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Kinsey Confidential Posts Tagged With 'HIV'

  • The Stigma Surrounding HIV/AIDS Is Harmful For Everyone

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    Changes in US laws in recent years have crept closer to making being HIV-positive a crime. The solution to reducing the spread of HIV is safety and education.

  • Q&A: Does Depression Contribute To Erectile Problems?

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    The mind-body connection is absolutely important when it comes to men’s and women’s experience of sexuality.

  • South Africa, World AIDS Day, Music, and More

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    Bradley just arrived back from South Africa and reflects on World AIDS Day, US complacency, and musical responses to HIV.

  • Male Circumcision And HIV-Risk Reduction

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    Are you "cut"/"uncut?" Based on some research, it might have an impact on your risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections: the results are mixed.

  • AIDS Walk New York & The KI: The Crisis Of Positive Change

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    Kinsey Confidential welcomes Amanda Millis, guest blogger from AIDS Walk NY, who discusses why the AIDS epidemic is still a crisis.

  • Dine Out for Life – HIV/AIDS Fundraiser

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    Want to do something easy to help fight HIV/AIDS? Dine out for life! An easy HIV/AIDS fundraiser that is going on across the country this week.

  • Q&A: Differences Between HPV And HIV

    The fact that the acronyms HPV and HIV sound similar to each other is confusing for many people, but they are not the same.

  • Two Cases Of Criminal HIV Infection

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    Two recent legal cases around knowingly transmitting HIV to another person have hit the news. But does prosecution for this action make sense?

  • Q&A: Pre-Ejaculate (or Pre-Cum) And Pregnancy Risk

    Pregnancy concerns make up a large part of our sexual health questions including this one about the risk of pregnancy from pre-cum.

  • Male Circumcision & STI Prevention: A Link?

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    More and more attention is focusing on the possibility of male circumcision as a risk reduction tool for HIV/AIDS but the research so far is inconclusive.

  • STD Awareness Month Campaign For April

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    April is Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month. Find out more info about how to protect yourself from STDs from a variety of trusted sources.

  • Jessica Valenti Of Feministing.com At Indiana University

    Feministing.com's Jessica Valenti recently spoke about female sexuality, purity and feminism as part of a Women's History Month event at Indiana University

  • Celebrating 15 Years Of Rural HIV/STD Prevention At Indiana University

    Kinsey Confidential congratulates the Rural Center for HIV/STD Prevention on 15 years of outstanding work on addressing rural sexual health needs.

  • Q&A: Birth Control Pill Effectiveness: How Long Does It Take?

    A female reader asks how long it takes for birth control pills to become effective and how to decrease her risk of pregnancy.

  • Q&A: HIV Testing: How Soon Is Too Soon?

    Dr. Debby Herbenick responds to a question from a reader about how long after possible exposure to HIV one should wait before being tested.

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