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STD Wizard

Somehow, I never thought that “STD” and “Wizard” would be paired, but they are in this online STD screening tool.

The idea of the site is to help advise users what their degree of risk is and what sort of screening or treatment to seek.

It uses clear (sometimes colloquial) language and illustrations (like a photo of pubic lice eggs) to make sure the user understands the questions- and that’s great. What I’m fascinated by, though, are the unrelated images that accompany each question. This question about an itchy pubic area comes with a photo four teens drinking milkshakes:

STD Wizard

Thanks to the Hedgehog Librarian for the heads up!

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3 Responses to “STD Wizard”

  1. 1
    Berci Meskó:

    Great site! We’d need much more educational sites like this one. Thank you for the link!

  2. 2
    Rachel:

    Sweet. Thanks for pointing this out, David.

  3. 3
    STD Wizard « Women’s Health News:

    [...] [Thanks to David Rothman for pointing me to this] [...]

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