http://youshouldknow.ca Sexual Health Info for Women Over 40 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:24:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://youshouldknow.ca/faq/women-and-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-4905 Should We Rely On The Law to Protect Us from STIs? | YouShouldKnow.ca Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:31:14 +0000 http://youshouldknow.ca/?page_id=738#comment-4905 [...] piece on herpes disclosure and criminal charges is new to me, but those related to HIV aren’t. HIV and herpes are very different in terms of health effects and health outcomes, but [...] [...] piece on herpes disclosure and criminal charges is new to me, but those related to HIV aren’t. HIV and herpes are very different in terms of health effects and health outcomes, but [...]

]]> http://youshouldknow.ca/faq/women-and-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-4651 STI Smarts and Compassion | YouShouldKnow.ca Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:08:53 +0000 http://youshouldknow.ca/?page_id=738#comment-4651 [...] women during unprotected sex (up from 9% ten years ago). Whaaat? It’s 2011, people. I’d hoped HIV awareness was further along than [...] [...] women during unprotected sex (up from 9% ten years ago). Whaaat? It’s 2011, people. I’d hoped HIV awareness was further along than [...]

]]> http://youshouldknow.ca/faq/women-and-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-4439 Don’t Get Your Safe Sex Info at the Movies | YouShouldKnow.ca Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:28:04 +0000 http://youshouldknow.ca/?page_id=738#comment-4439 [...] Bronwyn and I talked about the sex scenes (no spoiler alert needed) after seeing The Kids are All Right, which we both liked and disliked for various reasons. We work with HIV+ women, so we can’t help but discuss how sexuality is portrayed in movies, and what kind of safe sex messaging does and doesn’t play out. I think that anyone over fourteen can get cynical about messaging around sex when you watch movies, whether you work in the sex education field or not. Meeting women every day who admit they would have benefitted from HIV prevention information, I can’t help but reflect on the general perceptions of women’s risks for HIV. [...] [...] Bronwyn and I talked about the sex scenes (no spoiler alert needed) after seeing The Kids are All Right, which we both liked and disliked for various reasons. We work with HIV+ women, so we can’t help but discuss how sexuality is portrayed in movies, and what kind of safe sex messaging does and doesn’t play out. I think that anyone over fourteen can get cynical about messaging around sex when you watch movies, whether you work in the sex education field or not. Meeting women every day who admit they would have benefitted from HIV prevention information, I can’t help but reflect on the general perceptions of women’s risks for HIV. [...]

]]> http://youshouldknow.ca/faq/women-and-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-4396 Normalizing Body Talk | YouShouldKnow.ca Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:06:23 +0000 http://youshouldknow.ca/?page_id=738#comment-4396 [...] for body parts and slang her students would know so they could better protect themselves from HIV. Consider those recent events and you’ll appreciate this was a lovely moment in time. [...] [...] for body parts and slang her students would know so they could better protect themselves from HIV. Consider those recent events and you’ll appreciate this was a lovely moment in time. [...]

]]> http://youshouldknow.ca/faq/women-and-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 Taking Risks in Sex Not Always Bad | YouShouldKnow.ca Mon, 24 May 2010 16:26:26 +0000 http://youshouldknow.ca/?page_id=738#comment-4382 [...] the middle? It’s so true. We can all cite a premature death, whether it’s from cancer, or HIV, or something more sudden and unexpected. It happens. Though we hope the reality is that we’re in [...] [...] the middle? It’s so true. We can all cite a premature death, whether it’s from cancer, or HIV, or something more sudden and unexpected. It happens. Though we hope the reality is that we’re in [...]

]]> http://youshouldknow.ca/faq/women-and-hiv/comment-page-1/#comment-4343 Body Image Blues | YouShouldKnow.ca Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:02:50 +0000 http://youshouldknow.ca/?page_id=738#comment-4343 [...] puckers, droops or darkens. This from women of all colours and economic backgrounds. I knew a woman with HIV who said, “Well at least I’ll lose some [...] [...] puckers, droops or darkens. This from women of all colours and economic backgrounds. I knew a woman with HIV who said, “Well at least I’ll lose some [...]

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