March 2012
25 posts
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Sexually transmitted diseases in the lesbian...
I have just watched a very educational video and presentation on HIV and AIDS. I have a question that I can't ask my lecturer and the woman who is assisting her with this Talk.
Is there diseases that you can contract if you are lesbian and you are engaging in sexual practices?
People only talk about HIV and AIDS referring to hetero and not homo.
*please answer when reading this. Let's talk. I'd like to hear from you guys.
Answer: Yes, you can get STDs and STIs if you are a lesbian. You can get herpes, HPV, pubic lice, HIV and Hepatitis. Although it's less likely you can also get Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis.
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April is fast approaching!
fuckyeahsexeducation:
April is STD/STI awareness month and I have a plan to celebrate it. Sometime next week I’m going to call my local Planned Parenthood and get all of their information on testing and schedual to get tested hopefully on the first of April. I’ll tell you how it goes and I’ll take a picture of the GYT sticker I’m going to get. I’ll get together all the information I can to make...
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A Lesson.
touchme-or-dont:
There is nothing wrong with sleeping with multiple people, whether over a long period of time or not. There is nothing wrong with only sleeping with one person, saving yourself for marriage or not. There is nothing wrong with sleeping with absolutely nobody at all.
And getting an STD from any of these situations does not change that. Getting an STD does not change who you are,...
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HPV and HIV Information →
touchme-or-dont:
This site breaks it down and explains the types of HPV pretty well. I found it very useful.
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Things You Won't Learn in School: STD's and...
sexreeducated:
There are no reliable tests for Herpes. So whenever you go in to get a screening, know that unless you are actively having an outbreak there isn’t anything to test
No HPV screening exists for men. Unless there is a visual inspection or a biopsy of the wart.
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Herpes can have no symptoms. That’s why screening is incredibly important.
Gonorrhea, Herpes, HPV...
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Art as HIV Education
shagshop:
By Jillian Lalonde
Art has been used in HIV/AIDS education since the beginning of the epidemic that began in the early 1980s. Art has a way of subtly teaching people, allowing for learning and taking in information without directly acknowledging it. Art can be understood and interpreted by everyone, and therefore a simple way of communicating message with large groups of people.
A...
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“Herpes simplex is unfairly stigmatised. Around 75% of those infected never got...”
– (via macronomal)
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The complete guide to HIV drugs →
pozliving:
via Positively Aware
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Less Than One Week Left! →
absolutelypositivefilm:
Less than one week away from the close of the Kickstarter campaign for the independent film, Absolutely Positive! We need your help more than ever. With less than seven days left to raise a little over $15,000, it is now crunch tim, and if we don’t raise our total goal of $16,000, we won’t see a dime of any funds whatsoever.
Please give this film about HIV, AIDS, and...
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shafp:
Cytomegalovirus and Molluscum Contagiosum
Many well-known STIs, such as herpes and HIV/AIDS, are caused by viruses, but this article focuses on two lesser-known viral STIs, cytomegalovirus and molluscum contagiosum.
READ MORE:
http://blog.advocatesaz.org/2011/11/08/sti-awareness-cytomegalovirus-and-molluscum-contagiosum/
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shafp:
A Celebration of Life: Arizonans Observe National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, is National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD). Started in 2007, NNHAAD is focused on promoting HIV education, prevention, and testing among Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, a former professor at the University of...
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Hepatitis C Infection Increasing Among...
hellyeahscarleteen:
The incidence of hepatitis C infection is increasing among adolescents and young adults in Pennsylvania, just as it has in other areas in the United States, according to surveillance data for 2003 through 2010.
During that 7-year period, the number of reports of newly recognized confirmed or probable cases of hepatitis C past or present infection among those aged 15-34 years...
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HIV/AIDS question (rebloggable version)
queersexed:
“I get really upset about the ways that HIV/AIDS transmission is discussed in terms of sex between women (namely that we are less likely to contract HIV/AIDS.) To me it shows cissexist assumptions about queer women’s anatomies and the sexual acts that are performed. Could you speak to some tips about safer sex methods, and queer (cis and/or trans*) women organizing around HIV/AIDS.”...
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fuckyeahsexeducation:
Because I’ve been so busy with this blog, I’ve really neglected my Sexually Transmitted Disease Tumblr which I feel really bad about because I think it’s such an important blog. The aim is to offer a supportive and non biased education on STDs/STIs. As someone who has genital herpes and who sees herpes jokes all the time I can tell you that it is so hurtful whenever someone...
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shafp:
NEW: STI Awareness: Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
You’ve probably heard of MRSA, which is pronounced “mersa” and stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — a strain of bacteria that has acquired resistance to methicillin, as well as pretty much every other antibiotic to boot. MRSA is an example of evolution by natural selection — what didn’t kill its ancestors made them...
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shafp:
NEW: How to Hone Your Baloney Detector
We have written before about bogus STI cures — some unscrupulous dietary-supplement companies make false claims about their products’ alleged abilities to cure STIs. It is important to be able to read between the lines when evaluating the claims made by dietary-supplement manufacturers. Are they providing you with evidence, or merely with...
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shafp:
Cytomegalovirus and Molluscum Contagiosum
Many well-known STIs, such as herpes and HIV/AIDS, are caused by viruses, but this article focuses on two lesser-known viral STIs, cytomegalovirus and molluscum contagiosum.
READ MORE:
http://blog.advocatesaz.org/2011/11/08/sti-awareness-cytomegalovirus-and-molluscum-contagiosum/
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Made rebloggable upon request "The Stigma of...
thesexuneducated:
I feel like there is a huge stigma about STDs and STIs that makes people feel like they/anyone infected is “dirty” or something similar. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.
positiveconnotation
This is absolutely true and I believe it is directly connected to the purity myth. I am not well versed in polytheistic religions, but monotheistic religions, and their immense...
