It's Never Been Safer to Be a Slut

Getting tested for STIs is responsible. But what if your “comprehensive” STI test…isn’t actually comprehensive?Shameless Care founder Robert Johnson found that out the hard way when he tested negative for gonorrhea while unknowingly carrying it in his throat and passing it to a partner. That experience eventually led him to build Shameless Care, a sex-positive telehealth company designed to fill some pretty massive gaps in sexual healthcare.Robert and his Sex Is Good podcast co-host Anna join me to talk about what we actually need to know to take the fear out of sex - so it can be ALL FUN, BABY!In this episode:How Robert tested negative for gonorrhea while unknowingly spreading itWhy your STI panel may be missing infectionsWhy HPV is the glitter of the sexual worldThe HPV vaccine—and why adults over 45 may still want itPrEP, DoxyPEP, and the golden age of sexual healthWhy gay orgies are safer now than they were in the ’80s and ’90sWhy STI prevention can actually give us more sexual freedomThe ridiculous stigma around herpesHSV-1 vs. HSV-2 and how either can show up orally or genitallyMy own experience living—and having lots of sex—with herpesHow herpes has mostly functioned as an douchebag screener for meViagra and Cialis…for women?!An oxytocin nasal spray that I immediately decided I needWhy sex-positive doctors matterAnd why knowing more about sexual health can make sex a whole lot more fun CHECK OUT SHAMELESS CARE:Get private, nonjudgmental sexual healthcare from sex-positive doctors, including comprehensive STI testing, DoxyPEP, PrEP, valacyclovir, sexual wellness medications, oxytocin, and more.Samia’s Shameless Care affiliate link: https://shamelesscare.sjv.io/aNP1Xb --> Use code HAPPYSLUT at checkout for $15 off your order.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shamelesscareofficial/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamelesscareofficialLISTEN TO SEX IS GOOD:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sex-is-good-podcast/id1816808892All episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2505799/episodesThe episode where they go into the weeds on DoxyPEP for Women: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doxypep-and-women-the-truth-shall-set-us-free/id1816808892?i=1000717357537SPONSORS:Become a more skillful lover with Kenneth Play’s Beyond Satisfied Pro course. Get $50 off at:https://kennethplay.com/happyslutGet 15% off FirmTech’s innovative sex-tech products at:https://myfirmtech.com/ --> Use code HAPPYSLUT at checkout.Get private, nonjudgmental sexual healthcare from Shameless Care.https://shamelesscare.sjv.io/aNP1Xb --> Use code HAPPYSLUT at checkout for $15 off.SUPPORT THE SHOW!Subscribe to my Substack: https://samiamounts.substack.com/Samia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samia.mounts/Happy Slut Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happyslutcast/Happy Slut TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@happyslutcastHappy Slut YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@happyslutcastIf this episode taught you something you didn’t know about your own sexual health, send it to somebody else who deserves to have more fun and less fear around sex.xoxo,Samia