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How Medication for Herpes May Help With the Stress of Herpes Dating
When you have been diagnosed with herpes, dating can feel like you're entering in a minefield. When do you disclose your infection? How will your partner respond? A conversation with a friend of my mind recently opened my eyes to how using suppressive medication for herpes can make dating with herpes easier - in a way I did not expect.
Oral Sex Tip - Choosing a Condom for Oral Sex
When you want to have safe oral sex, whether it's with a man or with a woman, it's important to choose the right sort of condom to use. Condoms with n-9 are a bad idea, because they make your tongue go numb, but there are plenty of other options.
Sex Myths: It's the Man's Responsibility to Buy Condoms
Another prevalent STD myth is that it's the man's responsibility to buy condoms. The truth is that it's everyone's responsibility to be prepared to have safe sex.
Sex Myth: I Can Only Give Someone Genital Herpes If I Have Herpes Symptoms
A lot of people believe that you can't give someone genital herpes if you don't have herpes symptoms. However, that's simply a dangerous sex myth.
Understanding Fraudulent STD Treatments
Fraudulent STD treatments and products claim to treat or cure STDs but have not been tested and approved by the FDA
Sex Myths: STDs Are Transmitted Every Time You Have Sex
One of the most common sex myths is that if you have an STD it will be transmitted every time you have sex.
Sex Myths: I'd Know if My Partner Had An STD
A lot of people think that they don't need to worry about STD testing or safe sex because they'd know if they or their partner had an STD.
Sex Myths: Is Oral Sex Really Sex?
Although a lot of people would like to blame the origin of this sex myth on Bill Clinton, the truth is that people have been arguing about whether oral sex is really sex since long before the late 1990s.
Why Calling Oral Herpes Cold Sores Can Cause Problems
Many people are surprised to learn that cold sores can cause genital herpes infections. Should we stop calling oral herpes "cold sores"?
My Partner's Cold Sores Gave Me Genital Herpes
Many people are surprised to learn that it is possible to end up with a genital herpes infection if your partner has cold sores. It's easy to forget that cold sores are also caused by a herpes virus, and one that isn't that different from the one that causes genital herpes.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Why do the experts call sexually transmitted diseases sexually transmitted infections? Because, technically, the term sexually transmitted infections is more accurate. However, that doesn't mean that STI is a more useful term than STD
Reframing Safe Sex Negotiations - Safe Sex or No Sex
Some people find it really hard to negotiate safe sex. They go into a new relationship with the best of intentions but still find themselves having sex that doesn't include barriers or agreeing to intimacy before the test results have come back. If that sounds like you, it's time to reframe how you negotiate safe sex.
"I Just Had My First Herpes Outbreak..."
When people experience their first herpes outbreak, they're often shocked to hear their partner accuse them of cheating, when they assumed their partner had lied to cheated on them. However, neither is necessarily true. It's possible for someone to have herpes for years without knowing it, and then transmit it during an established relationship, leading to a first herpes outbreak.
Urine Testing for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia
In the bad old days, men who thought they might have chlamydia or gonorrhea were tested by swabbing their urethra and women had to undergo a pelvic exam. Fortunately, now the same diseases can be diagnosed through urine testing. Urine chlamydia tests and gonorrhea tests are a heck of a lot easier, even if in some places they're still difficult to find.
Cervical Dysplasia
Cervical dysplasia refers to changes in the cervix which may or may not be pre-cancerous. These changes are usually associated with infection with high-risk genotypes of HPV.
Don't E-mail or Post STD Pictures Looking for a Diagnosis
Although some STDs have highly characteristic sores, rashes, or lesions, most of them can not be diagnosed simply by looking at a picture of them... and it would be unethical for a medical practitioner to try and diagnose you from your STD pictures even if they could.
Are We Having Sex Yet?
Does it matter what it means when we say that we're having sex with someone? When it comes to safe sex, it probably does, because many people may choose to disregard safer sex precautions if they don't think they're having sex. Which leads to the central question of this article... what is sex?
When a Woman Doesn't Want To Use a Condom
Although many people think that it's always the male sex partner who is reluctant to use a condom, that isn't actually the case. Often it's a woman saying that she doesn't like condoms or want to use them. Some women are just being stubborn, but others have had experiences that make them honestly believe that sex with condoms is bad for their health. Here's how to change their minds
Why Some Men Might Like the Female Condom
The female condom isn't only an innovation for women who want to take more control over their safe sex lives. Certain groups of men also really like using this alternative to male condoms.
Mutual Masturbation - When You Don't Want To Wait
When one or both sexual partners has not been recently tested for sexually transmitted diseases, a couple may feel like their safe sex options are somewhat limited. Mutual masturbation may be a solution.
Where To Find Free Condoms
Practicing safer sex doesn't need to cost you an arm and a leg. A lot of times if you just look around you can get your condoms for free.
Oral Sex Tip - Putting On a Condom With Your Mouth
Have trouble convincing your partner to use a condom? Try putting it on with your mouth. Condoms make oral sex safer, but using oral sex to put on a condom is also a great way to convince a reluctant partner that safe sex is a good idea. Here are some tips for how to apply a condom in a way that any man will find stimulating.