This list represents over 20 of the STIs listed on The STI Project’s Comprehensive List of STIs/STDs. Approximate number of annual STI cases in the US (rounded): Chancroid – 100 Donovanosis – 100 Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) – 500 Zika – 6,000 Syphilis – 40,000 HIV/AIDS – 48,000 Molluscum Contagiosum – 200,000-800,000 Hepatitis (A, B, & C) […]
Living With An STI/STD – Reflecting On Stigma
I sat down this evening intending to write about the recent awards The STI Project has received, and I will, don’t worry, because they are super super cool and I have a really awesome discount to give all of my readers for their STI testing needs as a result!!! So, I promise, I’ll get to […]
STIs and Relationships – The STI Project’s Guidebook – Friends
STIs and Relationships You mean to say, they can coincide harmoniously?!?! Yes. Baloney. Er, Bologna. Total rubbish, and I’m leaving your website right now, because STIs and relationships have always resulted in epic failures of colossal proportions. Epic failures of colossal proportions, huh? That’s one Hiroshima-esque STI, if you ask me! Lucky for you (and […]
STIs in Older People?!?! (Grandma and Grandpa get the clap, too!)
Doctors are seeing more STIs in older people! Are you a baby boomer? Are you a person over the age of 50 re-entering the dating game after a loss of a spouse or significant other? If so, consider thinking twice before enjoying casual sex without protection. This public service announcement (broadcast in Florida) is an […]
The STI Project is Underway!
As a post intended to welcome you to all things The STI Project, this will be short and sweet. Welcome, friends; take a look around. * This was the very first post originally written on March 13, 2012 as I was learning how to make a blog post, seeing what they looked like once posted […]