This just in! [Herpes!]
I have herpes. I don’t have herpes. Alert the media.
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Tag: STIs
Risk-adjusted returns
I 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.
Read moreHi, I’m N, and I’m an addict…
Am I a “sex addict”? Is there such a thing? Is it a meaningful term? One reader delights in calling me a sex addict. What do I have to say about it?
Read moreSafer sex, the last installment
I have a casual attitude toward sexually transmitted infections. And, with one exception, during Bill Clinton’s first term, I’ve never had one.
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Safer sex (redux)
I 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.
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