How To Clean The Vagina After Sex

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HIV and Safer Sex

Table of Contents What Safer Sex Is What Safer Sex Is Not Practicing Safer Sex No-Risk Safer Sex Activities Other Safer Sex Tips Thinking it Through What Safer Sex Is Serious, even life-threatening, infections like HIV,syphilis, and other sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) can be passed from one person toanother through sex. Safer sex is sex that reduces the chances of spreading orgetting STDs. It involves certain actions...

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Oral sex and vagina secretions

Dear Dr. BobI recentlly visited a prostitute, but the only thing I did was some heavy kissing while she was riding me while I still had my underpants on. I could feel that my underpants was getting wet becouse of her secretions. However, then she...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Relax, Max! Your HIV risk is nonexistent. Testing is not warranted; however, the option to do so is always open to you.Dr. Bob... Read more »

18 oral sex and inserting finger into vagina

Dear Kull, I have a big problem. I'm 18 and today my girlfriend just did oral sex on my penis and had my ejaculation into her mouth. Yesterday she said she had a cut on her gum by the bristle of the toothbrush. Is she at risk in contracting...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Transmission of HIV from one person to another is only possible if one of those people is infected with HIV. If you are not infected with HIV, then your girlfriend can't get infected with HIV by having sex with you. The same is true for any... Read more »

Finger in sex worker vagina "am i in threat of HIV infection or not"

Couple nights ago it was my bachelor night i inserted finger to sex worker vagina to recover my engagement ring. my skin near the nail circle is very rough and with little broken skin. but the broken skin doesnt bleed nor i feel pain or neither it...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,There is absolutely no risk from the situation you describe. <b>None</b>. You gave the perfect reason: "the broken skin doesnt bleed nor i feel pain or neither it burns." Your skin wasn't open. It... Read more »

Cleaning Genitals with Alcohol??

Hi: I have a couple of questions. (1) First, I had protected, vaginal sex with a female sex worker like 9 months ago. After cumming, I cleaned my genitals with alcohol. Would doing this reduce the chances of HIV transmission? (2) I got tested for...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

The most recent guidelines from the CDC say the following:"Most infected persons will develop detectable HIV antibody within 3 months of exposure (126). If the initial negative HIV test was conducted within the first 3 months after exposure,... Read more »

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Penis to Vagina contact

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had what i think is called grinding with a lady. as I was on my back she rubbed her vagina against my penis. I did not penetrate her or did her vagina come in contact with the head of my penis. She was sort of sitting by the base of my penis while... Read more »

my vagina...

Posted by Anonymous

I'm worried that I might have STDs. What does it mean when you have some grey areas on your vagina, maybe around the rear end, and or in inner thighs? Does that mean I'm not cleaning g0od enough? =

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tip of penis entered vagina w/o protection..help/

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm really concerned about something I did.. can someone please help.

I went to Thailand last month where I engaged in stupid activites. I went to a body massage establishment. Anyways, during the course of the body massage the tip of my penis enter... Read more »

Sex with Professional sex worker

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I had a 1 time insertive vaginal exposure with a female (professional escort in Latin America) of unknown status. I wore a condom and tested negative at 5 months via Elisa (sent to a quest labs by my pcp). I've had 1000's of symptoms and was... Read more »

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