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Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 22: Expedited Partner...
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...
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Is Douching Safe?
This vintage douche ad claims that its product is “safe to delicate tissues” and “non-poisonous.” Douching is the practice of squirting a liquid, called a douche, into the vagina. Many people believe...
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STD Awareness: Mycoplasma genitalium
“I’m not small, I’m just streamlined!” Image of Mycoplasma genitalium adapted from American Society for Microbiology. In November and December of last year, headlines touting a “new” STD made an...
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STD Awareness: Will STDs Go Away on Their Own?
Can gonorrhea go away without treatment? Does chlamydia eventually clear up? Can trichomoniasis go away on its own? These are the kinds of questions people pose to Google before Google sends them here...
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STD Awareness: Is Chlamydia Bad?
Perhaps your sexual partner has informed you that they have been diagnosed with chlamydia, and you need to get tested, too. Maybe you’ve been notified by the health department that you might have been...
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STD Awareness: Gonorrhea’s Latest Dubious Honor
Wanted: Scientists who can develop novel antibiotics A few years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put out a “greatest hits” list of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. More...
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STD Awareness: “Sounding the Alarm” Over Another Antibiotic-Resistant STD
In 2012, the New England Journal of Medicine ominously stated, “It’s time to sound the alarm.” What followed was a description of the evolution of gonorrhea to all antibiotics we have used to treat it,...
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STD Awareness: STI vs. STD … What’s the Difference?
When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases, the terminology can be confusing. Some people use the phrase “STD,” some people insist “STI” is the proper set of initials, and every once in a while you...
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