• Why YOU Should Get STD Tested, Even If You DON’T Have Symptoms

    Why YOU Should Get STD Tested, Even If You DON’T Have Symptoms

    It was the day before my roommates and I were due to return home for Thanksgiving (a while ago now), and we found ourselves with a little downtime. So, naturally, we decided to get tested for STDs. Okay, I know what you’re thinking…naturally? Are you serious?

  • STDs: Dont Ask, Don’t Tell?

    STDs: Dont Ask, Don’t Tell?

    Sarah woke up one Sunday with an aching pain in her throat. The night before, she had felt a bit sick after a week of intense studying and paper-writing. But, deciding her sanity was more important than her health, she threw back a few shots of Jose and hit the town with her girlfriends.

  • The Doctor Is In: How Do I Know If He’s Clean?

    The Doctor Is In: How Do I Know If He’s Clean?

    Q: I recently started hooking up with a boy who has, well, gotten around. I asked him if he’d been tested recently and he said he did (and he was “all good!”), but I don’t know if I trust him. Maybe he’s just saying that to get in my pants?

  • Why Everyone Should Get Tested

    Why Everyone Should Get Tested

    Here’s a disturbing tidbit: A U.S. government study found that an average of 14 percent of college women become infected with a human papilloma virus (HPV) each year. At the end of a three-year study, 43 percent of college women were infected

  • Life After an STD

    Life After an STD

    About a month and a half ago, I wrote about testing positive for Chlamydia. It’s been hard on me ever since then to really come to terms with it. Sure, it was easy to get rid of (just a few pills) and I don’t have to relive it by telling every past or future partner that I have an STD, but the worst part for me is the stigma.

  • Anyone Can Get an STD. That Includes YOU.

    Anyone Can Get an STD. That Includes YOU.

    Okay, ladies, it’s time for a sneak peak behind closed exam-room doors. Outside, we are bombarded with the constant message that sex is all about fun, excitement, and personal empowerment – our bodies, our choice. Inside, however, we see a disconnect between these choices and unexpected consequences.

  • CollegeCandy’s STD Awareness Day

    CollegeCandy’s STD Awareness Day

    Did you know that April is STD Awareness Month? Probably not seeing as it’s not the most exciting thing to celebrate. I’m not sure many cities or towns hold parades with condom floats rolling down the street and children with “Yay, Herpes!” balloons tied to their wrists.

  • I Went and Got Tested

    I Went and Got Tested

    After reading about one CollegeCandy writer’s scary STD experience, I realized that I h…

  • Weekly Wrap Up: The Good and the Bad

    Weekly Wrap Up: The Good and the Bad

    Tired? We are. This week was full of emotional ups and downs. And so much TV we barely had time to sl…

  • Go Get Tested!

    Go Get Tested!

    You hear it all the time – in sex ed class, during your yearly trip to the doctor, and during…