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Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    IUD, Implants More Effective Birth Control Than Pill, Patch or Ring, New Study Shows

    If you don't want to get knocked up unexpectedly, your best bet, according to a new study out of Washington University Medical School, is a long-term method of contraception, namely an IUD or an implant. Either one of these methods is twenty times more effective than shorter-term methods like the Pi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    MO Rep. Stacey Newman Proposes Bill to Restrict Vasectomies

    ​Well, well, well. The birth control debate has finally come to our swimsuit areas, gentlemen. Yesterday Missouri State Representative Stacey Newman (D-St. Louis County) filed HB1853, which would only allow a man to have a vasectomy when doing so would protect him from serious injury or prevent hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    We're No. 2 in Chlamydia, No. 3 in Gonorrhea!

    Image viaFolks, please wear more of these. ​St. Louisans are still ridin' durrty - even more than before! According to fresh stats from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, our city has retained its number-two spot in the nation for cases of chlamydia, and vaulted from twelfth to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Dancin' in the Streets About Birth Control, Bollywood-Style

    Dancing birth control pack? Check.​By now, surely you've heard that the Department of Health and Human Services has determined that birth control is basic preventive health care and is required to be provided without a co-pay by health insurers. (You've probably also heard about the moronic compar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Implantable Birth Control Most Effective, Wash. U. Study Finds

    ​The best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortions, a study finds, is to implant birth control into women's bodies. The Contraceptive Choice Project, which aims to enroll 10,000 women and girls in St. Louis city and county, is a project of Washington University. Participants -- more than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Get Tested: It's National HIV Testing Day

    ​Today is National HIV Testing Day. Do you know your status? Are you sure?According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than a million people in the U.S. living with HIV. And even though we aren't being bombarded with prevention messages like we were when the disease ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Mobile STI Testing in The Grove This Weekend

    ​It can't be said enough: Sexually active people must know whether they have HIV or other sexually-transmitted infections. It's the first and most crucial step in preventing the spread of these infections and in seeking treatment when it's needed."Forty-five percent of new cases [of HIV] are from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    More Restrictions on Reproductive Health Move Forward in the House

    Not if the pharmacist doesn't want you to have them.​Today in Jefferson City, Missouri representatives added language to a bill that places more hurdles in front of women seeking legal abortions, in addition to fettering their access to emergency contraception.The bill, HCS HB 28, first came befor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Planned Parenthood President Visits for Rally to Oppose Funding Cuts

    ​Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to deny Planned Parenthood federal dollars in the form of Title X funds. Title X, signed into law in 1972, grants clinics money to perform cancer screenings and routine sexual health procedures on low-income women.Pro-choice forces are galvanizi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    U.S. House Voting to Defund Planned Parenthood

    Rep. Mike Pence doesn't want you to have these.​As soon as today or tomorrow, members of the U.S. House of Representatives could approve bills to strip Planned Parenthood and other reproductive care centers of federal funding. Such a move would leave millions of low-income women nationwide without ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Let's Talk About Sex ... Without Bristol Palin

    Without Palin, attendance was limp. ​Remember that Wash U sex panel that was supposed to feature Bristol Palin, until she bowed out in the face of protest? Well, it turns out that the students who fought for her ouster weren't exactly gung-ho about the Palin-less panel, which addressed sexual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Former Wash. U. Student Bristles at Bristol's Invite to Sex Week

    Today's comment comes in response to news that Bristol Palin will be paid thousands of dollars to speak to Washington University students about abstinence with students during the school's Sex Week. That's the same Bristol Palin, btw, who's ridden her teen pregnancy to fame and riches.  Writes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    James Davis: Alleged Child Abuser Accused of Giving 4-Year-Old Chlamydia, Gonorrhea

    James Davis​A 19-year-old man stands accused of raping a 4-year-old girl and giving her the sexually transmitted diseases, chlamydia and gonorrhea. James M. Davis of East St. Louis was charged this week with first-degree statutory rape. Authorities say the teenager abused the girl during a three-m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    St. Louis: No. 2 in Chlamydia; 12th in Gonorrhea

