A Cure for HPV? Evaluating HPV Treatment Options

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A Cure for HPV? Evaluating HPV Treatment Options A cure for HPV! Satisfaction guaranteed! No more outbreaks! If you’ve had an HPV diagnosis, you may have seen claims like this in your search for information on the Internet and elsewhere, often written in large bold type. In smaller type are the disclaimers: “Individual results may […]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is an annual, nationwide observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) leads National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Every year on March 10, and throughout the […]

Coping with Cervical Cancer

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Listen as cervical cancer survivors discuss diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, and offer advice to others facing a diagnosis.

Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month

September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month https://youtu.be/UGwd7QfjkbI According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that this year more than 113,500 women will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer and more than 33,000 will die from the disease. Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month provides an important opportunity to draw attention to this important women’s health issue […]

HPV FAQs with H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

H. Hunter Handsfield, MD

Will I always have HPV? How are HPV tests used? How well do vaccines work? In this episode on the Sex+Health podcast, H. Hunter Handsfield, MD, covers these and other common questions about HPV.

Honest Sex Education: Charting the Course to a Sexually Healthy Nation

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Throughout the month of September, we will be posting a series of essays on sexual health topics in recognition of World Sexual Health Day. This essay on the sex education comes from Debra Hauser, MPH, President of Advocates for Youth and current vice chair of ASHA’s board of directors. It is featured in Creating a […]

Celebrating Sexual Health in September

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Each year, the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) celebrates World Sexual Health Day on September 4th, and the theme for the 2024 observation is Positive Relationships.