Q&A: I Gave My Partner Herpes, Now What Do I Do?

QUESTION: I made a huge ethical mistake and didn’t tell my partner that I have genital herpes. Now he has herpes. What should I do? I’ve always told my previous partners without any problem. Thanks for your question. Many women and men find it challenging or embarrassing to talk about sexually transmissible infections – also […]

Q&A: I Found Blood After Using a Sex Toy. What Should I Do?

QUESTION: I have already had some sexual experience with partners. And recently I inserted a sex toy into my vagina and although there was no pain there was a little blood afterwards. Is this harmful? What should I do? You Are Not Alone More than half of women and nearly half of men in the […]

Common Sexual Problems And Dysfunction

What Is Sexual Dysfunction? Sexual dysfunction is a clinical term, used by medical or mental health professionals to describe a sexual problem. However, not all sexual problems are sexual dysfunctions. Definitions of sexual problems and sexual dysfunctions have changed with time, and can even vary from doctor to doctor. Sexual problems can include lack of […]