Communication Skills Archive

Microbicide Study Ongoing, with Edits

Ok, so we know that women are often at the vulnerable end of things when it comes to preventing STIs. If your partner’s a guy and he balks at condoms, you have a minimum of one safe sex talk ahead of you, if not more. Sure, female condoms are an option, but wouldn’t it be great if there were others that women could control?

Your Sexuality: Great Info from Gunter

I’ve found a new (to me) source for my sexual-health-info-seeking: Dr. Jen Gunter. You already know this if you follow her: she’s factual and funny. She’s an OB/GYN with a passion for health and social media. And she’s Canadian-born (shout-out to Winnipeg)!  I like to read her stuff because she is sex positive, and can [...]

The Shoe

I don’t even like to wear shoes, but I know they can drop without notice anyway. I’m an optimist but a realist. It’s because I’m approaching the age where I can’t deny that things could start to happen health-wise. Enough friends my age my age (mid-forties) have health issues- sudden surgeries, whose after effects are [...]

Should We Rely On The Law to Protect Us from STIs?

An Ontario man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault because he didn’t tell his sex partner he has herpes. Can we really rely on the law to protect us from STIs?

Size Wise, We All Need Support

While there is always great discussion on Twitter about body image, a couple of things in the last week caught me in particular. pressure cooker

One of them was a post by Pamela Madsen, one of my faves. She talked about tension between embracing her (large-ish) self as a way of healing and then facing the health implications that a weightier body can pose.

Lying About Your Health

A couple of weeks back I nagged about avoiding the doctor and now I’m going to nag about lying to the doctor. Do you? It’s standard for some- a recent survey found that almost half of the people surveyed do.

Safer sex advice says “Use a Condom.” What if Your Partner Won’t?

“I think you need to have something about how men don’t want to wear condoms,” said Carol. The “Use a condom” message is spouted by HIV prevention educators (including myself) the world over, but we know it’s not always reasonable advice. There are situations where women and men alike can’t use a condom.

Do You Avoid the Doctor?

I have a friend who refused to get her first mammogram until she was 48. She has young kids, and said she just couldn’t handle the stress if something was found. Her partner and I would present our “better to be diagnosed early IF it’s even an issue, which it won’t be” argument, but she didn’t buy it.

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