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#SexFeed: Centers for Disease Control Roll Out Drugstore HIV Test

Will rapid, affordable and anonymous HIV testing help quash the HIV crisis?

Generation Fear: How I Survived HIV Education in the 1990s

9 Strangest Birth Control Secrets from the Ancient World

Did you know April is STD Awareness Month? In honor of this, we asked our writers to talk about sexually transmitted disease and infections, contraception and sexual health. Tucker Cummings found some pretty odd birth control methods. Here are nine of them!

Pfizer Recalls Defective Birth Control Pills

Ladies, if you were prescribed these pills, return them and get tested.

New Potential Male Birth Control is Promising

How about an ultrasound to make your sex safer?

Mom’s Sexcapades Prompt Teen to Dial 911

Maybe some soundproofing is in order?

O Canada: FDA Approves Human Trial for HIV Vaccine

In as few as five years, HIV may go the way of Polio.

'Gangsta of Love' Convicted of Not Disclosing HIV Test Result to Sex Partners

Former pro wrestler faces some serious prison time in Ohio.

Worldwide, Number of AIDS Cases Has Hit Plateau

New HIV infections steady since 2007; Deaths from AIDS declined slightly in 2010.

Swiss to Vote on Publicly Funded Red Light District

This sounds like an upgrade, but taxpayers aren't necessarily buying it.

British Columbia Wants to Test All Adults for HIV

$48M program hopes to identify up to 3,500 untreated cases.

As Sex Ed Discussions Heat Up in U.S. ... Consider Finland

They're much more comprehensive. And their teen birth rate is half that of the U.S.

'Go Ask Alice' Under Fire as Sex Ed Resource for Kids

New York curriculum for mandatory classes draws scrutiny.

More Teens Using Birth Control for First-Time Sex

Condom use among teen-age boys on the rise.

British Doctors Work on Cure for 'Super' Gonorrhea

Ever more powerful antibiotics needed, as STD's resistance grows.

CDC Mulls Recommending HPV Vaccine for Boys

There are plenty of good reasons why, and some not-so-good reasons why not.

Survey Links Decline in Sex Education with Rise in Unsafe Sex

No one should be surprised. Everyone should be concerned.

CycleBeads, the Latest in Birth Control

And it's 95 percent effective ... as long as you don't forget.

D.C. Brings Standardized Testing to Sex and Health Education

It's about time, we think, and we hope the idea spreads.

Birth Control Pills Out of Order and Recalled

Company says: “No immediate health issues.” How is pregnancy not a health issue?

Bachman Ridiculed for Repeating HPV Vaccine Story

Linking to retardation has “zero credible scientific evidence.”

New York City Mandates Sex Ed in Schools

Even in the Big Apple, some parental backlash is expected.

FDA Warns on Counterfeit Morning-After Pill

Evital not approved, shouldn't be used, might have side effects.

Texas: Poster Child for Failure of Abstinence-Only Sex Education

We'd suggest a chat with Gov. Perry. But he's already not listening.

New Strain of Gonorrhea Isolated in Japan

"Superbug" resists antibiotics; vaccine development underway.

Germany's Green Party Wants Regulation of Phthalates in Sex Toys

Government anticipates that EU will institute "approval procedure."

Some Parents Angry Over Sex Questions on Survey of 7th Graders

Is there a right age and a right way for talking about sex in schools on which everyone can agree? Probably not.

Porn Stars Clash with California Worker Safety Board

Proposed regulations on condoms, barriers criticized by adult industry and performers.

When It Comes to Sex Education, There Are No Stupid Questions

“What do the balls actually do?” I asked my friend, Ellen Friedrichs (who teaches sex ed to middle and high school students). We were talking about sex and I realized I genuinely didn’t know the answer.

Introducing the $5 Condom

Maybe you don't want to use one of these every time, if you're on a budget.

Walgreens Lauded for Stocking Female Condoms

Women's health groups support retailer's decision.

Easy-on Condoms on Their Way to Europe

We love innovations in safe sex. Doesn't everyone?

New HIV Study Suggests Early Treatment Can Prevent Further Transmission

Study shows benefit of starting antiretroviral therapy right after diagnosis.

Tuesdays With Nina: How Do You Avoid Getting STIs?

How does Nina Hartley or any other porn star avoid getting STIs ? The short answer is, sometimes you don't. The only sure way to avoid getting STIs is to not have sex. But who really wants to go through life without sex?

