Get The Facts About Herpes
- (Sex)
- Out of all the STDs out there, herpes is one of the most common, least dangerous, and most stigmatized. The herpes stigma is ridiculous given that it’s a disease that rarely has any symptoms or causes ...
- Created on 05 August 2016
- 13. A Thank You Letter To Stanford Rape Survivor
- (Feminism)
- ... in a doctor’s office, having strangers pry inside you with metal tools because I was so swollen and in so much pain the morning after my assault that I immediately went to get tested for STDs. I know what ...
- Created on 29 June 2016
- 14. 3 Vital Relationship Lessons From The Kama Sutra
- (Sex)
- ... the endgame back then was to please a husband, but today, it’s crucial for women in the know to discuss not only STDs and birth control with uninformed girls, but also consent, gender identity, LGBTQ relationships, ...
- Created on 22 April 2016
- 15. Is Bleeding During Penetration Normal?
- (Sex)
- ... in the vaginal walls can cause bleeding, or the source can be the uterus or cervix. Some STDs can cause bleeding, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis, and so can fibroids, endometriosis, ...
- Created on 18 December 2015
- 16. 7 Ways Your Vagina Costs You Extra Cash
- (Feminism)
- ... unwanted pregnancy. This means that some form of birth control is in order, as well as condoms to protect from pregnancy and STDs. While most forms of birth control are now free in the United States, in ...
- Created on 17 November 2015
- 17. High School Boy Threatens To 'Kill All The Girls' Who Won't Send Him Nud
- (Feminism)
- ... bulk of the consequences of sex, i.e. unintended pregnancy, STDs/STIs (which are generally easier for the receiving partner to catch), women generally have a harder time reaching orgasm (an issue that ...
- Created on 09 October 2015
- 18. This Sticker Proves Sex Ed In Arizona Is Totally Wack
- (General)
- Just in time for back to school, we have some disturbing news from the Arizona public school system. Earlier this week, one Arizona mom, Suzanne Young, posted a picture to Twitter of a sticker her son ...
- Created on 21 August 2015
- 19. 6 Coming Of Age Books That Taught Us About The Female Body
- (Books)
- ... Keeping of You. It answered all those questions we feel too awkward to ask a family member, such as information about birth control and STDs. It’s also jam packed with body positive messages. “Take good ...
- Created on 28 May 2015
- 20. These Lady-Owned Condom Companies are Changing the Way We Have Sex
- (Sex)
- ... condoms (lovabilitycondoms.com), launched by Tiffany Gaines and her mother Pam. Lovability’s beautiful packaging, dedication to de-stigmatization of condom use, and mission to reduce the rate of STDs in ...
- Created on 26 December 2014
