Herpes on Shine

Exactly Why STDs Are So Bad

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One of the hardest parts of my job is calling a patient to tell her that she has a sexually transmitted infection (STD/STI). Every woman receives this news differently--shock, anger, horror, depression, resignation--but it always ruins her day and often sends her to the internet to find out what it…

STDs and Other Uglies

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When to bring up that ‘touchy' subject with a prospective sexual partner

-Heidi Isern, BettyConfidential.com In every type of relationship, whether…

The Rihanna rumors: Why must we blame the victim of alleged domestic violence?

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I was having a conversation about Rihanna and Chris Brown last weekend with a friend -- a highly-educated, centered, aware kind of man -- when he stopped me abruptly from spewing statistics on the number of young women in their teens and early 20s who have been assaulted by a partner.

"Wait!" he said. "What about this whole thing about how she gave him herpes? What about THAT?"

I was floored. Seriously? Are we entertaining this rumor?