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N.C. Bill Will Discourage Sexually Active Teens From Using Birth Control

Laura Stepp | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Read More: Hpv, Stds, Birth Control, National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, North Carolina Legislature, Teenage Girls, Chris Whitmire, Teenagers, Politics News
Laura Stepp

I'm all for parents knowing, or trying hard to know, what's going on with their children, including their teenage children. But there are ways to do that that don't raise the odds that a sexually active daughter will forego birth control.

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Lucia Graves

Does Climate Change Drive Prostitution? (Made You Click)

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Read More: Prostitution, Stds, Poverty, Developing Countries, Rep. Lee, Sex, Malaria, Hiv, Climate Change, Rep. Barbara Lee, Barbara Lee, Global Warming, Transactional Sex, Politics News

The Internets were abuzz this week with tales of how Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), that notorious Berkeley liberal, introduced a resolution claiming th...

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Catherine New

Condoms Get Major Upgrade

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.08.2013 | Small Business
Read More: Stds, Sexual Health, Hiv, Rubbers, Gay Men, Sexual Intercourse, Global Health Initiative, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Prophylactics, Trojan, Unwanted Pregnancy, Origami Condoms, Birth Control, Durex, Condoms, Origami Condom, Small Business News

Let's face it, for many people the classic latex condom is an unsensational product at best. And for nearly a century, no one really bothered to make ...

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What Male Circumcision Taught Us About the Future of Funding for Global Health

Karl Hofmann | Posted 04.02.2013 | Impact
Read More: Stds, STD Prevention, HIV Prevention, Male Circumcision, HIV/AIDS Africa, Male Circumcision Africa, Hiv Male Circumcision, Impact News
Karl Hofmann

The story of male circumcision in Southern and Eastern Africa illustrates the power of private investments, and their ability to unlock the funding that is needed to bring existing health solutions to the hardest to reach areas of the developing world.

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STDs: Don't Put Your Sexual Health in Jeopardy

Deborah Arrindell | Posted 04.01.2013 | Impact
Read More: Sexual Health, STD Prevention, Stds, STD Awareness, Std, Chlamydia, Sex, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, STD Awareness Month, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Trich, Public Health, Trichomoniasis, Impact News
Deborah Arrindell

Trichomoniasis, or "Trich," is the most common, curable STD in the United States, yet a recent survey by the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) found that only one in five women are familiar with it.

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Robin Wilkey

Think You Have An STD? There's An App For That.

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.07.2013 | San Francisco
Read More: STD Photos, Stds, Video, STD Iphone App, Sti App, Stdtriage, STI Iphone App, STD Traige, STD Identifier, STD Images, Std Symptoms, Std App, San Francisco News

Just when you thought apps couldn't get any better/worse, in comes one to (ahem) blow the rest out of the water. Since it's now possible to prevent...

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Doctor's Advice: How to Talk With Your Kids About Sex

Intent | Posted 04.21.2013 | Parents
Read More: Cara Natterson, Children, Jennifer Grey, Mallika Chopra, Parenting, Wellness, Sexuality, Teenagers, Sexual Health, Kids, Sex, Sex Talk, Health, Stds, Dani Modisett, Love, Family, Parents, Talking to Teens About Sex, Sexually Active Teens, The Talk, Video, Parents News
Intent

You need to have The Talk with your kid. And not just once but many times, slowly, over many years.

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SPREAD THE LOVE: Grown-Up Valentines Remind Women How To 'Live Right At Night'

The Huffington Post | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 02.14.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Valentines, Stds, Bv-Life, Valentines Day 2013, Valentine's Day, Safe Sex, Valentines Day, Valentine's Day 2013, Condoms, Black Voices News

Love, feelings and fun topped the list of reasons a group of 20-something African-American women had sex, according to a survey conducted by researche...

