STD Awareness: Gonorrhea of the Throat
Gonococci can band together to attach themselves to a human cell. Image: Dustin Higashi, University of Arizona My fellow Generation Xers might remember an episode of Chicago Hope in which a very young...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: An Update on Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
Last year, we shared the fascinating and frightening story of the emergence of increasingly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, an STD caused by the gonococci bacteria. The sexually transmitted scourge,...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Why Should You Care About Oral Gonorrhea?
An illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that cause gonorrhea. Image: CDC When I say “gonorrhea,” you might think of genitals that feel as though they have been set ablaze, or perhaps a...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: Can I Use Plastic Wrap as a Dental Dam During Oral Sex?
If you read this blog — or any sexual health website, really — you’ll probably see dental dams getting a lot of props. A dental dam (not to be confused with a female condom) is a square piece of latex...
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