Recent Posts in the Health & Disease Category:
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Q&A: I Might Have HPV, But Can’t Get Tested
Men can't routinely be tested for HPV so you may have gotten it from a past partner and given it to your ex-girlfriend or vice versa.
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The Safety Dance: Sex Toy Safety for a New Generation
What on earth are sex toys made of, and are they body safe? Burke Denning writes about the science of sex toy health and safety.
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Erotic Art Celebrates Breast Cancer Survivors, Life, and Beauty
New art series celebrates the beauty of women’s whole bodies, telling stories of breast cancer survival, healing, and sexual liberation.
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The Pros and Cons of Circumcision: Part 1
Can male circumcision really reduce HIV transmission risk by 60% or more? And how can circumcision be used to battle the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa?
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Using Simulation To Understand STI Transmission
Guest Blogger Emily Nagoski gives a primer on 'agent based modeling' and how it may help to predict STI transmission risk.
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The O-Shot: New Procedure Proposes to Fix your Faulty Vagina
Why you should be concerned and question the science of the newly proposed “O-Shot” procedure.
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Syphilis: It Still Exists and Infections are Rising
Syphilis still exists and symptoms can be very hard to recognize. So hard in fact, that many people aren’t getting tested and remain undiagnosed.
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Q&A: Cunnilingus, Fellatio, And Safer Sex
For both cunnilingus and fellatio, there is the risk of passing chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, herpes and most likely even HPV.
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What They’re Reading: Elizabeth Webb
Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships
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Q&A Can I Transmit Jock Itch During Sex?
Jock itch is not normally considered a sexually transmissible infection, or STI. However, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be transmitted during sex.
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Q&A After Sex, Vagina Is Itchy & Puffy
How do you know what’s going on? Aside from checking in with a healthcare provider, you might try experimenting
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Sex Ed: Teaching Abstinence Is Not The Problem. “Only” Is.
A new study suggests that the more abstinence-only sex ed is emphasized, the more likely the average 15-19 year-old girl will become pregnant.
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Statistics are People: Humanizing Sexually Transmitted Infections
Are we forgetting to acknowledge and address the needs of students already living with STIs in our communities?
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Women’s Sexual Response: Mapped Out on the Brain
An innovative new study examined women's sexual response by mapping it on the brain using fMRI technology.
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Q&A: Anal Sex And Long Term Health Concerns
As far as we know, regular anal sex is not likely to damage a person’s anus or rectum or to cause significant health problems.
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Common Question Series: “I Can’t Stay Hard With Condoms”
As a sex researcher, I get asked questions about sex all the time. I've documented them and will share the answers with you in this common question series.
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