    ​So, yesterday city leaders were quick to rebuke a national study ranking St. Louis as having the highest crime rate in the nation.Today, another study comes out showing St. Louis as having some of the hightest rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the nation, and city doesn't question the num ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Pope Acknowledges Condoms Prevent HIV

    AFP/GettyMaybe he said maybe.​Pope Benedict has broken with decades of established Vatican tradition by stating in an interview that there are situations in which condom use is acceptable for preventing the spread of disease.In a book-length interview called Light of the World released today, Bene ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Olean, Missouri, Goes Balls-Out for Turkey Testicles

    Robin Wheeler​Olean, Missouri, is a tiny town with a lot of balls. Located near the Lake of the Ozarks (four miles northeast of Eldon off Highway 87), the village (pop. 157) will host the 17th annual Olean Testicle Festival on Saturday, June 5. The event's sponsored by the town and the Olean ... More >>

  • News

    May 12, 2010

    Worst or First! St. Louis' showings in a plethora of nationwide rankings.

    Robin Wheeler​Olean, Missouri, is a tiny town with a lot of balls. Located near the Lake of the Ozarks (four miles northeast of Eldon off Highway 87), the village (pop. 157) will host the 17th annual Olean Testicle Festival on Saturday, June 5. The event's sponsored by the town and the Olean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Where to Dine Out for Life -- And Why You Should

    ​Yesterday Aimee Levitt shared information from the Saint Louis Effort for AIDS (EFA) on the state of AIDS/HIV in St. Louis, and why events like Thursday's Dining Out for Life are still necessary. Even though about 5,000 St. Louisans are living with AIDS, many people are under-informed about t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Before You Dine Out For Life, Saint Louis Effort for AIDS Wants You to Know About HIV

    Image source​This Thursday, April 29, marks the seventeenth annual Dining Out For Life event where you eat at one of more than 140 local restaurants and they donate a share of the profits to Saint Louis Effort for AIDS, 25-year-old organization that provides support services to people who hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Local STD Club Increases Membership Despite Obvious Recruitment Challenges

    ​You think your organization has trouble recruiting new members? Try forming a club solely for people willing to admit they have herpes and/or genital warts. It ain't easy. "I've tried a lot of tactics," says the 29-year-old female founder of St. Louis H Club who, for the purposes of this post, we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    18 Symbols That Should Be Made "Official" in Missouri

    ​In Missouri, legislators didn't think it was a good idea to name a dead dog as the official state canine. On Thursday, the state House defeated a bill aimed at making "Seamen," the dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their trip West, the official canine in our state. As the Post-Dispatch ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Stronger Together

    ​In Missouri, legislators didn't think it was a good idea to name a dead dog as the official state canine. On Thursday, the state House defeated a bill aimed at making "Seamen," the dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their trip West, the official canine in our state. As the Post-Dispatch ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Good Night, Sweet Prince

    ​In Missouri, legislators didn't think it was a good idea to name a dead dog as the official state canine. On Thursday, the state House defeated a bill aimed at making "Seamen," the dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their trip West, the official canine in our state. As the Post-Dispatch ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2010

    Ask a Mexican: English as a Second Language: The rest of the world knows English; are a few signs for Mexicans too much to ask?

    ​In Missouri, legislators didn't think it was a good idea to name a dead dog as the official state canine. On Thursday, the state House defeated a bill aimed at making "Seamen," the dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their trip West, the official canine in our state. As the Post-Dispatch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Thank God for Baltimore! St. Louis No Longer Leads Nation in Two Painful STDs

    ​St. Louis shares many things in common with Baltimore, Maryland. We have the same brick infrastructure, the same *&%@ed up government, the same run-away crime and -- now -- the same STD. Yesterday the Center for Disease Control published findings indicating that Baltimore has surpassed St. Lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Got Clap? St. Louisans Do. Chlamydia, Too!

