Living with herpes is not easy – heck, contracting or living with any STI/STD is not easy. It’s that simple; it’s tough. Despite the large portion of positive messages I write on The STI Project, there’s no way around how one feels in the first days, months, or even years after contracting an STI/STD. As […]
Latest News – The STI Project Update
Radio Interview Just recently, The STI Project was asked to interview on a public radio station (WPPR’s Public Reality Radio) that has listeners nationally (in the US) as well as global listeners. This was an epic opportunity to one, brush-up on public speaking skills 101 and to two, spread the message to a larger audience […]
STI/STD List – Different Types of Parasitic STDs
There are 3 different kinds of STIs/STDs: bacterial, viral, and parasitic. Parasitic STIs/STDs are caused by parasites passed from person-to-person and depending on the STI/STD, can be transmitted during sexual activity; during non-sexual contact with another individual; from mother to infant during birth, or breastfeeding; and in some instances, from towels, or other objects that come […]
A Blessing In Disguise – Molluscum Contagiosum – STI Interviews
This was a random submission via The STI Project’s contact form – we just love getting these – we, meaning, me!! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your story – sometimes the mere act of writing it down can be incredibly healing and it will most certainly serve your purpose of letting others know they are […]
HIV Did Not Deter Me – STI Interviews
I met Mirvan through fellow twitter contacts – I like to refer to them affectionately as: all my rockin’ tweeps! Mirvan’s photo even conveniently matches The STI Project’s theme and branding design – how’s that for well-matched?!?! So, it made sense to ask him to share his story with our readers when he said he’d […]
Molluscum Contagiosum – STI Interviews
Just a quick thank you from The STI Project to the individual who shared this story – participating in the STI Interviews is one of the best ways to help others facing similar circumstances and will go a long way toward breaking the stigma!! It is also very difficult to do – sharing a personal […]
Observations and Anecdotes from an STI/STD Testing Counselor
This guest post was written by Elissa White, an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com. As an STI/STD testing counselor at getSTDtested.com, some might argue it’s a profession worthy of an episode of Discovery Channel’s ‘Dirty Jobs’. Being an STI/STD testing counselor is certainly not for the faint of heart, whether I’m serving as a shoulder to cry on or I’m […]
STI/STD List for People with Penises – Common STDs in Men*
Below you’ll find an STI/STD list of STIs/STDs commonly found in men* and those less common in men based on percentage of cases each year, type of infection and location of infection, as well as how the infection is transmitted. You can also see the full STI/STD List in alphabetical order with links to detailed symptoms, test, […]