STDs
Fighting STDs with Wal-Mart gift cards.
Syphilis is called the "French Disease" by the Germans, the "German Disease" by the French and the "Polish Disease" by the Russians. Per some theories, the disease was the boon companion of European exploration (do I mean exploitation?) of the Americas. For the last 60 years the disease was on the wane in America but a strange thing happened on our way to economic ruin and recovery: the bacteria rebounded.
According to MSNBC, parts of North Carolina, Forsyth County to be exact, are elbow deep in the Syph. No worries, though—big retail came to the rescue. Read: How … Read More
One man shares his candid thoughts about dating a woman with herpes.
A reader sent me an email and asked me if I would ever date someone with an incurable STD. She had recently been diagnosed with the HSV virus (that’s herpes, y'all), and wanted my answer to be honest and not "PC." So here it is goes, my unvarnished, gut reaction to the question: No, I would not date someone with an incurable STD.
Like all things having to do with love and sex and relationships, so much depends on the timing. If we're talking about a first date, I imagine the scenario would go something like this:
ME: "What are … Read More
Former Danity Kane singer says she’ll look for love in all the wrong places.
Fresh off her victory in Go Fug Yourself's Fug Madness tournament, the frequently pantsless Aubrey O'Day says she's in talks to get her own MTV dating show since Diddy's Bad Boy Records terminated her recording contract. Because look what publicly courting STDs has done for the music careers of Bret Michaels and Tila Tequila!
O'Day, prominently known for her willingness to dye her dog to match her outfit and her recent Playboy photo shoot, denied Perez Hilton's reports that she would be the focus of a new season of A Shot at … Read More
A bone marrow transplant in Germany gives doctors hope for a cure.
We don't often get too heavy about the more dangerous side of sex here at YourTango, but sexually transmitted diseases are part of the bargain, unfortunately.
Amazing news this weekend of medical breakthrough in Germany: a man receiving a bone marrow transplant for leukemia appears to have been cured of HIV, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Typically HIV-positive indivuals take anti-retroviral drugs to treat the virus. But a 42-year-old American man living in Berlin was HIV-positive until a bone marrow transplant with cells from a donor naturally immune to all forms of HIV. Doctors have not … Read More
STD e-cards tell past lovers to get checked. Finally, no awkward silences.
If you see a random e-mail in your inbox from a casual ex, he or she may not be interested in rekindling the affair. He or she may actually be on antibiotics trying to forget the affair.
STD e-cards---you know, a friendly "Hey, you gave me chlamydia!" note---is the newest way to inform a past partner you're infected with an STD and they should get tested. Our glorious evasive technological society has gifted us once again. Even an anonymous phone call from the health department is becoming obsolete.
The company InSpot.org offers six card options for the bacterial, curable STDs … Read More
In the UK, a study by sexual health clinic has connected binge drinking...
This just in: Drunk people spend money like crazy. News flash: Young people think they’re invincible. Breaking story: People who get drunk and have unprotected sex often end up pregnant or with sores on their junk. Basically, this story boils down to 90% of women who attend sexual health clinics in a sector of England. Women who drank heavily were 40% more likely to be diagnosed with a STD. And abortion clinics are gearing up for a post-holiday rush. Eesh. It’s being recommended that pubs and cabs start carrying and handing out free condoms. That is … Read More