STI/STD Testing Windows When it comes to STI/STDs and specifically, STI/STD testing windows, you want to make sure you’re testing at the right time – lest you receive a false negative or positive, right? If you have an STI/STD, you want to know with certainty so you can treat it or start managing it, and […]
Dr. Awkward and the Not-So-Awesome Genital Herpes Diagnosis
So far, The STI Project’s spent a lot of time writing about the positive aspects around contracting an STI/STD (See: The Top 5 Reasons Living With an STI/STD Has Positively Influenced My Life, for example), and how it doesn’t have to hinder opportunities and relationships, but to be truly authentic as I’m encouraging all of […]
STI/STD Stigma – The New Scarlet Letter
Adultry, Sodomy, Promiscuity Go for it – as long as you don’t catch an STI/STD. The rules surrounding sexual activity have become so brazenly ambiguous these days – that is, until you catch an STI/STD. At which point, you are a sinner, dirty, damaged-goods and you will, hence forth, pay for your bad behavior – […]
Living with Genital Herpes – STI Interviews
Our most recent STI Interview is a submission which addresses living with genital herpes. It’s not easy to share one’s story – and it’s especially difficult to do it openly or with your photo attached. This interviewee wanted to take a stand with us, and she thought ‘coming out’ would be the best way for […]
Eradicating the Stigma – Genital Herpes and STIs/STDs
A Nice Follow-Up to Yesterday’s Post – STI Hater-Aid This morning, I read a great article about eradicating STI stigma and the stigma associated with genital herpes specifically. It’s a rather long article and you can find it in its entirety here, but for those of you with as short of an attention span as […]
Genital Herpes (or any other STI/STD) Won’t Stop You
A Genital Herpes Bucket List ~ Do you have an STI/STD? Do you have an STI and feel like life is over, things will never be the same, the universe hates you, and the world is simultaneously ending?!? If you answered yes to any of the above, I understand; nevertheless, I am here to tell […]
Anger & The Person Who Gave Me Genital Herpes / Scabies
Am I angry at the person who gave me genital herpes? No. Here’s why: Truthfully, I don’t remember EVER feeling angry about contracting an STI or even believing it was someone else’s fault. Shocked, scared, appalled, embarrassed? Definitely! Anger? No. I put myself “at risk” – I didn’t use barriers consistently or correctly, I didn’t […]
HPV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea & Herpes Risk – STI Interviews
To continue our series – STI Interviews – this woman wrote in the other day courageously determined to share her story about HPV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and a “herpes risk.” It takes strength to share this openly and is testament to the plethora of people out there encountering STIs every day and often before the age […]