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University of Arizona VOX: Summer Travelogue 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
University of Arizona VOX students represent Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona in Washington, D.C. Earlier this summer, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona sent four University of Arizona s...
STD Awareness: Drug-Resistant Trichomoniasis 19 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Trichomonas vaginalis organisms, which cause trichomoniasis. Image: Parasite Image Library, CDC You’ve probably heard of MRSA, which is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that evolved resistance to al...
Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 15: Fertility Awareness Education 12 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm
Welcome to the latest installment of “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does,” a series on Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog that highlights Planned Parenthood’s diverse array of...
Arm Yourself Against Genital Warts and Cancer! 5 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Vaccines are pretty nifty: Injecting a few tiny particles stimulates your immune system to build antibodies, which can bind to and help destroy harmful pathogens. A well-oiled immune system can neutra...
Book Club: Generation Roe 29 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Like many in her generation, Sarah Erdreich thought the freedoms that Roe v. Wade guaranteed were secure. A child of the post-Roe era, she learned that the landmark decision had legalized abortion, st...
Eight Great Heat-Friendly Contraceptives 22 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
I don’t know if any of my fellow Arizonans have noticed, but it’s hot. It’s been hot. And all sources tell me that it’s likely to remain hot for a couple of months yet. There are, of course, things w...
Let’s Talk Contraception: NuvaRing, Another Contraceptive Choice 15 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Would you like an alternative to a daily pill for contraception? NuvaRing is a flexible vaginal ring containing a combination of two hormones used to prevent pregnancy: a progestin and an estrogen. It...
Book Club: Crow After Roe 8 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
A new book by Robin Marty and Jessica Mason Pieklo takes readers on a tour of a disaster. It was a catastrophe that swept through much of the Midwest but also shook states like Arizona, Idaho, and Mis...
STD Awareness: Can Oral Sex Cause Throat Cancer? 1 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Last month, actor Michael Douglas gave a frank interview in which he revealed that human papillomavirus (HPV) caused his throat cancer. And, he continued, he got the virus from performing oral sex — s...
Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 14: Rapid HIV Testing 27 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
Welcome to the latest installment of “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does,” a series on Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog that highlights Planned Parenthood’s diverse array of...
