Blog

• What to Expect at Your First STD Test: Clinic vs At-Home Edition

  Clinic vs home STI test: what happens at each step, from booking to result.

• STDs in TV and Film: Do Storylines Help or Harm Awareness?

  How TV and film shape STI shame, stigma, and testing behavior

• Why Do I Feel Dirty After STI Testing If I'm Sex-Positive?

  Why shame can linger after testing even when you believe in sex-positivity

• STD Vaccines: HPV, Hep B, Herpes, HIV — What's Approved and What's Coming

  What HPV, hep B, and hep A vaccines cover, plus where the others stand.

• Why STDs Spike During Menopause (And No One Talks About It)

  Why menopause raises STI risk and what to test for

• What Is PEP? Post-Exposure Pills for HIV Prevention Within 72 Hours

  What PEP can and can't do in the 72 hours after a possible HIV exposure

• Herpes Myths Debunked: What's Actually True About HSV Transmission

  What's actually true about HSV transmission, testing, and disclosure

• Can Shaving or Waxing Cause an STI? Grooming Risks Explained

  What grooming does to your STI risk

• Why Testing Before Sex Should Be the New Normal

  When to test, what to test for, how to talk about it

• How to Clean Your Sex Toys (So They Don't Give You Gonorrhea)

  Material-by-material cleaning rules to keep STIs off your toys