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Where To Get Abortion Care Training

July 19, 2022

The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is devastating for so many of us in healthcare and justice work. Many of us are looking for ways to fight back, to support abortion care where it’s still legal, and to take control after a decision which caused an overwhelming loss of power and access. If you’re a healthcare provider or student, you can take steps right now to ensure the future of abortion care is strengthened. If you’re mad…

Sexual History Taking in the Age of Tiger King: Pt 2

April 28, 2020

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2020’s smash hit documentary, Tiger King is not likely to age well. BUT, through the haze of dubious animal handling, aggressive and dangerous interpersonal conflict, and all-around disorienting approach to life and personal finances… there’s a conversation worth opening up about sexual health. I’m using the CDC’s “5 P’s” method of taking a sexual history to examine missed opportunities and how we as providers can have better conversations with our patients. In the second part of this investigation, let’s pick…

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Sexual History Taking in the Age of Tiger King

April 27, 2020

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Tiger King is not a documentary that is likely to age well. Its cinematic approach included misgendering cast members, intense misogyny, and a laissez-faire approach to animal welfare. But Tiger King hit at a cultural moment where humanity was desperate to watch something more out of the control than the geopolitical catastrophe we are living through. Through the haze of dubious animal handling, aggressive and dangerous interpersonal conflict, and all-around disorienting approach to life and personal finances… there’s a conversation…

Plastic wrap for Oral Sex? Debunking the Microwave-Safe Saran Wrap Myth Once and For All

August 22, 2018

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If you have ever googled “Can I use plastic wrap for oral sex,” you’ve found that there are a lot of articles from reliable sources stating that you should NOT use microwave safe plastic wrap as a dental dam. These articles claim that microwave-safe plastic wrap has “pores” in it to let the steam escape when used on food in the microwave, making it easy for viruses to travel through the plastic wrap as well. This myth has caught on…

Are pap smears painful for people who never had kids?

January 27, 2018

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Intimate Health Consulting has started answering some questions on Quora about reproductive health, gynecology, and LGBTQ health. You can follow our answers here but we’ll be posting a few of them here on the blog. Are pap smears painful for women who never had kids? Should they be painful? No. Are they sometimes? Yes. The experience of pain has less to do with whether you’ve had kids and more to do with: 1. The size and shape of the…

Hey! Listen! Talking Sex with Your Doctor

November 20, 2017

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You know this scenario: Your doctor is an hour late for your annual exam appointment. You’re quietly shivering, half-dressed in a paper gown, kicking your feet and anxiously trying to keep track of all of the questions you want to ask your doctor. Maybe you just started having anal sex with your partner, and you’re worried you’re going to get some kind of infection if you’re not careful. The doctor sharply knocks on the door. Showtime. The next ten minutes…

Can a 3-D printed model of the organ change views on female sexuality?

March 28, 2017

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H/t to Heather McPherson of the Southwest Sexual Health Alliance, who also creates these great teaching tools! The Still-Misunderstood Shape of the Clitoris The clitoris really isn’t that confusing. Or it shouldn’t be, anyway. Nonetheless, acknowledging the shape, size, or even existence of this essential body part has not always been par for the course-even in the medical profession. As a 2005 report from the American Urological Association puts it, “the anatomy of the clitoris has not been stable with…

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March 11, 2017

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Planned Parenthood is for Men Too!

March 9, 2017

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Planned Parenthood Defunding Wouldn’t Just Impact Women: 8 Men Speak Out “We provide sexual and reproductive health care for men, vasectomy services in some of our health centers, help with premature ejaculation – a whole range of services for our male patients,” says Reagan McDonald-Mosley, MD, Planned Parenthood for America’s chief medical officer. “They rely on us for that care.”

Provider Spotlight: Emma Kupferman

March 8, 2017

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Emma Kupferman has always been the person her friends come to with questions about sex. “I think it’s because nothing embarrasses me, people know nothing is off-limits. I believe people can do whatever they want with their bodies, as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone.” Now she’s using her unflappable nature and more than a decade of experience in clinical social work to tackle a new challenge: sex therapy. Emma is the newest employee at Freed Bodyworks, a holistic health center…