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WRAP IT UP! Report Reveals Disturbing Info On State STD Rates

Hannah Bricker | Posted 02.07.2013 | San Francisco
Read More: Stds, Increased Syphilis in California, Video, California STD Rates, San Francisco STIs, San Francisco Syphilis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, SF Syphilis Prevention, San Francisco STD Rates, San Francisco Sexually Transmitted Diseases, San Francisco STDs, Stis, California Syphilis, San Francisco News

Despite state-wide efforts to combat the rise of sexually transmitted diseases, syphilis is on the rise in California. A new report from the Califo...

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Surprising Find About Sex And Condoms?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.24.2013 | Women
Read More: Stds, Condom Use, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Condom Study, Journal of Sexual Medicine, Indiana University, Birth Control Mandate, Unwanted Pregnancy, Sex, Sexual Satisfaction, Teen Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Birth Control, Women News, Condoms, Women News

What a new study suggests about sexual pleasure.

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The Voicemail I Never Expected From My OB-GYN

Brooke Carey | Posted 03.22.2013 | Women
Read More: HPV Vaccine, Hpv, Stds, Cervical Cancer, Gynecology, Cervical-Cancer-Awareness-Month, Sex, Colposcopy, Dyplasia, Gardasil, Leep, HPV Facts, HPV Myths, Women News
Brooke Carey

When she left me a message telling me to call her back, I worried the news would not be good.

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Itching and Burning and Bumps, Oh My! A Guide to Vaginal Issues

The Mommy Docs | Posted 01.27.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Stds, Doctors, Vagina, Obgyn, Yeast Infection, Women's Health, Personal Health, Women Health, Yeast Infections, Women Yeast Infections, Std, Vagina Health, Vaginal Health, Healthy Living News
The Mommy Docs

Women are bound to experience issues "down there" from time to time. It's perfectly normal! See your doctor with any concerns you may have, and remember that vaginal issues are nothing to be embarrassed about.

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Breaking It Down: The Human Papillomavirus

Brian Secemsky, M.D. | Posted 01.19.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: HPV Vaccine, Stds, Human Papillomavirus, Hpv Vaccination, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Evidence-Based Medicine, Vaccines, Human Papillomavirus Treatment, Human Papillomavirus Vaccine, Health News, Human Papillomavirus Prevention, Human Papillomavirus Vaccination, Hpv Symptoms, Human Papillomavirus Vaccines, HPV Vaccines, Human Papillomavirus Symptoms, Healthy Living News
Brian Secemsky, M.D.

Although the human papillomavirus (HPV) has been recognized as a transmissible pathogen for the past several decades, the controversial use of HPV vaccines has vaulted the pesky bug into eyes of the mainstream media and scientific communities alike.

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Ask OB/GYN Dr. Lauren Streicher A Question!

Posted 11.13.2012 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Stds, Women's Health, Sex, Mondays With Marlo, Pregnancy, Breast Cancer, Dr. Lauren Streicher, Ob/Gyn, Hysterectomy, MarloThomas News

I will be meeting with OB/GYN Dr. Lauren Streicher soon on Mondays with Marlo! Dr. Streicher is well-versed on women's health, so now is your chance t...

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STDs In Porn Industry Higher Than Reported

Los Angeles Daily News | Susan Abram | Posted 01.02.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Porn Prostitutes, STDs Porn, Stds, Porn Industry, STDs Porn Industry, Disease Porn, Measure B, Condoms in Porn, Video, Los Angeles News

Supporters of a ballot measure to require condoms on porn shoots released an independent study Thursday that found undiagnosed sexually transmitted di...

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Guess Who Has More STDs: Porn Stars Or Prostitutes

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 11.01.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: LA Porn Nevada Prostitutes, Nevada Prostitutes, Porn STDs Prostitutes, LA Porn STDs Prostitutes, Measure B Porn, Porn STIs Prostitutes, Video, Porn STDs, Porn Star STDs, Porn HIV, Condoms in Porn, Stis, Porn Prostitutes, Porn STDs Nevada Prostitutes, Stds, Measure B, Los Angeles News

LA porn stars have significantly higher rates of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) than legal prostitutes in Nevada, according to a report publishe...

