Blog

• Pegging and STDs: Risks, Protection, and Testing Explained

  Practical STI risk and testing guidance for pegging partners

• Can You Get an STD From Oral Sex? 6 Infections to Know

  Six STIs that spread through oral sex, and how to test smart

• Anal Herpes: Symptoms, Causes, Testing, and Treatment

  Why anal herpes gets mistaken for hemorrhoids and what testing reveals

• Sex Workers of Color and the STD Double Bind: Stigma, Risk, and Safer Testing

  Why structural barriers, not behavior, drive STI rates for sex workers of color.

• Why Hep B Testing Should Be Part of Every STD Panel (But Usually Isn't)

  The infection most 'full' STD panels quietly leave off.

• What Looks Like an STD But Isn't? 9 Conditions That Mimic STDs

  Nine non-STD causes that mimic chlamydia, herpes, or gonorrhea symptoms.

• How to Talk to Your Abuela About Getting Tested (Without Dying of Embarrassment)

  How to navigate cultural shame and still get the testing you need.

• Testicle Pain After Sex: Could It Be an STD?

  Testicle pain after sex: infection vs strain, when to test

• Chlamydia in the Mouth: What It Feels Like and Why Most Tests Miss It

  What oral chlamydia feels like and how testing actually works

• How to Treat Trichomoniasis at Home (Safely and Effectively)

  Meds that work, myths to skip, and partner steps that prevent reinfection.