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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CONTENT NOTE: includes explicit descriptions of medical abuse. I was sexually abused as a young child. I'm 25 now, and I've never had anything inside my vagina. I tried to have a pap smear when I was...
How Not to Get Pregnant : Five Things You Can Do to Most Effectively Prevent Pregnancy
- Heather Corinna
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- Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS
Interstitial cystitis (IC) and chronic prostatitis (CP) can cause pain with peeing. Learn how they can be diagnosed and treated so you can pee without pain.
- Caroline Reilly
If you’re under 18, it’s possible to access abortion in Texas, but thanks to the harmful laws and legal chaos, it’s extremely difficult. What does this mean? Especially for young people? We’re here to break that down.
- Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS
Here because you or your partner(s) have experienced pain with anal sex, whether multiple times or just once? You’re in the right place!
- Caitlyn Tivy PT, DPT, OCS
Endometriosis is a complicated and often debilitating condition. It’s believed to occur in approximately 10% of people with uteruses of “reproductive age.” That’s approximately 200 million people worldwide – a whole lot of folks! About two-thirds of people with the condition will develop symptoms before the age of 20, but it may take several years and consultations with multiple healthcare providers to receive a diagnosis. One of my missions in spreading awareness about endometriosis is to help more people receive a diagnosis and appropriate care more quickly.
- Sam Wall
What does STI testing involve? How do you do it? Where? When? What do you do with your results? We answer all these questions and more to help demystify testing so you can take care of you and yours with less stress and more confidence.
- Dr. Sarah Borg
A primer on accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare in the United Kingdom.
- Amanda Lehr
For those of us with chronic pain, living our lives with other people – be that with sex or something else – can be tricky.
- Alice Draper
If you experience an unwanted pregnancy in South Africa, you can opt for a legal abortion. Here’s how to choose what type of abortion and how and where to access it, maybe even for free.
- Meira Harris
Thanks to the advent of medical abortion, we can now learn how to access and administer safe abortion for ourselves. This guide provides accurate information and resources about how to access and use safe abortion methods.
- Alexa Karczmar
Do you really need that pelvic exam? Here’s a quick primer of how to figure out if you do and how to talk to your healthcare about it, including if they say you do when you think you don’t or just don’t want one.