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We need to talk about sexually transmitted infections and diseases

Written on February 11, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle.

Becoming more sex-positive doesn’t mean we’re only open to talking about the good parts of sex. If we want to foster a better understanding of sexual health, we need to change the conversation around sexually transmitted infections and diseases—because the current one is dangerous. Sexually transmitted...

Sexual Health Team launches initiative to promote safe sex during COVID-19 crisis

Written on October 8, 2020. Posted in News, University.

With COVID-19 hampering the ability to expand social circles, students hoping to engage in casual sex are facing the challenge of how to do it safely. To combat this challenge, the Sexual Health Team from Student Wellness Services (SWS) has launched an initiative to help students engage in safe sexual...

Living with a sexual dysfunction at Queen’s

Written on March 13, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

Editors’ Note: The author has been granted anonymity to allow them to share their story with a sense of personal security. At the end of my third year of undergrad, I was diagnosed with vulvodynia, a form of sexual dysfunction which makes vaginal penetration extremely painful. Working through this...

Everything you need to know about pap smears

Written on January 10, 2020. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Are you a person with a cervix who’s 21 or older and has been sexually active in the past? If you didn’t know already, you’re due for a pap smear. The term ‘pap smear’ may sound strange, but it’s a routine procedure, also called a cervical exam, and avoiding it could mean missing some important warning...

Young Canadians deserve better access to birth control

Written on June 2, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Inaccessibility of contraceptives should not be an obstacle facing Canadian youth in their pursuit of protection against unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In a recent position statement, the Canadian Paediatric Society called for all forms of contraceptives to be...

New condom dispensers on the way

Written on January 18, 2013. Posted in News.

The Sexual Health Resource Centre is installing new condom dispensers on campus in an effort to promote safer sex. Dispensers will be placed in the washrooms in the Upper Celidh of the JDUC, just outside of the Queen’s Pub. The dispensers in the washrooms in Alfie’s Pub will also be replaced. SHRC...

QJSex: Condoms: one size doesn't fit all

Written on November 22, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

A frequent complaint of condoms is that “they just don’t feel right”. If this is the case for you, don’t abandon the idea of condoms yet, it might just be that you haven’t found a condom that fits you correctly yet! You wouldn’t stop wearing pants altogether because they were a little too tight or...

Tag: sexual health

We need to talk about sexually transmitted infections and diseases

Sexual Health Team launches initiative to promote safe sex during COVID-19 crisis

Living with a sexual dysfunction at Queen’s

Everything you need to know about pap smears

Young Canadians deserve better access to birth control

New condom dispensers on the way

QJSex: Condoms: one size doesn't fit all

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