An Indelicate History of Sex and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Part 2
Continuing the story of sex and STIs following Part 1 of An Indelicate History posted on this blog earlier. Here we cover the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
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An Indelicate History of Sex and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Part 1.
Where did sexually transmitted infections come from? Did they exist in history? Are they responsible for our monogamous culture? STIs influenced history and history influenced STIs.
The meaning of “Virgin” morphed – we should reclaim the original intent
Two Happy Virgins*** An OB nursing colleague once told me, and I agree, that a woman should be considered “no longer a virgin” after she gives birth for the first time – not after she has sex for the first time. A woman’s body changes after she gives birth. After she has penis-in-vagina intercourse for [...]
May the Best Sperm Swim: the Latest Research on Sperm May Surprise You
Screwy sperm My house sits up on a bluff across the creek from a popular “put in” spot for kayakers. A picture with my house incidentally in the background once graced the cover of Kayaking Magazine! From my vantage point, I can watch the boaters as they navigate the rocks and the bridge pylons where […]