Learn the facts about sexually transmitted infections, how they spread, and what symptoms to watch for. Explore clear, stigma-free guides to STI testing options, timing, and next steps so you can protect your health and your partners.
The original brand-name oral PrEP developed by Gilead Sciences is now available as an inexpensive generic. When taken consistently, it reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by approximately 99%.
Have we simply accepted that gay men have higher rates of STIs than heterosexual women without sufficiently questioning whether that’s true for each individual infection?
For generations, most people thought herpes was simple. HSV-1 caused cold sores. HSV-2 caused genital herpes. That was never completely true.
Most doctors and for-profit STI testing companies ignore oral gonorrhea, even though it is often more common than genital gonorrhea and far more dangerous in one particular way.
The collection question, honestly answered — including where at-home testing actually falls short.
The issue is not that the Visby test appears inaccurate. Scientifically speaking, it appears to perform extremely well at what it is designed to do.
Even if you’ve never had anal sex.
What’s covered, what isn’t, how often, and why you might still get a surprise bill.
Here’s a great example of how we are not very good business people, and why that’s exactly why you should trust us.
Ureaplasma sounds like something you’d want out of your body immediately. And that instinct is exactly why it should not be included on routine STI panels.
If you were in school in the 1980s, 1990s, or even the early 2000s, you were likely taught to be absolutely terrified of HIV.
People use the phrase “full STI panel” as if it means something standard or universal. It does not.
And why it matters more than people realize.
The most overlooked part of STI testing.
Most people think oral sex is “low risk.” Some think it is “no risk.” Both ideas are wrong.
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
What you were never told about one of the most overlooked STIs.
Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterial infection and one of the most common sexually transmitted infections.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Most people have heard the outdated terms “oral herpes” and “genital herpes,” but these labels are no longer accurate.
The STI no one tests for and the one most people should know about.
The most common STI that no one thanks they have.
Talking about safe sex should feel normal. It should feel respectful. It should feel like two adults making informed choices together.
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