#sti-testing tag

Harriette Cole: My girlfriend is demanding I get tested

Agree to STI testing before unprotected sex, use it to build trust, and have candid conversations about expectations, commitment, boundaries, and the future.

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Julio Iglesias faces claims female staff were told to have sexual health tests, say reports

The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, who has been accused of sexually assaulting two female former employees, is also alleged to have ordered some women who worked for him to undergo tests for sexually transmitted diseases, local media have reported. The sexual assault allegations against the 82-year-old singer, whose career spans six decades, were published on Tuesday after a three-year joint investigation by the Spanish news site elDiario.es and the Spanish-language TV network Univision Noticias.

Miscellaneous

Public health

fromBustle

1 month ago

How Gen Z Is Approaching Safe Sex Differently From Millennials

Gen Z's openness normalized sexual health and spurred stigma-free, approachable sexual-wellness services and startups.

Relationships

fromBustle

2 months ago

He's Perfect... But He Hates Condoms. Help!

Condoms are required for PIV sex when pregnancy is not desired; insist on protection, get tested, and do not compromise your contraceptive boundaries.

Public health

fromwww.theguardian.com

7 months ago

Additional 800 children to be tested for STIs as police investigate accused Melbourne childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown

Over 800 children recommended for STI testing following identification of four additional childcare centres linked to alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown.

NYC LGBT

fromPsychology Today

7 months ago

Is Kissing Spreading Gonorrhea?

Gonorrhea can infect the throat without symptoms, facilitating undetected spread.

Kissing may transmit gonorrhea, particularly among gay men.

Throat testing for STIs in heterosexuals is uncommon.

Self-swabbing for throat STIs is effective and accessible.