Sexual Health
Sexual health for people who are not straight
Risks differ by practice rather than by identity, and a great deal of standard advice assumes a configuration that does not apply.
Sexual Health
Anatomy, function, contraception, testing and when to see someone.
Sexual Health
Sexual health for people in long relationships
The assumption that testing and prevention stop being relevant is common and is not always correct.
Sexual Health
Condoms, and why they fail
Almost all failures are use failures, and the specific errors are well documented and easily corrected.
Sexual Health
Consent, in practice rather than theory
The legal definition is a floor, and most of the difficulty happens in situations no slogan covers.
Sexual Health
Talking to a clinician about sex
The appointment goes better when you know what they need to hear and what they are not thinking about you.
Sexual Health
Lubricant, and why it matters more than people think
It reduces injury, improves sensation, and the composition of the product genuinely affects tissue health.
Sexual Health
Herpes, in proportion
The virus is extremely common, the medical consequences are modest, and the distress is almost entirely social.
Sexual Health
Recurrent thrush and bacterial vaginosis
They are different conditions treated differently, and self-diagnosis gets it wrong about half the time.
Sexual Health
HIV in the era of undetectable
The science changed completely and public understanding has not caught up, which is now the main source of harm.
Sexual Health
Painful sex is a symptom, not a personality
It is common, it has identifiable causes, and pushing through it reliably makes it worse.
Sexual Health
HPV, and what the vaccine actually prevents
Almost everyone gets it, almost everyone clears it, and the vaccine prevents cancers rather than an inconvenience.
Sexual Health
Contraception, compared honestly
Effectiveness in a trial and effectiveness in real life differ substantially, and the gap is where most decisions should be made.
Sexual Health
What a sexual health check actually involves
The procedure is quicker and less invasive than almost everyone expects, and the anticipation is the worst part.