Sexual Health
What Is an HIV Test?
An HIV test is used to determine if you have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While the test is commonly performed on a …
Public HealthThis antibiotic-resisting, infertility-causing STI is on the rise—and could be the next superbug
Cinnamon essential oil may be one of the most promising ways to take on the world’s most dangerous superbugs, but even that powerful option isn’t a …
Lifestyle5 Common Sexual-Performance Anxieties—and How to Overcome Them
Sexual anxieties can dampen the mood in short-term or long-term situations. And yes, those anxieties affect all of us at one point and a time. For …
Women's FashionMeet the women who are shaking up the London zine scene
First it was a palace, then the home to the Inland Revenue; now Somerset House is morphing into a grand space for radical publishing and DIY …
LondonNHS told: Offer everyone PrEP by next April and slash HIV
Leading HIV and LGBTI rights charities have told the NHS today: You must allow everyone to access PrEP.<p>Over 32 groups have united including the …
Radiation TherapyWomen who say treatment after a smear test ruined their sex lives
The women who say treatment after a smear test RUINED their sex lives: 'Not only was intercourse painful, but I'd lost the ability to orgasm'<p>After a …
Health (UK)Health jobs and services face axe due to cuts to 'historic reduction' to key government grant
A report by David Herne, Bolton Council's director of public health, says finding the savings to accommodate the cut is "increasingly limited" as …
Manchester10 Charities to Donate to Instead of Going HAM on Prime Day
Today is Prime Day, a day when all over the world Amazon Prime members can save on a massive range of stuff. And who doesn’t like new stuff, especially for a deal? But if you already have everything you need, there are a handful of non-profit organizations and charities that could really use the …
Hurricane MariaFair Lawn Transgender Activist Appears In HIV Prevention PSA
Carmen Carrera shares how important sexual health information be made available to trans women of color<p>FAIR LAWN, NJ — A local transgender activist …
TranswomenIreland may let transgender individuals receive hormone therapy without psychiatric assessment
Ireland is considering letting transgender persons receive hormone therapy without prior professional psychiatric evaluation, the Daily Signal …
Conservative View'Preparing For PrEP' Event To Take Place In Dublin
A community forum on PreEP and other sexual health services in Ireland is set to take place in the Outhouse Theatre this week. The Irish government …
LGBTQIHow This Female Founder Is Making The Healthcare Industry More Accessible
Julia Cheek started her company to create a better solution for a problem she faced. In 2015, Cheek was working in consulting when she started to feel sick and spent six months going to specialists who ran a variety of lab tests to find out why she wasn’t feeling well. “I never got the results and …
EntrepreneurshipWhat is MRKH Syndrome?
MRKH syndrome is the common name for Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome. MRKH syndrome is a condition where young women are born either without …
Women's HealthOntario’s sex-ed backlash isn’t about children’s safety
<i>Debra Soh holds a PhD in sexual neuroscience research from York University and writes about the science and politics of sex.</i><p>Last week, Ontario’s Education Minister, Lisa Thompson, announced that the province will revert to a previous version of its sex-education curriculum when students return to …
EducationSpicy ‘Sausage’ and Cauliflower Gumbo [Vegan]
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RecipesSky blue, water wet, porn filters don't work
In Internet Filtering and Adolescent Exposure to Online Sexual Material, two researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute reveal their empirical …
TeensA sexual health expert tells us what Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination could mean for reproductive rights
On July 9th, President Donald Trump announced his Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, D.C. District Court of Appeals …
Health CareOttawans rally against 'horrendous' Ontario sex ed changes
More than 100 people attended a rally at the Human Rights Monument in downtown Ottawa on Sunday to protest the Ontario government's plan to scrap the …
Ottawa8 Things You Need To Know Today (July 16, 2018)
A new report released by the FDA warned pet owners of a possible connection between pet foods with potatoes, peas, and lentils and heart disease. …
WellnessAbortion AMA: What Does The Room Where You Get An Abortion Look Like?
<i>Welcome to Bustle's</i> Abortion AMA <i>column, where reproductive rights advocate and Romper editor Danielle Campoamor will speak to experts and medical</i> …
Planned ParenthoodSyphilis deaths highlight need for proper resourcing
“The heart-wrenching news that babies have died from syphilis underscores yet again the importance of properly funding and resourcing essential …
Public HealthOvulation, Fertility, and Pregnancy: What It Really Takes To Make a Baby
If you were to judge fertility rates solely by the number of pregnancy announcements in your social media feed, you might think making a baby is a …
PregnancyKiwi babies dying from syphilis
Kiwi babies are dying from syphilis passed on from their mothers.<p><b>Ministry of Health warns of rise in syphilis cases</b>• <b><br>Cuts to sexual health treatment as</b> …
Public HealthRaw Coconut, Matcha and Chocolate Slice [Vegan, Gluten-Free, Raw]
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RecipesDaré Bioscience, Inc. Announces Asset Transfer Agreement with Hydra Biosciences, Inc. for CatSper Contraceptive Target
<b>CatSper</b> <b>antagonist has potential to provide pregnancy prevention via administration to either women or men as a novel, rapidly reversible,</b> …
Intellectual Property14 claims of sexual misconduct made at Queen's University in four months
More than a dozen acts of sexual misconduct were reported to Queen's University Belfast in a four-month period, new figures have shown.<p>Information …
Sexual HarassmentLetters to the Editor, July 16
<b>IT’S ILLEGAL</b><br>Re “Liberals use ‘illegal’ vs. ‘irregular’ argument as a distraction” (Candice Malcolm, July 11): If legal immigration is ‘regular,’ then …
Canadian News48 more HIV-prevention and sex-eduction centers set up at Linzhou schools
Linzhou, a city in Henan province, launched 48 school HIV-prevention and sex-education centers in cooperation with an NGO on Friday, bringing it …
News (China)NACCHO Aboriginal Health News : Download @aihw Aboriginal health organisations : Online Services Report—key results 2016–17 : Part 2 Is the Closing the Gap ‘too focused on prosperity debate
<i>” The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples has also warned that a focus on “economic prosperity” in the current Close the Gap review “is</i> …
Indigenous AustraliansHow to get rid of a cold sore
Cold sores are often known as fever blisters given their appearance. Most cold sores are caused by HSV-1, also known as Herpes Simplex …
Immune System