Have you ever had a yeast infection? Maybe you’re like me and you’ve had one more than ten times, cause if you’re a cis woman or someone else who has a vagina, there’s a 75% chance you’ll get one in your lifetime. (Stats for penile yeast infections are harder to find, but data suggests the […]
Itchy Vajayjay? YEP Crew Blog Post (2019)
Itchy Vajayjay? YEP Crew Blog Post (2019)
August 2, 2019Super-Gonorrhea: A YEP Crew Blog Post (2018)
April 27, 2018Two Australians have recently contracted cases of ‘super-gonorrhoea’ only a month after Public Health England announced the world’s “worst ever” case of super-gonorrhoea.2 Which means that the antibiotic crisis has already landed on our shores. What is gonorrhoea? The sexually transmitted bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae can cause unpleasant symptoms and can lead to infertility. It’s also […]
STI Talk 101 – YEP Volunteer Post: Anna (2017)
October 16, 2017The decision to have sex with a new partner can be a very spontaneous one or extremely thought-out. However, regardless of the circumstances, if you have ever been in a sex ed class you know that you need to talk to your partner about STIs before you actually get on with ‘it’. When I was […]
Let’s Have a Chat about Herpes… – YEP Volunteer Post: Julia (2017)
March 27, 2017Herpes… If you’ve ever been in a sex ed class, chances are you’ve been shown a horrible picture of a red and bubbly penis or an inflamed and scab ridden vagina, followed by “this is herpes, it’s bad, don’t get it”. But how much do you actually know about it? What is herpes? Fun fact: […]