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Ina Park's new book is Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History and Surprising Secrets of STDs. It blends storytelling, science and humor to shed light on the latest research in STI/STD and HIV prevention. Strange Bedfellows will be available on February 2, 2021.
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Ina Park is the author of Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History and Surprising Secrets of STDs. She is a sex-positive STD/STI researcher, physician, and speaker. Ina Park is an associate professor at the UCSF School of Medicine and a Medical Consultant with the CDC Division of STD Prevention.
Feb 12, 2021 · In “Strange Bedfellows,” Ina Park offers a humane and humorous rundown of sexually transmitted infections, with the hope of reducing the shame that accompanies them.
- Emily Nagoski
- Turning STI Fear Into Fascination
- Why Herpes Is Still Incredibly Stigmatized
- The Link Between Pubic Hair Grooming and STIs
- Anal Pap Tests, Oral Sex, and Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
- Tracing Sexual Networks to STI Risks
- Covid-19, Cutting Back on Prep, and Custom Condoms
Terri Wilder:First of all, congratulations on your new book. I have found myself both fascinated by the history of sexually transmitted infections and completely entertained by the way you have delivered the information. How did you come up with the idea for this book? Ina Park:Well, I’ve done my job right if you were entertained. My primary goal w...
Wilder:On the cover of your book is a picture of a bed with two pillows, and the sheets look all crumpled. There’s a big red crab doll sticking out of the bedsheets. So, you have even inserted humor into the cover of your book. Park:Right. We want people to know just from looking at it that, “Hey, this is a book about STDs.” You can already tell th...
Wilder:Let’s talk about your chapter on pubic hair, which I was fascinated by. And I’ll tell you why. Pubic hair, and hair, in general, has a lot of cultural significance. It is policed. You shared your experience of getting your pubic hair removed while in Brazil—and that there can be some less-than-ideal circumstances that come about from groomin...
Wilder: Since we’re talking about HPV, can we talk about the importance of anal Paps and the ANCHOR study? Park:Absolutely. We know that the cervical Pap smear has really been a home run, in terms of cancer prevention, in reducing the number of cases and deaths from cervical cancer. We also know that men who have sex with men who are not living wit...
Wilder:This tangentially reminds me of you talking about sexual networks and why that’s important to public health and sexual health. Why can one person have sex with two people and get a sexually transmitted infection, but another person can have sex with 30 people in a month and not get a sexually transmitted infection—where maybe both people are...
Wilder:Have you seen a drop in PrEP use in your practice? I ask because I’ve spoken to gay men, in particular, who’ve told me that they’ve taken a break from PrEP due to COVID-19. And any concern that we may see an increase in HIV diagnosis due to this quote-unquote break? Park:There are two issues that happened. There were some patients who said, ...
Feb 1, 2022 · Enter Ina Park, MD, who has been pushing boundaries to empower and inform others about sexual health for decades. With Strange Bedfellows, she ventures far beyond the bedroom to examine the hidden role and influence of these widely misunderstood infections and share their untold stories.
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Enter Ina Park, MD, who has been pushing boundaries to empower and inform others about sexual health for decades. With Strange Bedfellows, she ventures far beyond the bedroom to examine the hidden role and influence of these widely misunderstood infections and share their untold stories.
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Feb 1, 2022 · Enter Ina Park, MD, who has been pushing boundaries to empower and inform others about sexual health for decades. With Strange Bedfellows, she ventures far beyond the bedroom to examine the hidden role and influence of these widely misunderstood infections and share their untold stories.
