Gonorrhea (also known as “the clap”) is an infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is passed on during vaginal, anal, and oral sex (performing or receiving).| American Sexual Health Association
The FDA just approved a new, fully at-home test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis. The tests, which is only for women, will be available without a prescription. Users can collect their own sample and have results in less than 30 minutes.| American Sexual Health Association
Anyone who is having penis-in-vagina sex runs the risk of getting pregnant every time they have sex. Even if it’s your first time. Even if you have your period. Even if it’s a full moon and Mercury is in retrograde.| American Sexual Health Association
A new study found that opt-out screenings for all patients in emergency departments caught numerous cases of syphilis and HIV that would have gone undetected under other screening protocols.| American Sexual Health Association
There are over 100 different types of human papillomavirus, or HPV. Some types of HPV can cause genital warts and other types can cause cancer, including cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis or anus, as well as cancer in the back of the throat.| American Sexual Health Association
Our reproductive health is an important part of our sexual health and our overall health. It includes our reproductive organs and our ability to get pregnant or get someone pregnant when we choose.| American Sexual Health Association
Explore ways to make sex safer and communicate with your sexual partners about your expectations and boundaries.| American Sexual Health Association
Syphilis can be treated more easily if it is caught early. But undiagnosed and untreated syphilis can be dangerous. It can cause irreversible health damage and even death.| American Sexual Health Association
Sexually transmitted infections, or STIs—also called sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs—affect people of all ages, backgrounds, and from all walks of life. In the U.S. alone there are about 20 million new cases of STIs each year.| American Sexual Health Association
Many STIs have no signs or symptoms in the majority of people infected. The only way to know if you have an STI is to get tested.| American Sexual Health Association
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Learn the basics about how HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.| American Sexual Health Association
Chlamydia is a common infection that can be cured with antibiotics, but if left untreated it can lead to complications such as PID and infertility.| American Sexual Health Association
The FDA recently approved an at-home test for syphilis that can provide initial results in just 15-minutes. Syphilis has been surging in recent years with the number of cases rising 80% between 2018 and 2022 alone.| American Sexual Health Association
Finding the Right Healthcare Provider Talking to a healthcare provider about your sexual health can be intimidating. You might feel embarrassed about the questions that you have; you might not want to admit to certain feelings or fears about your health. But being able to talk to your healthcare provider about your physical health as| American Sexual Health Association
Let's talk about safer sex boundaries birth control STI status desires "Imagine going to a restaurant where the chef served you whatever he or she felt like fixing instead of giving you a choice. Imagine a gardener who never asked, 'How do you like your bushes trimmed?' Yet when it comes to sex many of us assume that| American Sexual Health Association
Sexual anatomy typically refers to the both the external sexual organs, like the vulva and penis, and the internal organs involved in reproduction, like the uterus and seminal vesicle.| American Sexual Health Association
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a serious infection in the upper genital tract/reproductive organs of women and a leading cause of infertility.| American Sexual Health Association
