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Safer sex
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Safer sex
Read moreThe only sexually transmitted infection that scares me is HIV. Here’s why.
Safer sex (redux)
Read moreI have had a lot of sex with a lot of people, some of whom I’ve barely known. I get tested. And I don’t stress. Here’s how I think about the risks of sex.
Safer sex, the last installment
Read moreI have a casual attitude toward sexually transmitted infections. And, with one exception, during Bill Clinton’s first term, I’ve never had one.
Risk-adjusted returns
Read moreI think that if we compare the risks associated with sex to the rewards it brings us, we’ll find that we do a really poor job of decision-making.
Withdrawal
Read moreDid you think withdrawal was an ineffective method of birth control? Would you believe it’s about as effective as condoms?
Precum
Read moreWithdrawal is a suprisingly effective method of birth control. In spite of precum.
This just in! [herpes!]
Read moreI have herpes. I don’t have herpes. Alert the media.
Sexual safety
Read more1. I’m clean
2. I’m low-risk
3. I’m transparentHpv and danger/the danger i pose
Read moreHow dangerous am I?