Experience and Misinformation
Sexual / Reproductive Health
sara, 25, NY [Female]
I had an irregular papsmear at my very 1st visit to the gynocologist after have sex with only one person and using a condom every time. I was told that I had HPV and could not share this information...
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Ready to Implode
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Arshad, 26 [Male]
I am gay. I am a Bangladeshi-American and in my third year of medical school and I am gay. I am the son that every uncle wants his son to be like. How do I live up to this false image of myself?...
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Vulnerability
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Ruksana, 35 [Female]
My mother said that he was very wealthy and had a house with electricity (that never went out) and lots of cars. It seemed better than what we were living. I moved to America because that was where...
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Dreams
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Priyanka, 17, NJ [Female]
Brown University. Dreams do come true. The second we found out I got in, my parents were thrilled, I remember the day clearly. “Priyanka*, beta, we are so proud of you, and know that you will...
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Who to turn to?
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Maharunnissa, 33, New York [Female]
As a first generation South Asian woman in the US, things were very different. You could never go to your parents about serious problems, especially those they refused to believe were possible, such...
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Just didn’t know how to deal …
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Rishi, 31, NJ [Male]
I dated a girl and we had sex. A few weeks later, she tells me she has an STI. I really didn’t know how to react. I questioned her if she had slept with someone else and decided to ignore the...
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A Big Mystery
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Roshan, 72, NY [Female]
I was married at the age of 17. My husband was wonderful, loving, and caring. Sex was not a topic that my husband and I talked about in detail, nor did anyone ever discuss what I should know about...
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Finding out you have an STI
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Marina, 30 [Female]
Several months ago I moved to a new city to start a new job. Of the many things on my plate, I decided that I needed to find a good gynecologist and get the annual exam that I had been putting off...
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Trying to get pregnant - what to do
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Lopa, 32 [Female]
I’ve been married for 5 years to a wonderful man, we both have great jobs but one thing is missing in our lives – a child. We’ve been trying to get pregnant for 2 years and have been unsuccessful....
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Ignorance is (NOT) bliss
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Jazz, 29 [Female]
This is the first time that I am sharing this story with anyone. I am even hesitant sharing it now, as I was embarrassed by my lack of knowledge then and continue to be embarrassed till date. This...
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Unspoken Fears
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Seema, 28 [Female]
What do I say? It happened . . . and I am 28 and still cannot move beyond it. Why didn't my parents recognize the signs? Why was I afraid to say anything to anyone? I believed I would be blamed....
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Expectations
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Lamiya, 23, New York [Female]
Growing up, I always wanted to look like anyone but myself. It didn't help growing up in affluent American suburbia - where my family and I were the only individuals who were naturally "tan". To...
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Silence
Sexual / Reproductive Health
Reza, 25 [Male]
I watched him beat her. She would always keep a strong face and when she found I was watching, would run to me and start to comfort me. When she needed the comfort.
Why would he hit her? What...
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