What Will It Take to Finally End STI Stigma
Even in a sexually liberated generation, people are hell-bent on upholding their disgust.
What Is Shigella? The STI That Some Don't Even Know They Have
The symptoms caused by this bacteria are all too easy to mistake for something else.
Could These At-Home STD Tests Replace a Doctor’s Visit?
We asked a gynecologist whether increasingly popular home STI tests are legit—and how to pick the best ones.
What Schools Should Teach Queer Women About Sex
Yes, women who hook up with women can get STIs. But it's still a subject a lot of us aren't fully clued up on.
The Anxiety of Coming Out as Bisexual in India
“We’re seen as people who are either lying about our sexuality or going through a phase; that we’re not capable of committed relationships; that we’re confused or just plain greedy for sex.”
Remember Crabs? Turns Out They Didn't Disappear Along With Our Pubes
When pubic hair became less fashionable, so did talking about crabs—but they're just as common as they've ever been.
The Trump Administration Is Endangering Teens’ Access to Birth Control and STI Tests
Clinics must document their efforts to “encourage” minors to tell their families about family planning. Advocates say less teens will seek care.
Anti-Choice Clinics Are Changing the Way They Operate to Qualify for Government Funding
Crisis pregnancy centers are offering more medical services so they can bill insurers and become eligible for federal family planning grants.
Millions of Americans Have a Parasite and Don't Realize It
Very few people have even heard of Chagas disease, cysticercosis, toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, or trichomoniasis.
Truvada May Be Getting Unfairly Blamed for the Spread of STDs
PrEP is great at blocking HIV, but as its use grows, so do fears that people will be more sexually reckless and spread other STDs. But researchers are coming to think that the opposite could be true.
Primary Care Doctors Aren't Doing Enough to Fight the Spread of STDs
Sexually transmitted diseases are often asymptomatic, so screening is essential. “If providers don’t ask the questions and don’t apply the screening recommendations, the majority of STDs will be missed.”