Yup, Old People Still Do It
A national poll on “healthy aging” conducted by the University of Michigan indicates that one way older people are keeping healthy is by freaking.
Trump's HHS Worked with Conservative Group to Draft Letter Rescinding Planned Parenthood Funding
According to documents obtained by Politico, the Department of Human and Health Services (HHS) under Trump worked with a conservative group on a letter announcing states no longer needed to comply with the Obama-era policy that made it harder for them to end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.
Samantha Bee Skewers Anti-Choice Texas Law HB2
On Monday evening, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee looked into HB2, a Texas bill that has forced the closure of all but ten abortion clinics in the state by subjecting them to medically unnecessary, costly regulations. The Supreme Court is set to hear the case this week. If the court decides to leave the law intact, it…
Washington GOP Legislator Just Goes Ahead and Asks a Group of Teens If They're Virgins
Rep. Mary Dye needs to take a step back.
So-Called 'Female Viagra' Is Selling Worse Than Heidi Montag's Debut AlbumÂ
If you haven’t yet heard of Addyi, the controversial new drug that’s supposed to boost female libido, you’re not alone. Unlike with Viagra, which sold like erections were a finite resource when it debuted in 1998, no one’s been rushing pharmacies to get their hands on the little pink pill. Since its release in…
Campaign For HPV Vaccine Requirement May Have Been Hasty, Backfired
Gardasil, the brand name for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, serves as a shield against nine strains of the virus which cumulatively comprise 90 percent of cervical cancer cases in the United States. So why are public schools so reticent to require it?
Scientists May Have Finally Discovered a Chlamydia Vaccine
Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, infecting around 1.4 million people in the United States in 2012. The infection is gnarly: it can lead to ectopic pregnancies, pneumonia, and infertility in women, and can also cause blindness if you get the infection in your eyes (which you should…
NYC Council Member Goes Public with 'High-Risk HPV' Diagnosis
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito revealed on Twitter today that she's been diagnosed with "high-risk HPV," and needs to get a biopsy as soon as possible.
The Labia Library Shows that All Vaginas Are Normal
It's no secret that many women feel ashamed of how the outside of their vulvas look, especially in a world where it's easy to believe yours is supposed to look like that of a porn star. Luckily, The Labia Library is here to show that like women's bodies in general, labias come in different shapes and sizes.
Meet the Hydrogel Condom, the Rubber of the Future
There’s a new condom in trials that feels like skin! It's made of something called "tough hydrogel" and while the invention sounds promising, if you're like me, you probably just rolled your eyes. Condom companies always claim their products feel like nothing is there.
There's a Birchbox for Condoms and It's Called 'The Cocksman Club'
What do you picture upon hearing the name, "The Cocksman Club"? Is it an exclusive Victorian club for gents who enjoy the company of gents, or perhaps a cheeky society for the discussion of rooster breeding? Wrong on both counts: It's a subscription service for condoms.
America Gets An Embarrassing C- In Women's Reproductive Health
The Population Institute has released its annual State of Reproductive Health And Rights report card, and it seems that in the opinion of the massive educational nonprofit, America isn't doing so hot. If America were a high schooler, America would be grounded until America gets its grades up, otherwise America won't…
Last Year's Increase In STD Infections Was Entirely Due To Men
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their data on rates of STD infection among sexually active Americans in 2012 today. Merry Public Health Employee Christmas, one and all!
A Handy State-By-State Ranking of Dick Size
A condom company has lovingly compiled a state-by-state ranking of dick size based on sales of large-sized condoms. Congratulations, North Dakota (Dickota?). Condolences, Mississippi.
Rejoice, Slutty Youths: An Instant STD Test Isn't Far Away
If you're anything like me (MILLENNIAL), then you're familiar with our litany of monolithic generational traits — we're all very lazy and entitled. We'd Tase our own mothers in order to get our hands on the newest Apple doodad gadgetamabob. We sext Snapchats to the Kardashians. Teen Mom. Um. Occupy Twilight. Buttsex.
Thongs Are Ruining Your Vagina
I thought everyone stopped wearing thongs when super low rise boot cut whisker wash jeans went out of style, circa I'm A Slave 4 U Britney Spears. I guess I was wrong! I'm totally out of touch with the youth cultures! Speaking of cultures I don't wish to touch: bacteria.
Cheap STD Treatment, We Hardly Knew Ye
This week, the World Health Organization warned Earth's genitalia that a new strain of drug-resistant gonorrhea was poised to unleash untreatable horror around the globe unless people were more careful with their junk. The good news is that "drug resistant" STD's aren't necessarily immune to all treatments. But the…
Bacteria Are Fighting a Giant, Mysterious War in Your Vagina Right Now
No matter how many abstinence pledges you've signed or purity balls you've attended, your vagina anything but pure, according to new research by, uh, vaginologists. In fact, your between-the-legs chute is the perfect hot, wet environment for an ongoing "dynamic battle" between various microorganisms. And scientists…
Facebook May Soon Tell You Which of Your Friends Has an STD
For those who bemoan the intrusiveness of social media into every nook and cranny of our modern lives, take cover: Facebook may one day develop an app that lets you know not just who among your checkered roster of sexual partners may be secreting an STI from boxspring to boxspring, but who in your social circle may be…
College Sex Fest Inspires Conservative Bullshit
Despite Rush Limbaugh's efforts, college students continue slutting it up! Their latest bit of scandalous whoremongering: a "Sex Fest" at Pennsylvania's Allegheny College. Luckily, the right-wing media is on the case, spreading misinformation about this alleged college bacchanal.
