sexually transmitted diseases
You Likely Have Herpes and You Almost Definitely Don't Know It
According to a new report by the World Health Organization, more than two-thirds of the world's population has the virus — for which there is no cure.
You Can Now Order an STD Test on the New Planned Parenthood App
With Planned Parenthood Direct, a new app piloting in California, you can order an STD test and have the results processed with a few easy swipes on your smartphone.
Swipe Left or Right? Some Experts Blame Dating Apps for a Rise in STDs
Public health officials in the US say that social media is partially to blame for an increase in HIV and syphilis diagnoses last year, while others blame a dilution of the safe-sex message.
I Slept with My Boss and All I Got Were These Lousy STDs
After our workplace tryst, I had to tell the man who signed my paychecks that he had nearly killed my vagina.
Someone Finally Made a Condom for Your Gigantic Penis
I talked to a representative from the UK company TheyFit about problems well-endowed men have with condoms and why the US lags behind Europe in providing jimmy hats for girthy dudes.
This STI Makes Crickets Horny Before Killing Them
One of the world's newest sexually transmitted infections affects crickets, using mind control to spread to as many victims as possible before turning the hosts' insides blue and killing them.