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Fake Website Claims to ID People with STIs
January 30, 2010
An article in the Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases warns against a fake website claiming to list the names of people with sexually transmitted infections. The site, named whosgotwhat.com, claims to be a national database of names that is searchable for a fee. If your name is on the list, you can pay $20 to have it removed.
Due to HPPA patient privacy laws, among other regulations, the names of persons with any kind of illness are kept confidential. If that weren’t enough to identify the site as fake, the acceptance of $20 to remove a name should be a tip-off. This is simply a scam designed to gather credit card information and play on the fears of people who have or who are falsely identified as having sexually transmitted infections. Don’t fall for the scam.
For more youthful genitals….
January 22, 2010
I thought I’d heard the end penultimate idea in youth-salvaging plastic surgery when the”Dr. 90210″ TV show fatured a proceedure that involved injecting a woman’s back fat into her labia majora. Supposedly, age-related thinning in that area was considered unacceptable. But lo and behold, here comes another procedure — dying the vulvar skin (specifically the labia minora, or “little lips”) any of four shades of pink for a younger look.
You can read the full article here, but seriously, has it come to this? Women are supposed to dye their genitals pink to appear more youthful and sexually attractive? I don’t see anyone suggesting that men have surgery to lift their aging testicles back to their youthful place.
Let’s cut ourselves some slack. We’re all aging from the moment we’re born, and we’re all sexual beings from birth to death. Bodies aren’t the same when we’re 20 as when we’re older, but the sex can be better because with age comes a stronger sense of self and greater sexual experience. Throw away the labia dye and the assumption that younger is better. Appreciate yourself and your partner at any age.
Sex & Religion — Perfect Together?
January 17, 2010
A University of Waterloo study recently found that stress and sex are two reasons people turn to religion. You can read the complete story here, but in a nutshell, the researchers gave study participants photos to look at prior to answering questions. When men and women saw photos of people who might be competition on the dating scene, the participants reported greater ties to religious beliefs — especially those that reinforce monogamous relationships. They also reported feeling stronger religious ties when they saw anxiety-causing photos (think slimy worms and gross things).
This isn’t to say that non-religious folks aren’t interested in partnering up, by the way. They just make connections between relationships and religiosity in a different way. The other thing to remember about research studies is that they are always limited by both the thinking of the researchers and the participants. For example, as a gardener, my heart gets all warm and fuzzy when I see worms because I know they’re churning through my soil and saving me work. No anxiety, and, I assume, no impact on my religiosity.
Pedophile Lures Kids’ Addresses from Parents
January 12, 2010
ABC News recently ran a story about a pedophile who had a frightening way to reach children: he posed as a zoo photographer. The man, who is currently on trial, posed as a photographer taking pictures of kids at the zoo. He would then offer the photos to parents, requesting their home address so he could mail the photos. Some parents complied, and police are seeking others who may have fallen for the trick. Read more
Hi-Tech Sex Pushes the Envelope
January 11, 2010
High-tech’s the word at the Adult Entertainment Expo, including Roxxxy, a customizable sex robot, and the wireless version of OhMyBod, which syncs your iTunes with the whirring of a personal vibrator. Read all about what’s coming up, so to speak, in the world of adult entertainment.