Ludacris Cares About Music. And Safe Sex.

Rapper teams up with condom-maker on Live Large Project.

Abstinence-only Sex Education Results? 150 Pregnancies Since August

Midland, Texas schools will try teaching about condoms next year.

Colorado Launches Interactive Sex Education Website

Department of Health focuses on quality of life, STI prevention.

Sexual Activity Raises Risk of Heart Attack

Thanks, science. But you know, we'll keep taking that risk, 'k?

Kidney Recipient Contracts HIV from Transplant

Donor originally tested negative but contracted virus before surgery.

Sex Education App Takes Place of “Big Red Item”

Video of condom use preferred to personal demonstration. (We think.)

Boston Teens Form Task Force for Sex Education

Kids pushing forward while adults hold back.

HPV Immunization: Costs v. Effectiveness

UK health professionals would opt to pay out-of-pocket for more comprehensive protection.

Condom Use Mandated for LA Porn Industry

City Council unanimous on safe sex on movie sets.

HPV Linked to Tonsil and Tongue Diseases

Virus may be trigger for various (rare) cancers.

AIDS Services Banned from New Hampshire High School

Media tempest swirls over safe sex kits for students.

Adult Film Breaks New Ground in South Africa

Locally produced porn features condom usage.

HIV-Positive ‘Patient Zeta’ Speaks Out

Porn performer favors mandatory condom use.

Facebook Glitch Flags Female Users for Fraud; Erotic Coffins in Germany; Situation and B-Pal Make PSA

Social networking giant disables untold numbers of accounts—women only.

New Pill Could Be a Gel; Obama Scores Most LGBT Officials; First Annual Pole Fitness Championship

Rub a little on your belly, thighs, arms or shoulders ... it may be the next thing in birth control.

SexFeed:Comprehensive Sex Ed Ignored and Exalted

The Ethics of Bareback

Condom-less porn (or bareback) is on the rise in gay outlets, and as popularity creates a demand for more and more, studios and performers are leaving the protection in the nightstand.

Stirring Things Up: Safer Sex for Women Who Love Women

Compared to heterosexual sex or sex between men, sex between women is generally a lower-risk activity. It isn’t however, a no-risk activity.

Equal Risk for Equal Play

In some ways, American culture is still stuck in the 1950s. Although in theory the sexual revolution has happened and we know that women can be just as interested in sex as men, in reality the sexual double standard is alive and well and living in Paris…Texas.

The World AIDS Day Project: An Inside Look at the AIDS Service Center NYC

Director of Business Development and Communications Anne West Church provides an up-close and personal glimpse into the heart of ASC-NYC’s Union Square facility.

Dr. Dick on Demand: Human Rights, Sexual Rights and World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day brings into focus the micro-strategies needed to combat a macro problem.

(Willful) Ignorance Is Bliss

When it comes to STDs, for many people, it’s much easier simply not to know.

Dr. Dick on Demand: Virginity

Virginity is a very touchy issue in just about every culture on the globe. Curiously enough, it’s almost always exclusively about female virginity. This sad double standard gives rise to emotional conflicts for both genders. But again, it is young women and girls who bear the brunt of it.

Oh, the Agony! The Perils of Advice Column Addiction

I have a dirty little secret: I used to work as an advice columnist. Here’s another dirty little secret: Most of the advice columnists aren’t any more qualified to tell you what to do with your life than I was. Some of them are even less.

Lower Education: Why STDs are Making a Comeback on College Campuses

Ah, college. It’s where teenagers go to learn—about themselves, about the world, how to do body shots, and pick up strangers in bars. For many young people, it’s the first time they’ve been away from parental authority. They are treated and are expected to act like adults, but for many the taste of freedom is embraced as license to explore the siren songs of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll.

Zen and the Art of Sex Toy Maintenance

Sex toy maintenance, from self-enlightenment to wish-fulfillment - and then some!

An Inside Track to Outercourse

OUTERCOURSE (n): 1. Sexual activity that does not involve vaginal or anal penetration
2. a really good time

What is Safer Sex?

It’s a buzz-term, it’s an ever-present harbinger of doom, it’s somebody else’s problem: what is safer sex, and why is it all about YOU?

Living in a Material World: Why What Goes Into Your Sex Toys Matters

So you think you're eco-friendly? Well, how big of a carbon footprint does your vibrator have, huh?