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What are the risks of sharing sex toys?

October 14, 2014April 30, 2014 by South Shore Sexual Health

Sex toys are increasingly popular and available, but not much research has been done on sex toy materials and their impacts on STI transmission. Some sex toys (often called “jelly”) are made of porous materials that can trap and hold dirt and viruses. This can lead to transmission of an STI from one person to …

E-Hookups and STIs

October 14, 2014April 9, 2014 by South Shore Sexual Health

As technology develops, how can sexual health educators innovate to help prevent the spread of STIs? Researchers and health professionals in Halifax are beginning to move their outreach and campaigns online, as more and more people are meeting and hooking up using online forums. You can read about what they discovered here. “Social …