Condom use is down, but inclusive sex ed could help

Condom use among younger gay and bisexual has declined over the last decade, but sex education could help reverse the trend.

U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 29, 2024 • ~8 min

Youth largely underestimate the risks of contracting STIs through oral sex, a new study finds

Oral sex is common among young people. Protection from STIs is not.

N'dea Moore-Petinak, PhD Candidate in Health Services Organization & Policy, University of Michigan Medical School • conversation
Jan. 27, 2022 • ~5 min

Durex condoms: how their teenage immigrant inventor was forgotten by history

This is the story of Lucian Landau, the forgotten man who invented the technology that made Durex boom.

Jessica Borge, Digital Collections (Scholarship) Manager at King’s College London Archives and Research Collections; Visiting Fellow in Digital Humanities, School of Advanced Study • conversation
Feb. 11, 2021 • ~25 min

Sex talk: Common misunderstandings doctors confront about preventing pregnancy

Doctors hear many of the same basic questions about sex from their patients.

Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University • conversation
May 20, 2020 • ~7 min

Coronavirus found in semen of young men with COVID-19

Sexually active men should consider wearing condoms during the pandemic.

Martin Michaelis, Professor of Molecular Medicine, University of Kent • conversation
May 7, 2020 • ~4 min

Pharmacies could better serve young black women

The pharmacies near young black women tend to lack easy access to condoms, pamphlets on birth control, and other useful features.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 18, 2019 • ~3 min

Chats with dad can persuade sons to use condoms

Giving fathers the education and support they need to talk to their sons about condom use could be a key way to reduce STIs.

Robert Polner-NYU • futurity
Dec. 18, 2018 • ~5 min

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