STDs 101: An Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Coupons for STD-screening discounts in April 2014 are available here. It’s April, which for Arizonans means a gradual increase in temperature as we head toward summer. But at Planned Parenthood Arizona...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: HIV and AIDS
Our immune systems are beautiful things, refined through millions of years of evolution. The immune system’s complexity is testament to the “arms race” that has been taking place between our species...
View ArticleOver 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 11: Diagnosing and...
Welcome to the latest installment of “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does,” a series on Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog that highlights Planned Parenthood’s diverse array of...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: 10 Myths About Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Internet is brimming with contradictory claims about sexual health, and you don’t know what to believe. Your friends give you advice, but you’re not sure if it sounds right. To make things worse,...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Can Oral Sex Cause Throat Cancer?
Last month, actor Michael Douglas gave a frank interview in which he revealed that human papillomavirus (HPV) caused his throat cancer. And, he continued, he got the virus from performing oral sex —...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Is Bacterial Vaginosis a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
Gardnerella vaginalis under a microscope. Image: K.K. Jefferson/Virginia Commonwealth University Bacterial vaginosis, or BV, is the most common vaginal infection among people 15 to 44 years of age....
View ArticleHepatitis B Vaccine: The Importance of the Birth Dose
Did you know that Saturday kicked off National Infant Immunization Week, which is part of a worldwide observance that shines the spotlight on the importance of vaccination? Most of us think of infant...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
Zika virus. Image: Cynthia Goldsmith, CDC I first heard of Zika virus in an epidemiology class, when another student made on offhand remark: “Did you know Zika virus can be transmitted sexually?” Ever...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: The Surprising Sexual Transmission of Non-STDs
What is a sexually transmitted disease, or STD? If someone catches their partner’s cold during sex, is that cold an STD? According to the Office on Women’s Health, an STD is “an infection passed from...
View ArticleNo, the Morning-After Pill Is Not the Abortion Pill
The other week, I was talking to a family member about the threats to contraception access in this country, “thanks” to our new president and his fanatical administration. He thought it was ridiculous...
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