Sexual Health

Sexually transmitted infections are one part of sexual health, but that’s not all! Any aspect of health or healthcare that is related to sex and reproduction is about sexual health: menstruation, common infections like yeast or bacterial infections, birth control and abortion, health conditions like endometriosis, PCOS or phimosis, vaccinations, pain with sex, safer sex and other preventative sexual health practices and yep, STIs, too.

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Articles and Advice in this area:

Article
  • Gabrielle Kassel

A vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure for people with penises that is highly effective at preventing unwanted impregnation.

Article
  • Gabrielle Kassel

Tubal ligation is a highly and immediately effective surgical procedure that people with fallopian tubes can undergo to prevent pregnancy permanently.

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  • Jacqueline Ledoux

I no longer have to worry about pregnancy and, instead, can focus on pursuing my career goals and nurturing my relationships with the people I love.

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  • Ashrene Rathial

Polycystic ovary syndrome affects millions of people worldwide. Get the lowdown on this condition, what it looks like, and how it’s managed.

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  • Roselil Aalund

Get the basics on ectopic pregnancy: what it is, how it’s treated, and the magic of the fallopian tubes.

Advice
  • s.e. smith

Hello Rose, You’ve come to the right place for advice. You deserve love and care in your life, and I’m sorry someone broke your trust and abused you as a child. I hope that as an adult, you have lots of strong friends and supporters around you, not just in the context of going to the doctor, but for…

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  • Heather Corinna

By all means, effective use of contraception, all by itself, goes a long way. Those who can access and consistently and correctly use a very effective form of contraception are very unlikely to become pregnant. But that group can be smaller than it may seem.

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  • Emily Wilson

IUDs are a good thing. But I don’t want to be dishonest about the very real pain that I and others had to endure in the process of gaining access to this method of birth control.

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  • Orion Ray

As a teenager who has encountered plenty of teenagers who are confused, scared, or otherwise troubled over pregnancy I couldn’t be happier about over the counter access to birth control pills.

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  • Sarah Kiser MSN, RN, CPNP-PC

How an IUD is placed, at which points during the procedure people can experience pain, and pain management options that can be used during this procedure.