They’ve got a lot of condom-fidence in their product. A posh prophylactic brand is so certain you’ll have the best sex of your life using their rubbers, they’ve announced a money-back guarantee. SKYN, maker of non-latex sheaths, has announced the offer specifically for their Supreme Feel condoms — said to be the world’s thinnest and … Read more
Wrap it up, Zoomers! The World Health Organization has issued a warning about an “alarming decline” in condom use among adolescents that is expected to lead to a long list of consequences, including higher STI rates and increased healthcare costs. A recent study found that almost a third of 15-year-olds (30%) reported using neither a … Read more
A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether car insurance should pay out benefits to a woman who caught a sexually transmitted disease from a policyholder in his insured vehicle. In GEICO General Insurance Co. v. M.O., a Missouri woman, the titular M.O., claims that her partner, Martin Brauner, negligently infected her with … Read more
Sex sells — for $100. SKYN, a popular non-latex condom brand, is now offering a pack of “luxury” condoms that essentially “guarantees you’ll have great sex” for an eye-opening hundred bucks. The Supreme Feel Condoms are marketed as the world’s thinnest polyisoprene — a synthetic rubber — condom meant to provide the feeling of skin-on-skin … Read more
With the arrival of a new, highly contagious fungal infection in NYC, health experts are sharing what you need to know to keep yourself safe. An unidentified NYC man in his 30s was diagnosed with the first US-reported case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII), a rare, sexually transmitted form of ringworm. Details of his … Read more
Sexually transmitted infections skyrocketed across Europe in 2022 — with reported gonorrhea cases alone nearly doubling. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control expressed “deep concern” with the rising rates, released Thursday as part of the group’s most recent data set. Syphilis cases rose by 34% between 2021 and 2022, amounting to more than … Read more
A UK woman is campaigning for women to be tested for sexually transmitted infections at the beginning of their pregnancies after her baby girl died in her arms because she was screened too late. Kelly Redhead, 33, was excited to learn in June 2023 that she was pregnant with her third child. But around 18 … Read more
The number of sexually transmitted infections has spiked across the Big Apple, disturbing new data from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shows. The gonorrhea rate is up 11% among men and the syphilis rate has skyrocketed a staggering 36% among women, according to the 2022 Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance Report, released Tuesday. … Read more
Doctors are being forced to ration penicillin as syphilis cases soar amid the “out of control” rise of sexually transmitted infections. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STIs are on a worrying rise, putting millions of people’s lives at risk from preventable infections. Specifically, syphilis cases have soared to their … Read more
Health officials are warning that the rise of life-threatening sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is “out of control.” According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STIs are on a worrying rise putting millions of people’s lives at risk from entirely preventable infections. “STIs must be a public health priority,” the CDC … Read more
Syphilis cases have soared to their highest level in more than seven decades, according to disturbing new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A staggering 207,000 syphilis cases were reported in the US in 2022 — an 80% increase since 2018. “The syphilis crisis in our country is unacceptable,” Health and … Read more
Gen Z is resetting more than their calendars this new year. Looking forward to a fresh slate in 2024, Bevinn Bey, 25, posted a TikTok video with a curious revelation. “When my virginity resets in a couple days,” Bey captioned a clip of him lipsyncing to Nicki Minaj’s song “Old Body,” which includes the provocative … Read more
Researchers believe they have had a breakthrough in understanding how certain bacterial populations disrupt vaginal health, sometimes leading to pregnancy loss, sexually transmitted infections, and other health complications. A study by the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, explores the circumstances behind bacterial vaginosis (BV), … Read more
A young woman chronicling her herpes journey on TikTok was shocked to learn that an emotional post revealing her diagnosis had gone viral. Sophie Miller’s video, posted to an anonymous account with a goal of raising awareness, has now amassed over 10.6 million views. And even if her newfound fame intially caused her some discomfort, … Read more
A “cluster” of eye syphilis cases have been found in Michigan, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This week, the agency reported five cases of eye — or “ocular” — syphilis “in women with a common male sex partner” that occurred between March and July of 2022. All of the women, aged … Read more
It was the golden swab. “The Golden Bachelor” lead Gerry Turner revealed that he had no idea how an STD test worked before ABC told him he was going to star in the “Bachelor” spin-off. “I was actually traveling with an old girlfriend — we were just friends — and I got a call from … Read more
Think Americans are buttoned up in the bedroom? Think again. Despite the country’s Puritan past, the average US citizen has slept with more than 10 people, according to raunchy research into the world’s most promiscuous countries. NapLab compiled data from various sources to come up with their list, looking at national sexually transmitted infection rates, … Read more
Guidelines for using an antibiotic morning-after pill to curb sexually transmitted infections are on the horizon, as US health officials plan to endorse the proposed regulations. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released proposed guidelines for the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to decrease bacterial infections, like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, … Read more
The US is in the midst of an “out of control” STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gonorrhea cases spiked by 28% across the country in 2021, while total syphilis cases soared by a staggering 74%. However, not all American … Read more
Perhaps they should be called STeyes. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) impact one in five people in the United States — but while sometimes painful symptoms in the nether regions are widely known, the eyes also provide a window to sexual health. “Eye pain and redness is usually one of the initial first signs,” Abbas Kanani … Read more