MetaFilter posts tagged with stds

Black Hole, Son

Eideteker — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:40:44 -0800

Someone's made a short film out of Charles Burns' Black Hole. [contains nudity, profanity, mildly annoying interface] (via io9)

"A Minute With Venus... A Year With Mercury!"

zarq — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:48:09 -0800

"During World War I, the [US] Army lost 7 million person-days and discharged more than 10,000 men because they were ailing from STDs. Once Penicillin kicked in in the mid-1940s, such infections were treatable. But as a matter of national security, the military started distributing condoms and aggressively marketing prophylactics to the troops in the early 20th century." Additional Background From the NIH: Visual Culture and Public Health Posters. (Previously on MeFi.) They have a section on Venereal Disease. Medical History: Venereal Disease and Treatment During WWII

This is what normal human genitalia look like

cybercoitus interruptus — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:04:15 -0800

Variations in normal human genitalia. All links NSFW. Breasts (of women who have not given birth; of women who have), vulvae, and penises. Previously, erection photos. The "vulvae" and "penises" links are from the UK's channel4embarrassingillnesses.com, which offers videos and articles addressing embarrassing body questions. There's an anatomy flash game, too.

Apply directly to forehead.

shadytrees — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:37:32 -0800

Recent work by Yichao Wu, Judy Lieberman, and Deborah Palliser has led to a topical treatment that knocks out the herpes virus in testing with mice by way of RNA interference (RNAi). Notably, it works when applied prior to or after sexual contact and holds promise for human usage. (RNAi is a very recent (1998) discovery that garnered the 2006 Nobel prize [MetaFilter thread] for Fire and Mello.) You can read more about the intravaginal application of siRNAs in the January issue of Cell Host & Microbe.

Forever Pregnant II: Morality Boogaloo

boost ventilator — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:43:10 -0800

The new lies about women's health (image slightly NSFW) according to Glamour. More on why every egg is sacred to the Bush administration. [via Wired's Sex Drive Daily]

voice in the wilderness

The Jesse Helms — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:54:27 -0800

Tell your boyfriends, partners, ex's, or hookups they may have been exposed to HIV or another STD.

Circumcision

halekon — Sun, 09 Jan 2005 10:01:24 -0800

Is circumcision an AIDS weapon? To cut or not to cut? Does circumcision prevent the transmission of HIV? It was deemed "An acceptable strategy for HIV prevention" in Bostwana and a study looking at the magnitude of females who get infected with HIV/AIDS/STDs through circumcision

Don't touch me please, I can not stand the way you...

falconred — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 19:07:52 -0800

Tainted Love: afraid you may have given someone an STD? Not sure how to let them know? No problem! With inSPOT you can send signed or anonymous e-cards to up to six [!] people who may now be infected. But don't virus spam, please.

CLAP on! CLAP off!

wfrgms — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:36:07 -0800

Half of young Americans to get STDs - so say several collected studies by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and others. Can the Bush administration's plan to double abstinence-only spending solve this problem? Or can the argument be made that keeping condoms out of the classrooms causes more STDs than prevents?

BentPenguin — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 10:52:43 -0800

"That's not funny, that's sick!" goes the old National Lampoon comic caption. Well, maybe this link's both... Again, not for the faint of heart.

Chlamydia

Apoch — Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:48:49 -0800

Chlamydia seems to be on the rise. Working in a hospital lab I've seen an increase in tests for HPV, Herpes and Gonorrhea. It's enough to make one wonder if sex is worth the risk.

Condoms don't really work?

summer1971 — Wed, 25 Jul 2001 11:37:09 -0800

Condoms don't really work? According to this study conducted by a panel of 10, 000 physicians, while condoms are 85 percent effective in helping prevent the spread of HIV, they offer less protection against sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and genital herpes. The worst part? They claim the CDC has known this for years.

Chop Chop!!!

da5id — Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:53:08 -0800

Chop Chop!!! Circumcision seen to help prevent the spread of AIDS. Unfortunately, that's a little late for those already infected. You just have to hope that the people understand that it is male circumcision, and not female that helps protect.

Higher beer taxes = lower STD rates?

UWliberal — Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:52:21 -0800

Higher beer taxes = lower STD rates? Apparently our government thinks so. I thought the first thing they taught you in statistics class was that correlation does not always equal causation. And if cheap beer equals high STD rates, then this college town I'm in must be in big need of antibiotics.