Sexual Health in the News
STD Rates Appear to Be Quietly Skyrocketing Across the US, As Fewer People Get Tested and Treated During the Pandemic
As public health departments nationwide work to contain COVID-19 outbreaks, contact tracers are focusing more on COVID-19 and less on STIs, including HIV. NCSH member, David Harvey, Executive Director of NCSD, is quoted.
How Do You Get People to Wear Face Masks? Ask a Sex Educator.
We haven’t convinced everyone to wear condoms, but there are certainly lessons to be learned from decades of trying that we can apply to this moment with face masks.
People Are Breaking Lockdown Rules to Have Sex. Some Say They Don’t Feel Guilty About It and Would Do It Again.
According to a recent survey, one in five people said they were violating lockdown orders to get it on. Singles have received mixed messages about sex during the pandemic; some officials say masturbation is key, while others suggest finding a “sex buddy.”