    Playas and hoes, take note: The Center for Disease Control is out with its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. Once again St. Louis tops all other U.S. cities in the percentage of its population that came down with chlamydia and gonorrhea (right) in 2007 -- the most recent year in which ... More >>

  • News

    November 5, 2008

    STD-Day: The recent HIV scare at Normandy High School has prompted cries for better sex education

    Playas and hoes, take note: The Center for Disease Control is out with its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. Once again St. Louis tops all other U.S. cities in the percentage of its population that came down with chlamydia and gonorrhea (right) in 2007 -- the most recent year in which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    In Wake of Normandy High's HIV Scare, Free Testing Available

    Playas and hoes, take note: The Center for Disease Control is out with its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. Once again St. Louis tops all other U.S. cities in the percentage of its population that came down with chlamydia and gonorrhea (right) in 2007 -- the most recent year in which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    'Fight McCain, Have Sex': Free Condoms Go Quickly at Debate

    Playas and hoes, take note: The Center for Disease Control is out with its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. Once again St. Louis tops all other U.S. cities in the percentage of its population that came down with chlamydia and gonorrhea (right) in 2007 -- the most recent year in which ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    University of Missouri biology professor Frederick vom Saal has been sounding the alarm about bisphenol A for a decade. Has he got your attention?

    Playas and hoes, take note: The Center for Disease Control is out with its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. Once again St. Louis tops all other U.S. cities in the percentage of its population that came down with chlamydia and gonorrhea (right) in 2007 -- the most recent year in which ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2008

    An official state beer? Unreal's all over that one! Plus: We ring them bells and play CDs to our dog.

    Playas and hoes, take note: The Center for Disease Control is out with its annual report on sexually transmitted diseases. Once again St. Louis tops all other U.S. cities in the percentage of its population that came down with chlamydia and gonorrhea (right) in 2007 -- the most recent year in which ... More >>

  • Music

    November 28, 2007

    Puscifer

    "V" Is for Vagina

  • Music

    November 21, 2007

    Puscifer

    "V" Is for Vagina

  • News

    October 3, 2007

    The Egg Man

    Dr. Sherman Silber says he can extend a woman's fertility by decades. All he needs is an ovary and some ice.

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    ARK Angels

    Dr. Sherman Silber says he can extend a woman's fertility by decades. All he needs is an ovary and some ice.

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2006

    Who We've Lost

    Dr. Sherman Silber says he can extend a woman's fertility by decades. All he needs is an ovary and some ice.

  • Music

    February 8, 2006

    Beat Happenings

    Music news you can use

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Unreal News Challenge 2005!

    Time again to take the year-end quiz

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    The Great Imitator

    The scourge of syphilis re-emerges, deadlier than before

  • News

    April 20, 2005

    Where Do Wolf Babies Come From?

    Sometimes Mother Nature can use a little human intervention

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    Code Red

    The bleeding won't stop. The city health director's job remains a revolving door as Dr. Hugh Stallworth is vanquished in a fierce bureaucratic battle.

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2004

    AIDS Walk: A Big Deal

    Take steps in the right direction with the AIDS Foundation of St. Louis

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    Is Avoiding Sexually Transmitted Disease a Major Concern?

    Week of October 1, 2003

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2001

    Vaginas, Unite!

    The Vagina Monologues phenomenon finally reaches St. Louis

  • Calendar

    November 28, 2001

    Ode to Joy

    Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is not so much a eulogy of AIDS victims as it is a celebration of life

  • News

    July 18, 2001

    Unbroken Promise

    A young woman raises her voice in the face of despair

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    Misplaced Morality

    There's nothing holy about the war on family planning

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    WHEN PRO-LIFE MEANS MORE ABORTIONS

    There's nothing holy about the war on family planning

  • News

    December 30, 1998

    Letters to the Editor

    There's nothing holy about the war on family planning

  • News

    December 2, 1998

    Fertile Ground

    Planned Parenthood seeks to require Missouri's health-insurance industry to get consistent and provide coverage for birth control

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