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Infectious Stigma

Body Matters: The Taboo Around STI Testing

...dubious departure from gendered and heteronormative ideals. Therefore, testing for STIs as a medical condition becomes especially difficult in a context where sex is still overwhelmingly associated with monogamous, heterosexual...

By Rohitha Naraharisetty

From an STI to Cancer, a Handy List of the Reasons Women Might Bleed Between Cycles

...reproductive organs (uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries) is caused primarily by STIs that spread up from the opening of the uterus to these organs. Along with an abnormal or foul discharge...

By Anubhuti Matta

All the Details on Chancroid, an STI as Unpleasant as Its Name

...one of the top STIs in India — especially since, according to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the infection is dropping globally — it’s still a good idea...

By Liesl Goecker

Discussing Risky Sexual Behavior In Routine Medical Checkups Can Reduce STI Transmission by One Third: US Guidelines

According to a new set of guidelines by a team of experts in the U.S., rates of sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, could be lowered significantly if people were counseled...

By Devrupa Rakshit

A Pox On Your House

Everything You Need to Know About Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) with a long, stigma-filled history. While modern antibiotics have done much to control infection, in recent years, the number of reported cases in...

By The Swaddle Team

All You Need to Know About Getting Tested For Sexually Transmitted Infections

The habit of getting regular tests done to determine any risks of sexually transmitted infections isn’t a common one for most Indians. A combination of stigma related to sexual diseases,...

What Happens When You Ask Siri Questions About Sex

...show Menopause the Musical in Wikipedia (a show apparently running in Las Vegas) and interpreted “STI” (sexually transmitted infections) as a stock market code. Google Assistant had fewer such problems,...

By Karun Bhandanker

Undiagnosed Sexually Transmitted Infections Can Make PMS Worse

A new study has found that having an STI, that is, a sexually transmitted infection, can affect your period by worsening premenstrual syndrome symptoms. And if you’re thinking, “Oh, that’s fine, I don’t...

By Liesl Goecker

The More You Know

Lymphogranuloma Venereum: Chlamidya, but Worse

...infections (STIs), anyone who has vaginal, anal and/or oral sex without using a condom can acquire LGV. However, it is diagnosed more often in men than women, especially in HIV-positive...

By Pallavi Prasad

Everything You Need to Know About Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Colloquially referred to as trich, the infection often has no noticeable symptoms, especially in men. What is trichomoniasis and how is it...

By Liesl Goecker

Highly Preventable

All You Need to Know About HPV

...who are already sexually active, even people who have already had an HPV infection. While it’s less effective for this cohort, research shows it still offers protection against developing an...

By Liesl Goecker

Strong And Stupid And Sick

Men Find Wearing Masks ‘Shameful, Not Cool and a Sign of Weakness’: U.S. Survey

...that prioritise prevention, caution and care, therefore, often fall outside of the ambit of these norms. The path to change this phenomenon, however, is not easy — society still penalises...

Everything You Need to Know About Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can affect women and men of all age-groups. Often, those who have chlamydia may not even know that they have the...

By The Swaddle Team

Affirmative Pleasure

Mental Health Counselors Are Not Trained To View Sexuality Through A Sex‑Positive Lens In India. Here’s Why That Needs To Change.

...be dominated by pathological terms rather than positive or pleasure-oriented discussions. This, although not unexpected, is still problematic and, once dissected, points to larger socio-educational factors within our profession itself....

By Shivangi Gupta

Treading Old Ground

Why Misrepresenting Monkeypox as a Sexually Transmitted Disease Is Dangerous to Public Health

...of the mistakes made in reporting and talking about infectious diseases. “The LGBTQIA+ community is still recovering from the stigma that came with the AIDS crisis,” notes Dr. Mamgain. The...

By Saumya Kalia

Make Condoms Sexy

Sex Education Is Most Effective When It Focuses on Pleasure, Finds Study

...to stigmatize desire or make people wary of sex just as they begin to understand it. What will it take to make the conversation around safe sex more accessible and...

By Saumya Kalia

No Aces Up Your Sleeve

Body Matters: Navigating Asexuality in a Gynaec’s Office

...such expectations], and there is harm done to them.” says Dr. Gharge. Even the common misconception of asexuality as a “phase” before or during marriage is damaging, and yet still...

By The Swaddle Team

Avoiding The Moral Police

Woe Is Me! “I Want To Get Physical With My Boyfriend, but I’m Scared of Being Slut Shamed”

...judgment-free zone. And please be very careful about using protection — both for your own health, and because an unintended pregnancy and an STI would obviously bring unwanted additional attention...

By The Swaddle Team

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