Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! Yep. The thing about certain sexually transmitted diseases and infections is that some can take … {MORE}
Category Archives: STDs/STIs
If I got a recent Pap smear, I don’t need to get tested for STDs, right? They tested me while I was there?
Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! Actually, no. Let’s clear some things up. A Pap Test or a Pap Smear is … {MORE}
If I have an infection in my mouth, and I give my partner a blow job, can I spread it to him?
Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! It depends on what type of infection you have. Medical experts believe Gingivitis, for example, … {MORE}
Who should be tested for HIV? How often? Are the results always 100 percent
In honor of World AIDS Day, we’re featuring a question this week from “Ask Dr. Cullins.” Vanessa Cullins, MD, MPH, MBA, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Anyone who has … {MORE}
#HPVDay
Today on Twitter is #IhadHPV Day and #HPVDay - a day dedicated to raising awareness and reducing stigma around one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. It’s also a day to bust some of the myths about HPV that have … {MORE}
How do you test for HIV and does it hurt?
Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! First off, props to you for understanding the importance of getting yourself tested for HIV. … {MORE}
Am I more likely to get an STD from an uncircumcised guy?
Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! For years, there was no evidence to show circumcised and uncircumcised penises had different rates … {MORE}
Does a genital piercing increase my chances of getting an STD?
Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! No. No major studies or data indicate piercings are associated with STIs. This is especially … {MORE}
I was briefly broken up with my boyfriend, and I contracted an STD in the “off” time. What to do?
Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! Pulling a Ross and screaming, “We were on a break!” is probably not the best … {MORE}
How do I get tested for STDs—do you have to draw blood?
Consensual Text is featured on Twitter and on Facebook. Like and follow us for info on a range of topics pertaining to sex and sexual health! Good question. Many people wonder what testing is like to detect a sexually transmitted infection/disease. … {MORE}
