sexually transmitted infections
You Can Have a Great Sex Life With Genital Herpes
Your ultimate guide to safer, healthy, hot sex after an HSV-2 diagnosis, which is usually less life-altering than it might seem.
1 in 3 Women Struggled to Get Birth Control or Reproductive Health Care Because of Coronavirus
The pandemic has been even worse for women's reproductive health care than the 2008 recession. And this is just the beginning.
Bad News: Tongue Kissing May Transmit Gonorrhoea
We spoke to an Australian researcher who recently discovered that the STI can be spread through french kissing.
Guys, Please Get Your Dicks Checked
Straight men are the worst when it comes to getting regular STI tests, and that needs to change.
Sexually Transmitted Infections Can Be Reduced By Taxing Alcohol
A recent study from the University of Florida suggests that providing a financial disincentive on alcohol sales can significantly impact the STI rates.
You Likely Have Herpes and You Almost Definitely Don't Know It
According to a new report by the World Health Organization, more than two-thirds of the world's population has the virus — for which there is no cure.
Scientists Want to Engineer Vaginal Microbes to Create 'Biological Condoms'
Some vaginal microbes can make women’s bodies more resistant to the HIV and other STIs.
It Turns Out Certain STIs Could Be Good for Your Junk
But just because you might pick up STIs that don't put a tangle in your dangle doesn't mean you should throw your condoms out just yet.
I Slept with My Boss and All I Got Were These Lousy STDs
After our workplace tryst, I had to tell the man who signed my paychecks that he had nearly killed my vagina.
Someone Finally Made a Condom for Your Gigantic Penis
I talked to a representative from the UK company TheyFit about problems well-endowed men have with condoms and why the US lags behind Europe in providing jimmy hats for girthy dudes.