Mycoplasma Gentialium (MG) is a small, sexually transmitted bacterium, found in cells of the urinary tract and genitals in humans, which is passed on through unprotected sex. Recent studies by the NHS have shown that 1 in 100 people between the ages of 16-44 in the UK have MG. MG was first detected as an…
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Social media detects undiagnosed HIV
While many approaches have been used to help diagnose HIV early, social media networks seem to be doing the trick. Samuel R. Friedman from the National Development of Research Institutes has commended this. Outreach strategies have proven hard for this particular disease, and common strategies and resources have drained economies without showing much in the…
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Gut’s exposure to chlamydia protects against infection
In a study, researchers at UT Health San Antonio found that preexposure of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to chlamydia-causing bacterium may act as a vaccine against further infection of the genital tract. Chlamydia is the nation’s most commonly sexually transmitted disease with an estimated one in 20 sexually active young women, age 14-24 having the…
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In my unpopular opinion: unrealistic sex on TV is more damaging than porn
Has there ever been a realistic portrayal of sex on TV? Rack your brains and try and think of an example which doesn’t involve two perfect human beings making love to mutual satisfaction with no perspiration at all. It’s hard to think of any examples of a TV series that shatters this image of sex…
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