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Why Every STI Test Should Include an Anal Swab
Even if you’ve never had anal sex.
STIs
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.
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Can You Use Your Insurance for STI Testing?
What’s covered, what isn’t, how often, and why you might still get a surprise bill.
How Often Should You Get STI Testing?
Here’s a great example of how we are not very good business people, and why that’s exactly why you should trust us.
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Ureaplasma – Not an STI
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.
What Is Your Actual Risk of HIV?
If you were in school in the 1980s, 1990s, or even the early 2000s, you were likely taught to be absolutely terrified of HIV.
What Is a Full STI Panel?
People use the phrase “full STI panel” as if it means something standard or universal. It does not.
What Doctors Get Wrong About STI Testing
And why it matters more than people realize.
Why Throat Swabs Matter
The most overlooked part of STI testing.
STI Risks with Oral Sex: What People Get Wrong
Most people think oral sex is “low risk.” Some think it is “no risk.” Both ideas are wrong.
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Oral Gonorrhea – The Science
What you were never told about one of the most overlooked STIs.
Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterial infection and one of the most common sexually transmitted infections.
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum.
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Most people have heard the outdated terms “oral herpes” and “genital herpes,” but these labels are no longer accurate.
Mycoplasma Genitalium
The STI no one tests for and the one most people should know about.
Trichomonas Vaginalis
The most common STI that no one thanks they have.
Discussing Safe Sex with Partners
Talking about safe sex should feel normal. It should feel respectful. It should feel like two adults making informed choices together.
STI Testing Timelines After Exposure
What you need to know about when to test and why timing matters.
Do Not Let Regret Push You Into Bad STI Testing Decisions
Sex is not something you should feel shame about. It is an essential, joyful, human experience.
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