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Misdiagnoses are a rare but intractable problem

2013-05-15T15:24:59Z

How can a test so common, so regulated, so accurate fail? How could I, a healthy adult with virtually no risk of infection, be misdiagnosed with HIV? And if it could happen to me, who else could it happen to? Here’s what happened Click here to read full article

How to Use a Dental Dam

2013-05-15T15:22:50Z

This video explains how to use a dental dam properly. Remember do not use plastic wrap as protection.

How To Use a Female Condom

2013-05-13T18:09:01Z

Check out this video about how to use a female condom. Couple tips to remember about a female condom is: it’s used for missionary sex position; make sure to check expiration date; it can be inserted 8 hours before sex and it can also be used for anal sex.

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month – Get Tested!

2013-05-09T21:04:33Z

Please see this article from AIDS.gov on May being Hepatitis Awareness Month and the importance of getting tested for viral Hepatitis.

How to use a Condom

2013-05-08T20:38:31Z

Hi everyone

Check this video about how to use a condom. It’s very detailed so I think that it’s very easy to remember and practice. But no matter what, make sure to remember the most important thing and that is to check the expiration date on the package. Do not use the condom if it’s expired because it might tear. If you like this video and want more info on how to use condoms check out other videos that I have posted as well.

Go ahead and be selfish!

2013-05-03T16:11:06Z

“Go ahead and be selfish: May is National Masturbation Month”

Dim the lights, drop some Bon Iver onto the turntable and spend some quality time with yourself. May is National Masturbation Month, so it’s totally cool to take that guided tour of your own pants. Adult toy store Good Vibrations started the trend of May-sturbation in 1995 after then-Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders was fired for suggesting that masturbation should be taught in school. (And why not? Most of us will use that info more than we’ll ever use trigonometry.) The month ends with a Masturbate-a-Thon in San Francisco. “I tell people that it’s like a walk-a-thon, except at the end your feet don’t hurt … unless you masturbate in a very unusual fashion,” sexologist Dr. Carol Queen said. Article by now.msn.com/national-masturbation-month-is-in-may

Why talk about masturbation?

Because many people still feel guilty about it, or feel they do it too much, or feel it’s a second-best substitute for “real” sex. We think it’s important to bring it out into the open and let people feel better about what they’re doing — and, for those who may not be doing it, we want to encourage it! Masturbation is, for many, the cornerstone to a healthy and good sex life. It isn’t second-best — it can give you the information and awareness you need to enjoy the rest of your sex life. Self love rules!

Read more on this awesome article by Good Vibrations!

Great Hepatitis Resource

2013-05-02T20:52:11Z

Hi all,

I wanted to share with you the hepmag.com website as another resource for information on Hepatitis.

Researchers Aiming To Prevent HIV

2013-04-22T21:26:45Z

Hi guys I was reading this article very interesting. Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the protein that blocks HIV-1 from multiplying in white blood cells is regulated. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS, and the discovery could lead to novel approaches for addressing HIV-1 “in hiding” – namely eliminating reservoirs of HIV-1 that persist in patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy. The study was published in the online edition of the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

If you want read more click here

New info on HIV

2013-04-17T18:58:33Z

This is a very interesting article I think people should read. It talks about “the HIV prevention effort has yet to match the scale of this problem. The annual number of new HIV infections has remained basically unchanged since the early 1990s, with roughly 50,000 Americans newly infected every year.” Click here for more

When should you start treatment if you’re HIV positive?

2013-04-15T14:36:51Z

Please see this article from Dr. Theresa Mack of New York about different thoughts in the medical community regarding when to seek treatment for HIV.