Dear Yvonne,
My partner says I smell bad “down there”. I think I smell normal, no different than usual, and my nurse practitioner says there is no bad odor and that my vagina is healthy. I have had one other partner that also thought I smelled bad; otherwise, have not had complaints about my smell. [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2010 by Jen
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Dear all:
I’m going to start a new feature in this column: book reviews! I read a LOT, and I’m always looking for good books about sexuality. I recently came across a book that is probably helpful for a lot of you readers out there. It’s called Monsters, by a very talented graphic novelist named Ken [...]
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by Jen
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Hey Readers:
Things have been pretty crazy here at the Clinic, with a huge crop of new volunteers joining us in September, as well as expanded clinic hours. I haven’t had time to do any juicy new posts lately, but I *do* want to make an amendment to my last Plan B post.
Plan B 1-Step is [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Jen
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Dear Yvonne:
I hear Plan B (the morning after pill, emergency contraception) is now available as 1 pill instead of 2. Is it any different than the 2 pill kind? Where can I get it?
-Plan B Curious
Posted on August 20th, 2009 by Jen
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Dear Yvonne:
I just got my first gig starring in an ::adult movie:: and I’m sooooo excited! Can you tell me what STI tests I will need to get? Can I get these tests @ The Clinic?
Thanks!
XXX N00b
Posted on June 5th, 2009 by Jen
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Hey Yvonne, did you hear about the new female condom? What’s the material they make it out of? Can I still use it if I have a latex allergy?
Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Jen
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Can my partner and I get tested for HPV and herpes at the Women’s Community Clinic? - T.S.
Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by Jen
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Dear Yvonne,
I have a question about herpes and HPV (warts). My friend told me that you can still get both of these STI’s even if you are using a condom. How is this possible?
Posted on February 5th, 2009 by Jen
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“My visit to the Clinic was one of the most positive health care experiences I've ever had.”
—Client
As part of The Wells Fargo Volunteer Leave Program, long-time Women's Community Clinic volunteer Larissa Belsky took two weeks off from her job as a foreign exchange trader to work with the Clinic.