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STD Awareness: “Can STDs Lead to Infertility?”
Being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) can be upsetting. Some take it as evidence that they’ve been cheated on; others wonder if they can ever have sex again. Some people who have...
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STD Awareness: Will Gonorrhea Be Worse Than AIDS?
A scanning electron micrograph of a colony of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that cause gonorrhea. Image: Portland State University If you’ve been reading the news lately, you might have noticed...
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Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 15: Fertility Awareness...
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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STD Awareness: The Latest on Gonorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that gangs up on your body to give it gonorrhea. Image: CDC Gonorrhea is that guy with the funny name who’s always up to something new and mischievous. Last year,...
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Pro-Choice Friday News Rundown
Oh, brother, fetuses have actual rights over the rights of the woman carrying them. And these women are being put in the slammer. The reproductive rights of women are becoming non-existent. (Salon)...
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Gardasil and Fertility
There is currently a lot of fear about vaccines out there, and if you pay attention to the news, you’ve probably caught a whiff of it. This panic was launched by a 1998 Lancet article authored by...
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STD Awareness: Chlamydia trachomatis
A colony of C. trachomatis (colored green) is nestled inside a human cell. Image: V. Brinkmann, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology In the microscopic world of germs, organisms called Chlamydiae...
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STD Awareness: Gonorrhea, Women, and the Pre-Antibiotic Era
Penicillin, the first reliable cure for gonorrhea, was mass produced in the 1940s. It’s Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on the achievements of women worldwide — like Margaret Sanger, Rosalind...
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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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PCOS: Erasing the Stigma
Until I encountered health-related issues of my very own, I had never heard of PCOS. There are no PSAs, no health class curricula, and it is not uncommon for many physicians to be unfamiliar with the...
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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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Book Club: Pro – Reclaiming Abortion Rights
Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights by Katha Pollitt, prize-winning author, poet, essayist, and columnist for The Nation, is a book for people who are in the “muddled middle” of the abortion debate. YOU...
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Let’s Talk Contraception: Dispelling Myths About Emergency Contraception
Since 1998, when the Food and Drug Administration first approved the morning-after pill, there have been controversies about its sale and use. Initially, age restrictions were enforced to regulate its...
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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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After Charlottesville: The Role of Gender-Based Hatred in White Nationalism
Memorial at the site of Heather Heyer’s death. Photo courtesy of Tristan Williams Photography, Charlottesville. Like many people, I spent the weekend of August 12 and 13 glued to the news coming out of...
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The Clash of Population and Prejudice in Madrigal v. Quilligan
Mural (detail) in Boyle Heights, East L.A. Photo: Mictlan Murals In August 1973, Guadalupe Acosta was admitted to the county hospital in East Los Angeles. She had been suffering from labor pain for...
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The Scoop on IUDs: Busting Myths About a Highly Effective Form of Birth Control
One of the most misunderstood forms of birth control is the IUD — short for intrauterine device. This contraption is inserted through the cervix and into the uterus to provide years of no-fuss...
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