Hogwarts, My Warts, and Coitus Illegitimus: What you might not know about HPV
Up until the early 1900s, warts found anywhere on the body were all attributed to the “human wart virus.”
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 Trouble with Trichomonas
Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral STI in the U.S. An estimated 4 to 8 million people already have it and over 1 million new infections are diagnosed every year. Eighty-five per cent of women found to have trichomoniasis report no symptoms. When I was in college, I had a boyfriend I’ll call Buzz. Fun […]