STD Testing At Home

Astroglide — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:21:12 +0000

Although discussion on regular STD testing has come a long way over the years, getting tested can still be awkward, time-consuming and sometimes even embarrassing. Anyone who has ever visited a free clinic or doesn’t have a regular physician knows that although regular testing is important, it can be difficult to talk about your sexual history with someone you’ve never met…even if they are a doctor.

Now a more discreet and convenient option is being developed that could be almost as simple as an at home pregnancy test.

Residents of Los Angeles County can log on to dontthinkknow.org and sign up for an at-home test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. Simply request a kit, send in the test and get a text within a week with your results. Not too shabby, huh?

New programs are being set up all over the country. To find out if the service is currently available in your city, visit iwantthekit.org.

Astroglide’s Condom Courtsey for Women

Astroglide — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:30:32 +0000

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Safe sex is still important and savvy females know their lambskins from their latex. Is it polite to offer a gentleman a Trojan? Should you keep a condom in your evening bag? Who’s in charge of going to the drugstore and buying them? Today, smart women know the rules of the game when it comes to using condoms and take responsibility for safe sex and preventing. We have some suggestions you won’t find in Granny’s etiquette book.

Read the Wrapper
Learn how a man puts on a condom. Then, instead of listening to “Aw babe, I don’t wanna wear one,” you can turn the tables and offer to help. Putting the condom on can become a very sexy part of your foreplay.
Don’t Rely on the Guy
Single females should keep a reasonable supply of condoms in the bedside table, the medicine chest, even in a favorite purse. Otherwise somebody’s going out in the cold at 1 am to find a drugstore that’s open.
Reasonable means two. Three tops.
Even if you buy everything by the case at the warehouse club, a value-pack of 600 assorted condoms on your bureau just sends the wrong message.
Oh, it’s so cute and tiny!
Most condoms are one-size fits all, and that’s the size to keep on hand. Those marked Xtra-Fit, Super Size and Big Boss will only intimidate the less generously-endowed. If a previous beau had difficulty finding condoms big enough to fit, it’s not necessary to mention this to your new guy who is having no trouble at all slipping into an “average.”
Go for the glide
Even men who hate condoms will change their tunes if you introduce a drop or two of Astroglide inside the condom. It’s off the Richter scale when it comes to sensation and reduces condom-breaking friction. Guys enjoy the sensation so much, they’ll beg to wear a rubber bootie next time. Never use Vaseline, oil or petroleum products to lubricate as they break down the latex. A good lubricant like Astroglide — and plenty of it — will turn safe sex into spectacular sex for both of you.
Restraint, please
Never tear the condom package open with your teeth. It may save your manicure, but it’s a behavior that can frighten a sensitive male and may lead to spontaneous deflation.

Have another piece of condom advice you’d like to add? Be slick and leave us your comment below.

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