STDs
Dissolvable Antibody Films Inserted Into The Vagina Shown To Prevent STDs, Pregnancy
A 2021 study on Human Contraception Antibody (HCA) found that the antibody strips were able to immobilize sperm and even clump them up within 15 seconds. On Sunday, Remember the Roses, and STD Protection
In 1978, students attending the Berkeley campus of the University of California decided Valentine’s Day needed to go, and Condom Day, more precisely, Condom Week, should take its place. In the ensuing years, the month of February became National Condom Month. The point: to promote safer sex via educational events in an effort to raise awareness and prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Male Virgins Still Get HPV, Showing Infectiousness Of STD
You don’t need to have sex to catch HPV, according to these male virgins with the STD. HIV Testing: Transgender Study Shows Groups That Test Most For STD
Researchers have found that some transgender people get three times as many HIV tests than others. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study And 2 Other Inhumane American Experiments Carried Out In The Name Of Science
Although it's been 45 years since the end of the Tuskegee Syphillis Study, it's important not to forget what happened to these men, as well as other men who suffered at the hands of American scientists. How Gonorrhea Is Like Your Evil Ex-Boyfriend: Bacteria Uses Manipulation To Break Cell Connections, Infect Uterus
A new study has finally figured out how the gonorrhea bacteria overcomes the female body's protections against invaders. Personal Lubricant Made From Seaweed Extract May Prevent HPV, One Of The Most Widely Spread STIs
Researchers hope a substance used to thicken food could also help prevent HPV. HPV Vaccine Inoculation Rates Low Despite Success At Preventing Virus-Related Cancers And Warts
Almost every single person will contract HPV at some point in their lives. Genital Herpes Vaccine Could Work In Humans Just Like In Monkeys And Guinea Pigs
A vaccine for genital herpes could stop both that STD and HIV from spreading. Is That A Pimple Or Herpes? How To Tell The Difference Between A Zit And The STI
You have a bump on your genitals. Is it a pimple? Is it herpes? Here’s how to know.