Anybody who has oral, anal, or vaginal sex, or genital skin-to-skin contact with another person can get STDs — in fact, most sexually active people get one at some point in their life. STDs don’t ...

Someone asked us: What are the chances of getting pregnant if my boyfriend isn’t usign a condom and I’m not on birth control? If you’re worried you might be pregnant from recent unprotected sex you’ve ...

First things first: What exactly should sex education cover and when? If you want the short version, check our table. If you want the long version, check out the National Sex Education Standards.

This full-time 2-year residency program will provide Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), or Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) with the opportunity to build their clinical skills and ...

If you’re 17 or younger, you need your parent or guardian’s consent to get gender-affirming hormone replacement therapies (HRT) like testosterone and estrogen. However, some states are trying to pass ...

Someone asked us: I’m a trans guy on T. Do I still have to worry about getting pregnant? Some trans men’s ability to get pregnant might decrease after taking testosterone for a while. Taking ...

Finding and taking abortion pills to end a pregnancy without the help of a doctor or nurse is called “self-managed abortion” (which some people call an “at-home abortion”). It’s a fairly common ...

Someone asked us: I had an abortion with pills and I’m worried that my doctor will find out. Can you tell if someone had an abortion? There’s a small chance that your medication abortion won’t work ...

Imagine you’re in a sexual situation, and you know exactly what you want to do physically. Maybe you’re cuddling with a friend and you really want to kiss them, but you don’t want to go further than ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U.S. Senate will vote on S.6, a deceptive bill about a made- up problem; its sole intent is to stigmatize abortion and criminalize doctors who perform essential health care ...

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a deceptive bill that is nothing more than a contrived scare tactic used to stigmatize abortion. Jacqueline Ayers, the senior ...

Someone asked us: Can herpes be dormant for 30 years? It's completely possible for herpes to be dormant (not active) in your body for 30 years. The herpes viruses, both HSV-1 and HSV-2, can be dormant ...