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STD Awareness: Is Syphilis Making a Comeback?
Before antibiotics, syphilis was the most feared sexually transmitted disease (STD) out there. It was easy to get, quack cures were ineffective and often unpleasant, and it could lead to blindness,...
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STD Awareness: Do Sexually Transmitted Diseases Increase HIV Risk?
You might have heard that having an STD like syphilis, herpes, or gonorrhea can make it easier to catch HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. But have you ever wondered if this was true? Maybe it’s just a...
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Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 24: Miscarriage...
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: 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....
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Ovarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, and the Pill
The most popular method of birth control in the United States is the Pill, followed by tubal ligation (permanent sterilization, or getting your tubes tied) and condoms. The Pill is a hormonal method of...
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Do Birth Control Pills Cause Breast Cancer? The Latest Study
Last month, you might have seen headlines warning you that hormonal birth control increases risk for breast cancer. This news came from a study that examined the medical records of nearly 1.8 million...
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STD Awareness: The HIV Epidemic at Home
In the United States, we understand HIV — the virus that causes AIDS — using a common narrative, one that gives us the impression that its deadliest chapters belong in decades past or distant places....
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