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Teenagers Have Sex: Deal With It

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 12.12.2012 | New York
Read More: Emergency Contraception, Teenage Pregnancy, Adolescent Behavior, Sexual Health, Sex, Adolescents, Adolescent Sex, Parenting, Sexuality, Sex Education, Adolescent Pregnancy, Stds, Sex Ed, Teen Pregnancy, New York, New York State, New York News
Marianne Mollmann

High School students under the age of 19 account for approximately one-third of all newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections in New York State. And not surprisingly, teen mothers are much less likely to graduate from high school than their peers who didn't give birth.

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Trouble Talking About Oral Sex

Deborah Schoeberlein | Posted 10.21.2012 | Home
Read More: Oral Sex, Stds, Sex Education, Sex, Teenagers, Parenting, Mindfulness, Teen Sex Education, Teen Sexuality, Teen Sex, Home News
Deborah Schoeberlein

If teens are ready to have oral (or any other) sex, then we, as a society, need to do our utmost to help them recognize that "being ready" means more than just understanding the mechanics or being afraid of STDs.

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Kathleen Miles

Shocking New Stats About STDs In California

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 08.16.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: STDs African American, STDs Increase, Stds, California STDs, STDs Women, Gonorrhea, California Syphilis, Syphilis, Video, STDs Blacks, STDs in California, Chlamydia, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, California Chlamydia, Slideshow, STD's California, California Gonorrhea, CA STD's, Gay STD's, STD's Men, Los Angeles News

Generally, you expect to see preventable diseases decline in advanced societies. Not so with some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in California. ...

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5 Concerning Tween Trends

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 09.16.2012 | Parents
Read More: Stds, Clothing, Children, Daughters, Mommybloggers, Tweens, Parenting, Sex Education, Sexuality, Education, Stepfamily, Sex, Teens, Sons, Middle School, Fashion, Fathers, Family, High School, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

Our tweens are growing up a bit too quickly and are paying the price for it.

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Four Things Student Loans And STDs Have In Common

Your Finances Simplified | Dominique Brown | Posted 09.02.2012 | Home
Read More: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Stds, Student Loan, Student Loan Debt, Student Loans, Home News

Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral - they all sound nice especially when tacked at the end of one's name. But, as with all things beautiful, the...

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Are You DDF?

Jayson Littman | Posted 08.26.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Stds, Drugs, Grindr, HIV Testing, Scruff, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Stis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Ddf, Gay Voices News
Jayson Littman

As a community, we need to be more aware of STIs. We should each make sure to have at least one close friend to talk to about our health record, and I certainly hope each and every one of us has a doctor with whom we are comfortable talking about our sexual experiences.

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Gonorrhea Is Growing Resistant To Drugs And May Soon Become Untreatable

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 08.05.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Manjula Lusti-Narasimhan, Video, Hiv, World Health Organization, Chlamydia, Antibiotics, Stds, Gonorrhea, Sex Education, Ap, Healthy Living News

GENEVA (AP) — A sexually transmitted disease that infects millions of people each year is growing resistant to drugs and could soon become untreatab...

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Should You Watch HBO's Girls with Your Teens?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 08.03.2012 | Parents
Read More: Sexting, Stds, Depression, Boyfriends, Frienships, Media, Parenting, Sexuality, Stress, Hbo, Girls, Infidelity, Television, Sensuality, Sex, Dating, Sexual Harassment, Virginity, Anxiety, Family, Girlfriends, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

This is not a show for the faint of heart. It is a show, though, for those who are ready to address what is very likely happening in their young adult kids' lives, whether they like it or not.

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Users Can 'Catch' STDs In New Facebook Game

Posted 04.25.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Man Up Facebook Game, Stds, Video, Women's Sexual Health, Facebook Games, Man Up, Gay Men, STD Screening, Facebook, Gay Facebook Users, Gay Voices News

A new Facebook game is taking a socially-conscious look at the sex lives of gay and bisexual men, promoting the idea that the more men you have sex wi...

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