Tag Archives: STIs

Culturally tailored intervention results in fewer STIs and less condomless sex among Black women in criminal justice system

A randomised clinical trial found that Black justice-involved women who took part in an intervention to prevent STIs and HIV were 54% less likely to be diagnosed with an STI and reported 38% fewer acts of condomless anal and vaginal sex compared to the control group over one year of follow-up. The intervention featured themes… Read More »

People are posting photos of their genitals on Reddit to get STIs diagnosed by other users

‘What is wrong with my penis?’: Thousands of worried adults are posting photos of their genitals on REDDIT to get STIs diagnosed by other users instead of doctors Researchers led by the University of California, San Diego, studied the forum On the r/STD community they found around 17,000 posts from eight years Almost two thirds… Read More »