Venereology (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS) with Ina Park

You’ve got junk, and we have info. The charming and hilarious researcher, professor, sex-positive health advocate, and author of the science book “Strange Bedfellows,” Dr. Ina Park, joins to talk about sores, symptoms, muffs, condoms, testing schedules, titillating vaccine developments, miracle medications, Brazilians, HIV magic, stepping out vs. opening up, toilet seats, antibiotics, new scientific shockers about bacterial vaginosis, crotch crickets, conservative obstructions, the secrets of Columbus, and most importantly how to stay horny, true to yourself, and safe. Whether you’re monogamous, open, ace, or dating, she’s giving the advice you need to communicate more openly and have more empathy for the health of friends and strangers.
Visit Dr. Park’s website (inapark.net) and follow her on Instagram (instagram.com/inaparkmd)
Buy her book, Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs, on Bookshop.org (bookshop.org/p/books/strange-bedfellows-advent…) or Amazon (amazon.com/dp/1250206626)
Donations went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Dr. C. Kirk Avent Endowed Support Fund (uab.edu/medicine/id/give/our-priorities) and the San Francisco City Clinic (sf.gov/cityclinic)
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