The low down on anal cancer risk
The main risk for anal cancer is a common virus carried by everyone who is sexually active.
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February 2020
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November 2019
Are we bringing back bareback?
Ditching the condoms risks more than pregnancy. What do you know about sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?
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July 2018
Let them know on your terms
Remembering a recent hot fuck session is fun, getting an STI diagnosis not so much. Besides the hassle of seeing the doctor and getting it sorted, I just want to feel better and for [...]
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March 2018
Is our sex education failing youth today?
As a straight 19-year-old woman who went to a co-ed religious boarding school, our sex education was definitely subpar.
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February 2018
Let’s talk about disclosure…
Disclosure about an STI diagnosis including HIV can be daunting. Positive Life can support you through disclosure.
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December 2017
Our Right to Health
World AIDS Day is also a day for the community to show their support for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and to commemorate with our friends and loved ones who have died of AIDS [...]
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September 2017
Partner Notification
Normally called contact-tracing, partner notification is process of telling or notifying your sexual or injecting partners about your STI diagnosis. When your partner knows they might have been put at risk of an STI [...]
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August 2017
Resistant Gono – what’s up with that?
What can we do in a time of emerging global antibiotic resistance?
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July 2017
Talking and telling after diagnosis
Telling your sexual partner you’ve had an STI diagnosis is not only responsible, it makes good sense.
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August 2016
When zero means zero: a new freedom when living with HIV
Recently, a guy messaged me with his concerns about a friend living with HIV having sex without condoms.
