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Verification & Trust

Apps That Let You Share STD Test Results, Compared (2026)

Comparison Apps that let you share STD test results, compared Most articles about this are from 2014 and…

Sep 14, 2026 · 7 min read
Relationships & Communication

How to Ask a Hookup, Situationship, or New Partner for Test Results

Three scripts for asking a hookup, a situationship, or a new partner for STI test results. You go…

Sep 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Community & Trust

How to Prove You’re STD-Free (Screenshots Don’t Count)

Someone asks you to prove you’re negative, and most people reach for the same thing: a screenshot. It…

Sep 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Sexual Health Trends

ACOG Just Told OB/GYNs to Stop Waiting for Patients to Bring Up HIV and PrEP

Most people have never had a doctor bring up HIV testing or PrEP unless they asked first. New…

Sep 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Sexual Health Trends

New CDC Data: What’s Actually Happening with STI Rates in 2026

The CDC just released its newest national STI data, and the headline looks like good news: cases fell…

Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Community & Trust

What the Grindr settlement teaches us about where your health data should live

Grindr agreed this week to pay £26 million to settle a UK lawsuit brought by roughly 12,000 users…

Sep 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Community & Trust

What U=U Actually Means (And Why So Few People Know It)

U=U is four characters that describe one of the most settled facts in modern medicine, and one of…

Sep 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Verification & Trust

How to Spot a Doctored STI Test Screenshot

Someone sends you a screenshot of a negative test result. It looks real. The font matches, the logo…

Sep 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Sexual Health Trends

Global HIV funding whiplash and what it means for testing access at home

Global health funding has had a rough couple of years, and this August brought two announcements that partly…

Sep 6, 2026 · 3 min read