2021-02-18 19:34
Last Updated on February 18, 2021 by Jenelle Marie Pierce, Executive Director
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2021-02-18 19:25
Last Updated on February 18, 2021 by Jenelle Marie Pierce, Executive Director
Having experienced how painful it can be to have your personal information circulated in a rumor, I’m thor… Read More
2021-02-18 19:02
Last Updated on February 18, 2021 by Jenelle Marie Pierce, Executive Director
Thank you, interviewee, for your honesty and candor about disclosing to past partners. It’s so important t… Read More
2021-02-18 18:51
Last Updated on February 18, 2021 by Jenelle Marie Pierce, Executive Director
Were you judgy about people with herpes before you were diagnosed? Yup? Us too. Did you think only certain kinds… Read More
2021-02-18 18:36
Last Updated on February 18, 2021 by Jenelle Marie Pierce, Executive Director
We believe that advocacy can take many forms.
Not everyone needs to or should ‘come out’ publicly… Read More
2019-11-17 19:20
Earlier this week a few folx asked if I had seen the recent dialogue happening between @gabbiehanna and @trishapaytas wondering if I had reached out to them, if I was going to write about it… Read More
2019-07-28 16:22
This guest post was written by Jessica Winter, one of the founders of Sex Toy Education, a website dedicated to providing professional information about adults toys for all people.
Humans ar… Read More
2019-07-14 15:28
This guest post was written by Dr. Dominic Rowley, who is the Medical Director for LetsGetChecked. Dr. Rowley is a Sexual Health Specialist who is passionate about raising awareness around s… Read More
2019-05-17 14:55
And we’re back (again)!!! After the holidays and a long-distance move, the STD Podcast is back up and running!!! Same great content, just a little different scenery – I’m s… Read More
2019-05-16 18:29
A quick search through my inbox indicates that around 10% of all the interviews we’ve done mention considering suicide or suicide attempts after a herpes diagnosis, and in the case of… Read More
2019-05-16 15:37
This interview reminds me how important access to empathetic, inclusive, and comprehensive resources can completely change the outcome of an HSV2 diagnosis.
Sure, getting diagnosed wit… Read More
2018-10-11 18:59
Readers, listeners, and viewers have been pouring in questions, and we are here for it! Today, we had the pleasure of answering one of your anonymous questions from Tumblr about herpes… Read More
2018-10-10 23:05
From the author, posted anonymously with her permission:
First of all, I’m really glad this site exists and conversations like “can people with STDs have casual sex?” are b… Read More
2018-09-05 16:24
Anonymous asks about a herpes diagnosis:
“Jenelle, how does someone accept having an incurable infection like this? It has been about a month since I have known, and I have been nothin… Read More
2018-09-01 23:40
Contracting HSV1 genitally is becoming more and more common. In fact, it’s so prevalent in the UK that it is now the number one cause of genital herpes, over HSV2. Despite how frequent… Read More
2018-08-30 19:53
Interviews like these give me hope for folks who are recently diagnosed with herpes. Although it took me years to get over the stigma and to realize that herpes doesn’t define me any m… Read More
2018-08-29 21:58
Before you get your undies in a wad, we know that everyone hasn’t had an STD, but because the vast majority of all sexually active people have, we feel like it might as well be everyon… Read More
2018-08-26 17:37
This essay was submitted anonymously after the author visited some of our STD Interviews. She chose to write a short story, as opposed to answering the more traditional STD interview questio… Read More
2018-08-26 16:45
Sometimes the hardest part about contracting syphilis or any other STD is not the symptoms or the medication but the ignorance that surrounds these types of infections. Unfortunately for tho… Read More
2018-08-08 17:08
We’re back for another installment of the STD podcast, hosted by The STD Project’s STD+ Founder, Jenelle Marie Pierce. Today, we’re talking about disclosing HSV (or any oth… Read More
2018-08-08 15:54
It’s completely normal, after contracting genital herpes, chlamydia, or any other STD to be worried about transmitting it to others. That means you are not a heartless human being. Yey… Read More
2018-08-02 00:52
Welcome back to The STD Project’s STD Podcast! Do you remember our podcast from a few years ago? Probably not. I don’t really either. It’s been a long time. So let’s… Read More
2018-07-12 23:26
It’s always interesting how an HSV2 diagnosis can rock your perception of yourself, making you question your sex appeal and your worth in an instant. Is our appeal, our worth that frag… Read More
2018-07-12 21:30
This STD Interview is sponsored by National HRT, the top-rated hormone replacement clinic in the US. Contact National HRT to get more information about hormone replacement treatment and othe… Read More
2018-07-06 16:36
This guest post was written by Kris L, a freelance journalist for HerpAlert. HerpAlert is a telemedicine platform offering discrete and dependable diagnosis and treatment of the he… Read More
2018-06-28 17:07
This interviewee’s story is not unlike many others we’ve heard on The STD Project. Women who are shocked and ashamed, after attempting to save themselves for marriage (read: abst… Read More
2018-06-28 15:36
There’s a lovely little video circulating right now by Nadia Bolz Weber where she talks about the difference between being a good Christian and being an honest one. The idea is that it… Read More
2018-06-19 21:27
This guest post was written by Kris L, a freelance journalist for HerpAlert. HerpAlert is a telemedicine platform offering discrete and dependable diagnosis and treatment of the he… Read More
2018-06-14 14:13
This STD Interview is sponsored by Xmassage. Their team is comprised of experienced massage therapists who have specialized in tantric and full body sensual massage since long befo… Read More
2018-01-24 02:08
When you think about girl sex, the first thing that comes to mind is not usually your potential for risk or needing to practice safer sex.
