QUESTION: This have been happening for a long time now, and it’s annoying me. I wake up with weird dirt under my nails. I found out I was sleep masturbating, when once, I had my period, I woke up with blood under my nails. but the weird part is that it’s not accompanied with sexual […]
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Sexual Health – Questions & Answers
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 […]
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 […]
QUESTION: Hi. I have a problem with water getting into my vagina when I swim and bathe. I was wondering if there is such a thing as a vagina plug to help women prevent water from entering their vaginas. If not, that would be a great idea. I can’t swim or take a bath without […]
QUESTION: I like to sometimes give rimjobs to my girlfriend and have anal sex with her. I was wondering – if we are both STI free, do I have anything to worry about, in terms of contracting anything? Also, I know anal sex can be dangerous if not done properly, but if done properly, is […]
QUESTION: How unsafe is anal sex without a condom? Are there any ways to do this without a condom to make it safe? Does doing it once or twice put you in serious danger? It’s not that anal sex per se is a dangerous activity. Reducing STI Risk Rather, it’s that unprotected anal sex—meaning anal […]
QUESTION: My boyfriend has epididymitis and it was in his left testicle then it went to his right, and I want to know if it is contagious and or whether I have it? I looked it up on the internet and I have no symptoms at all. The term “epididymitis” refers to an infection or […]
QUESTION: I’ve been married for five years. My husband and I were both virgins when we got married, and we never had sex with anyone else after that. A week ago, he tested positive for gonorrhea. Is gonorrhea only transmitted by sexual activity? Did my husband cheat on me? Transmitting STI’s I am sorry to […]
QUESTION: My boyfriend was just diagnosed with epididymitis yesterday; however the doctor didn’t mention anything about staying away from sex, using protection from now on or whether or not I can get infected and pass it back to him. We have been having unprotected anal, oral & vaginal sex for a little over a year […]
QUESTION: I’ve read there’s a risk of STIs when sharing toys during lesbian sex. But what if neither partner has an STI—can we share toys? If both partners are in a truly monogamous relationship, and both have tested negative for all STIs, then is there still risk? If fluids have been exchanged through oral sex […]