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Health

Health is a core pillar of Xtra’s content … sexual health, mental health, trans health, reproductive health. From our recurring Ask an Expert series to our Ask Kai sex and relationship advice column to in-depth features on breaking medical news, we take a serious, science-based, shame-free approach to all aspects of your health.

How to reduce your risk for kidney disease if you’re living with HIV

How to reduce your risk for kidney disease if you’re living with HIV

As patients age, managing the infection becomes more complex

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Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada
Xtra Weekly

Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 23.

By Eternity Martis
Why did the dental dam become a joke?
Sexual Health

Why did the dental dam become a joke?

They’re awkward, expensive and taste terrible. Still, is it time we started giving a damn?

By Eternity Martis
What people with uteruses should know about acupuncture and fertility
Ask an Expert

What people with uteruses should know about acupuncture and fertility

And why you might want to give it a try

By Eternity Martis
What’s making LGBTQ2 people smoke more?
Health

What’s making LGBTQ2 people smoke more?

To lower tobacco use, researchers say we must tackle homophobia and transphobia first

By Brianna Sharpe
Why gay and bisexual men are at a higher risk for hepatitis C
Health

Why gay and bisexual men are at a higher risk for hepatitis C

And why men who have sex with men need to make hep C a part of future STI screenings

By Eternity Martis
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What you need to know about new medical guidelines for treating trans patients
Health

What you need to know about new medical guidelines for treating trans patients

It’s not political — it’s a standard of care

By Arvin Joaquin
What matters most to Black queer Americans
Analysis

What matters most to Black queer Americans

Takeaways from the LGB+ Black Census, the largest survey of Black people since the Reconstruction era

By Eternity Martis
All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people
Canada

All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people

Just a tiny reminder this Canada Day 2019 that we are still fighting for our rights

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis
I learned to love myself after my period ghosted me at 12
Health

I learned to love myself after my period ghosted me at 12

How premature ovarian failure helped me accept my body and my queerness

By Sanchari Sur
9 highlights from Canada’s new study on LGBTQ2 healthcare
Health

9 highlights from Canada’s new study on LGBTQ2 healthcare

The report calls for the end of conversion therapy and more inclusive sex ed

By Fae Johnstone
When growing old means going back in the closet
Feature

When growing old means going back in the closet

Canada is facing a grey wave of LGBTQ2 seniors, but spaces where they can connect are few and far between

By Shauna McGinn
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Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom
Love & Sex

Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom

“Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse” is a column to help you survive and thrive in a challenging world

By Eternity Martis
Canada is finally taking period poverty seriously
Feature

Canada is finally taking period poverty seriously

But when it comes to period pain, we’re not even close

By Sadiya Ansari
Who can donate sperm in Canada? Not gay men
Health

Who can donate sperm in Canada? Not gay men

New Health Canada regulations mean gay men can donate blood after three months. But there’s still a lifetime ban on sperm

By Alison Motluk
I’m intersex. Is it normal that I don’t get a period?
Ask an Expert

I’m intersex. Is it normal that I don’t get a period?

By Xtra Video
If I’m a trans man, do I still need to have pap smears?
Ask an Expert

If I’m a trans man, do I still need to have pap smears?

By Xtra Video
What’s up with period sex and STIs? Ask an expert
Ask an Expert

What’s up with period sex and STIs? Ask an expert

By Xtra Video
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