Category: Sexual Health

Can condom use be the cause of yeast infections? It’s a more common question than you might think. It’s a fairly common complaint, as women can often seem to get a yeast infection very soon …

When people think of STDs, they usually think of infections that you can get from having intercourse. After all, the name says it all: sexually transmitted diseases, i.e. diseases that get transmitted through sex. However, …

Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Also called “the clap” and “the drip”, it’s a bacterial infection that’s caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium and is believed to have been …

Withdrawal method also known as ‘coitus interruptus’, it refers to the act whereby a man withdraws his penis from the vagina right before he ejaculates. Withdrawal still is the world’s oldest form of birth control, …

Fordyce spots are a dermatological condition characterized by small, painless, pale spots or bumps that develop along the sebaceous glands, also known as “sebaceous prominence”. They were named after American dermatologist John Addison Fordyce, who …

The use of contraception is important for sexually active women in order to prevent pregnancy and dangerous STIs. While condoms and birth control pills are widely the most common forms of contraception used, there are …