STI
Retailer Tips for STI Awareness Month
Adult retail isn’t all fun and flirty games. We love helping folks navigate pleasure and desire for themselves and with their partners, but brick-and-mortar staff are also on the front lines for myriad educational opportunities — especially in April, which is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month.
Nasstoys Launches STI Awareness Social Media Campaign
Nasstoys has launched a social media initiative focusing on sexual health and wellness to mark STI Awareness Month.
Share Satisfaction, Project Gender Team Up to Distribute 'Ettie Kits' STI Tests
Pleasure brand Share Satisfaction has teamed with feminist consultancy Project Gender to distribute "Ettie Kits" for at-home STI testing.
Dame Introduces At-Home 'STI Kits'
Sexual wellness brand Dame has introduced its new line of at-home STI Kits.
PASS Postpones Town Hall About Mgen
PASS has postponed its special town hall event on Mycoplasma genitalium (aka Mgen), which was scheduled for today at 11:00 a.m. PDT.
PASS Releases Chlamydia Statement, Does Not Recommend Production Hold
PASS has released a statement on current chlamydia rates in the adult industry, declining to recommend a production hold at this time.
PASS Standard Panel to Include Oral, Rectal Swabs Starting Jan. 1
PASS will add oral and rectal swabs for chlamydia and gonorrhea to its standard STI testing panel, starting Jan. 1.
TTS Extends Free STI Testing Program
Talent Testing Service (TTS) will be extending its free chlamydia/gonorrhea (CT/GC) testing until further notice.
STIs: Production Halt, Increased Testing Aim to Curb Spread
Industry sexual health professionals and advocates are using an “abundance of caution” approach — including a seven-day production hold and increased testing — to curb the spread of STIs among performers, following a widely reported uptick in positive tests.
TTS to Offer Free Chlamydia, Gonorrhea Testing to Performers
Due to an uptick in chlamydia cases during November, Talent Testing Service (TTS) will be offering chlamydia/gonorrhea (CT/GC) testing at no cost.
PASS Issues Update on Rare Chlamydia Strain in Florida
PASS has issued an update on current reports of a rare chlamydia strain in Florida.
PASS Updates Information on STI Risk in Europe
PASS has updated its advisory on current STI cases in Europe.
Australia's Public Broadcaster ABC Blames 'Online Porn' for STI Crisis
The government-funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation published a stigmatizing report Wednesday alleging a supposed link between a current STI epidemic and “online pornography.”
FDA Approves 'Lorals' Latex Panties for Oral STI Prevention
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly authorized ultrathin, vanilla-flavored panties from Lorals to be considered protection against STIs transmissible from the vagina or anus during oral sex.
MON App Hosts Chat Series 'Break The Stigma' for STD/STI Awareness Week
Sex-positive social audio app MON will host chat series “Break the Stigma” this week, aiming to remove the stigma from STD/STI diagnosis through open dialogue with influencers, advocates and organizations.
FSC-PASS Issues Advisory for STI Mycoplasma Genitalium
The Free Speech Coalition today issued a statement intended to inform the industry of a sexually transmitted infection, Mycoplasma genitalium, that may be on the rise.
FSC: PASS Sees No Increased Risk in STI
FSC today posted the following announcement in regards to the increased concern of gonorrhea in the PASS pool.
Paradise Marketing Advocates Condom Use as STI Rates Rise
Paradise Marketing issued a statement today reminding sexually active men and women that in light of a new CDC report about the staggering rise in STI cases condoms are still the best defense against contracting infections.
Refined Protocols Reduce STI Risks for Performers
Every so often, I hear from a producer or performer who feels that the 14-day testing protocol is too much work, or too much money, or not necessary. Why can’t we return to the days of monthly testing?
FSC Calls AHF-Promoted STI Study 'Shameful'
Adult industry trade group Free Speech Coalition today published an article on its blog titled "The 9 Most Outrageous Flaws in AHF’s Performer STI Study."