Some Doctors Downplay Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments

This post first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine.

The Sydney Morning Herald posted an article about medical doctors downplaying the possible impact of prostate cancer treatments on erectile function. Apparently, many of them are concerned that men will avoid or discontinue treatment, rather than risk losing the ability to have an erection.

All of the current treatments for prostate cancer have the risk of sexual side effects. That’s because the… Read the rest

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08.14.10 | %% Category: resources, sex education, sexual health, sexual medicine | Leave a comment

GTIs vs. STIs: Notice the Difference?


The NY Times reported today that anyone working out at a gym needs to be really careful to avoid skin infections such as MRSA, impetigo, jock itch, or athlete’s foot from contact with other people’s skin or from gym equipment. These Gym Transmitted Infections (GTIs- a term I just made up) can be annoying, in the case of athlete’s foot, or life threatening, in the case of MRSA. [As an aside, a… Read the rest

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08.06.10 | %% Category: sex & culture, sex positivity, sexual health, shame | One comment

Buck Angel's PSA: Sexual Health for Trans Folks

We usually hear about sexual health in very cisgender-normative language. Men need prostate exams, women need gynecological exams. But transgender people have just as much reason to get sexual health medical care as anyone else. So I’m thrilled to share these public service announcements from the amazing Buck Angel. It’s about time that someone started getting the word out that medical care is about your anatomy, not your gender.

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07.26.10 | %% Category: resources, sex education, sexual health, sexual medicine | One comment
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