safer sex
The STI Files: Hepatitis
Hepatitis is is an inflammation of the liver almost always caused by different hepatitis viruses. Learn about prevention and treatment for hepatitis A, B, C, and beyond.
Even the Cutest Kittens: The Upbeat Song About STI Testing You Didn't Know You Needed.
When an email came into the Scarleteen inbox with kittens in the title, we were excited, of course (because kittens!) but unsure what to expect. What we got was this gloriously weird video for a cheerful little ditty about getting tested for STIs.
Disabled Sex: Sex for Two (or More)
If variety is the spice of life, disability is the nutmeg of the bedroom.
Trans Summer School: Dating While Trans, Yes You Can!
The lowdown on how to date and have sex as a trans or otherwise gender nonconforming person.
The STI Files: Zika
While most cases of Zika virus are acquired via mosquito bites, this emerging virus can be transmitted sexually, and the CDC reports that the numbers of such cases are growing in subtropical regions of the Americas.
Something You Can Worry About Less: Interference and Hormonal Birth Control
Worried a medication might interact/interfere with your hormonal contraceptive, or vice versa? Here's a rundown of the most common culprits in birth control interference.
A Foreskin Foray: Questions, Concerns & Clarifications
Not so sure about the foreskin? Whether you have a foreskin yourself or a sexual partner does, this is your article.
All the Barriers! All the Time!
Everything you'll probably ever need to know about safer sex barriers, like which to use, how to use them, how to get more comfortable with them, and how surprisingly cute they are.
This Way, Not That Way: Avoiding One of the Most Common Condom Oops
One of the most common condom whoopsies we hear about from our users involves themselves or a partner going to put a condom on, then discovering they've put it on the wrong way.
Often, after doing that, they'll also report following that up with a second common oops, which is just flipping that same condom over and then putting it on the right way.