In some ways, that makes sense: unplanned pregnanci… Read More
2018-01-19 23:40
This guest post was written by Brett Warren, a Sexual Health Counselor at First American Service Group. FASG, Inc. has been providing sexual health information and medical testing… Read More
2017-11-02 20:11
While The STD Project holds no political affiliation, and we are not formally aligned with any organization, other than those already listed on our about page, we think it’s imper… Read More
2017-10-26 22:26
Donovanosis STD Brief
Today’s post and posts to follow will consist of The STD Project’s STD Briefs. These briefs are intended to give readers (specifically those readers who wer… Read More
2017-10-26 17:13
This essay was submitted anonymously after the author visited some of our STD Interviews. She chose to write a short story, as opposed to answering the more traditional STD interview questio… Read More
2017-10-26 16:42
HTLV STD Brief
Today’s post and posts to follow will consist of The STD Project’s STD Briefs. These briefs are intended to give readers (specifically those readers who weren&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-10-26 15:08
Zika STD Brief
Today’s post and posts to follow will consist of The STD Project’s STD Briefs. These briefs are intended to give readers (specifically those readers who weren&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-10-19 17:12
What better way to turn lemons into lemonade than to take a herpes diagnosis and use it to help your friends.
We hear this a lot, at The STD Project, that once someone shares their experienc… Read More
2017-10-17 17:13
Thank goodness for interviews like this!
All of the perspectives shared on The STD Project are anonymous, authentic, and absolutely necessary, but I love to see the progression that happens… Read More
2017-10-12 17:16
While this interviewee’s infection was likely acquired through her work as a preschool teacher, the stigma associated with a highly contagious viral infection still persists and causes… Read More
2017-10-10 17:07
This interview has me feeling all of the feels.
Herpes, both HSV1 and HSV2, are well-known, but they are not known well. What I mean is, most people are terrified of contracting herpes, some… Read More
2017-10-07 17:03
Most folks assume that when they ask for STD testing they are being tested for everything. That’s not actually possible, but they don’t know that. Then when they’re diagnos… Read More
2017-01-26 04:33
A friend of ours just posted an image of President Trump in the White House with Jesus standing behind him, ostensibly helping him sign a document… Never mind that, not surprisingly… Read More
2016-09-27 16:58
This guest post was written by Kimberly Dougherty, Esq., a Partner and the Managing Attorney at the Boston office of Janet, Jenner & Suggs.
Birth control refers the practice of avoi… Read More
2016-06-24 23:52
This feature article was written by freelance writer, Jenna.
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about how an STD can and can’t be contracted. And while we’ve alread… Read More
2015-11-30 18:05
Naturally, when anyone is first diagnosed with HPV or HSV2, their first thought usually centers around how they contracted the infection, with the second most common thought following shortl… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This guest post was written by one of our contributors, Sexual Health Educator, Natasha Albury, MPH. So you want to be careful and safer in your romantic life by incorporating safer sex… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Some interviews are long-winded, others are short and sweet. It’s one of the things I treasure most about the STD Interviews: their variety. We’re all so very different in our st… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As if an HSV2 diagnosis isn’t enough to send someone whirling, then those who’ve you’ve entrusted with that personal information decide they should tell others about your i… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One of the most common things we hear at The STD Project is the misconception that people with STDs are promiscuous. The assumption is that, unless you’ve slept with a ton of people (w… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One of the first questions interviewers ask me is if I know from whom I contracted herpes – HSV2, for me. And the answer is always the same, “No, I don’t, because when I wa… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Telling someone new that you have a long-term STI, in this case, herpes, can feel like the most raw of conversations you could have with a potential partner. That conversation doesn’t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Quite frankly, interviewee, after 16 years of living with HSV (HSV2 for me, HSV1 for you), I think you’re right – the conversation sucks all day errrr day. I’ve had it so m… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
First, your story about living with HSV2 is safe with us, interviewee. And you’re so very welcome; we can’t eloquently explain how important it is to us to learn that we’ve… Read More
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