We’re always hearing that we could be having better sex, a better orgasm, or a better relationship. But how often do we hear the nitty-gritty of how we can actually better understand our deepest ...

Oh, HPV. The good ol' Human Papillomavirus. The most common sexually transmitted infection of all sexually transmitted infections. (About 79 million Americans have HPV, right here, right now, babes).

Mercedes was so confident her smear test would come back clear that she was chatting to a friend on the phone as she opened the letter. But she was left shocked and confused when, at 24, she read that ...

I'll never forget when my best friend Violet* found out she had HPV. We were super young — maybe 15 years old — and she had an unusual pap smear, so she got tested and found out she had HPV. Our whole ...

Meeting people and dating in the age of technology is hard enough as it is. Having an STI can make it that much harder, and inclusive spaces are limited. People who have tested HIV positive may feel ...

I’m 44, never married, and expect to have new sex partners in the future. In that, I'm not alone: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 3.5 million Americans aged 40-44 who have never been ...

I am 25 years old and had my first abnormal pap smear a few months ago. I was informed that I am positive for a high-to-medium-risk, cancer-causing form of HPV and have CIN1, the lowest grade of ...

March 4, 2021, is International HPV Awareness Day. As part of their ongoing efforts to stop the spread of HPV and its associated cancers through both public and health provider education, HPV Alliance ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a series of viruses that can cause genital warts, abnormal cells, and certain types of cancer. It’s passed through skin-to-skin or genital contact. HPV is very common — ...