Saskatoon Sexual Health

03/29/2026

Hey besties, we have some closures coming up. Please take note that our clinic will be closed Friday April 3rd and Monday April 6th. Make sure you stop by this week for your prescriptions or other spring break needs like condoms or toys before we close for the long weekend.

Enjoy the changing season and check our website for more details about our drop-in, office, and clinic hours.

03/28/2026

Take some time during Women’s History Month to learn from women about s*xual and reproductive health issues. Here are some book recommendations about biases in women’s health. Do you have any recommendations?

1. All in her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies by Elizabeth Comen
2. Medical Bo***ge: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology by Deidre Cooper Owen
3. Sacred Bundles Unborn by Morningstar Mercredi & The Firekeepers
4. Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
5. The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women by Anushay Hossain

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03/26/2026

03/26/2026

Our nonprofit pals at TransSask Support Services is looking for new board members! Support a local community organization that is doing amazing work in the province. 🏳️‍⚧️

https://forms.gle/a2pytYA4R4vf7HPm9

We are looking for new members to join our Board of Directors at Trans Sask!

What’s required? A passion for serving the community, skills to share, and a bit of your time. Interested in applying? Complete the following form to be considered ! https://forms.gle/a2pytYA4R4vf7HPm9

Please reach out to info@transsask.ca with any questions

03/26/2026

We’re celebrating s*xual and reproductive health icons for Women’s History Month!

The Jane Collective was an underground service in Chicago, Illinois affiliated with the Chicago Women’s Liberation Union that operated from 1969 to 1973, a time when abortion was illegal in most of the United States.The foundation of the organization was laid when Heather Booth helped her friend’s sister obtain a safe abortion in 1965. Other women with unwanted pregnancies began to contact Booth after learning via word-of-mouth that she could help them. When the workload became more than what she could manage, she reached out to other activists in the women’s liberation movement. Members of the group performed an estimated 11,000 abortions, mostly to low-income women who could not afford to travel to the places where abortion was legal, as well as women of color.

In 1972, one of the Jane Collective apartments was raided by the police, and seven of its members were arrested. Each was charged with eleven counts of abortion and conspiracy to commit abortion, carrying a maximum prison sentence of 110 years. Their attorney was able to delay court proceedings in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. As the attorney hoped, the Court’s decision in Roe in 1973 struck down many abortion restrictions in the US, and the charges against the Jane Collective members were dropped. As women now had access to legal abortion, the Collective disbanded shortly afterwards.

03/25/2026

The Canadian Public Health Association is raising serious concern over Alberta’s decision to close supervised consumption services in Calgary and Lethbridge.

Coming on the heels of similar closures in Ontario, this decision signals a troubling shift away from evidence-informed responses to the toxic drug crisis. Supervised consumption services are a proven, essential part of the continuum of care: they save lives, reduce pressure on emergency systems, and connect people to health and social supports.

Closing these services without accessible, equivalent alternatives will increase preventable harms for individuals, families, and communities.

Public policy should be grounded in evidence and focused on outcomes. If the goal is fewer deaths and stronger pathways to care, this is the wrong direction.

CPHA is calling on governments to halt these closures and strengthen a coordinated, public health–driven approach to substance use.

🔗 Read our statement: https://www.cpha.ca/alberta-scs-closure

03/23/2026

Did you know, in Canada, women spend 20% more of their lifespan in poor health? This is caused in part by a lack of scientific research examining how diseases and treatments specifically affect women.

Scientific Director Dr. Angela Kaida is working to address this gap and other deficits in health research. Today, she and her team at the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) are helping Canada build a more rigorous evidence base that is applicable to women and gender-diverse people’s health.

Learn more in our two-minute interview: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54661.html?hsid=20b53732-1f50-4f5d-a9dd-e43e05e940b8&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=canadian+institutes+of+health+research

03/23/2026

03/22/2026

March is Women’s History Month - consider checking out some books about Reproductive Health & Justice, and learn more about the women who shaped s*xual health history.

1. Reproductive Justice: The Politics Of Health Care For Native American Women by Barbara Gurr

In Reproductive Justice, sociologist Barbara Gurr provides the first a**lysis of Native American women’s reproductive healthcare and offers a sustained consideration of the movement for reproductive justice in the United States. The book examines the reproductive healthcare experiences on Pine Ridge Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation in South Dakota-where Gurr herself lived for more than a year. Reproductive Justice offers a respectful and informed a**lysis of the stories Native American women have to tell about their bodies, their lives, and their communities.

2. It’s Not Hysteria by Dr Karen Tang

Did you know that up to 90% of women experience menstrual abnormalities or pelvic issues in their lifetime? Yet these conditions are overwhelmingly misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. The root causes for these issues, such as PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, PMDD, or pelvic floor dysfunction, don’t receive the stream of funding for research and new treatments that other conditions do, despite affecting up to half the population.

Dr. Karen Tang is on a mission to transform how we engage with our bodies and our healthcare. It’s Not Hysteria is a comprehensive guide to common conditions and potential treatment options, with practical tools such as symptom prompts and sample questions for your provider, to equip readers to take control of their gynecologic health.

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03/22/2026

March 21st is A**l Cancer Awareness Day! Did you know SSH offers a**l pap tests and Gardasil vaccination to detect and prevent HPV & cancer?

Pap tests are diagnostic screenings that collect a small sample of cells to determine if they are pre-cancerous or cancerous. The lesser-known cousin to the cervical pap smear is the a**l pap or cytology test. The a**l Pap test is recommended for people that have receptive a**l s*x. It’s suggested they should be done every 3 years and more frequently for people that are HIV positive.

HPV (human papillomavirus) is a very common STI. Unfortunately, some types of HPV are linked to cancers. Pap guidelines have been developed to detect these cancers and prevent the issue’s progression. Early detection with pap tests is instrumental to the treatment or prevention of HPV-associated cancers.

There are 100s of types of human papillomavirus. Ge***al HPV infections are contracted through s*xual in*******se, a**l s*x and other skin-to-skin contact in the ge***al region. At least a dozen types of HPV can sometimes lead to cancer, though two in particular (types 16 and 18) lead to the majority of cancer cases. Cervical cancer is most commonly linked to HPV, but HPV can also cause cancer in your v***a, va**na, p***s, a**s, mouth, and throat.

What is an a**l Pap like? The a**l Pap test is quick. Your healthcare provider (HCP) may ask about your risk factors before the test. Your HCP then inserts an anoscope to observe the tissue for irregularities. Then a swab is inserted into the a**s to collect a sample of cells. The sample is sent to the lab. A pathologist views these cells under a microscope to determine if they are normal, dysplastic (precancerous) or cancerous. Based on what the results show, you may need a follow-up visit for further testing.

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03/20/2026

Created in 2024 by the Two-Spirit Team at CBRC, this documentary celebrates and documents the ongoing resurgence of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer identity happe...

03/20/2026

March 20 🪶🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
National Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day

To our Two-Spirit youth 💛

As Indigenous teachers, we want you to know this:

We see you.
We honour you.
We are proud of you.

You carry teachings, strength, and identities that have always existed in our Nations. You belong in our classrooms, in our communities, and on this land exactly as you are. 🧡

We know school isn’t always safe or understanding, but we are working to change that. You deserve to be respected, protected, and celebrated.

On March 20, and every day, we honour, celebrate, and stand with you. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪶

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