hi everyone, my boyfriend got tested for sexually transmitted infections last week, and finally received his results on friday. we were concerned because he had previously gotten tested at a different organization (who did not provide physical results or even a callback number to schedule followup c...

hi there, grapefruit and grapefruit juice actually interact with a lot of drugs! this is because it interferes with enzymes in your digestive tract that break down and absorb medicines. so sometimes, you can absorb too much of a drug -- increasing side effects -- or render the drug ineffective altog...

hi all, my boyfriend and i are planning on taking a nice bath together since i recently got a really good smelling bath bomb. to my knowledge, bath bombs contain oils. so i was wondering if having sex after the bath would pose a risk of condom damage since there could be residual oils on our bodies?...

hi guys, as an update, we finally went to the health center and got him tested! since the organization he initially got tested with did not give him any mailed, physical results, and we don't even know how we could contact them as they gave no card / other info, he decided to just retest. the throat...

hi darwin, condoms can indeed be damaged by prolonged exposure to heat, typically above 100 degrees fahrenheit for the condoms to sustain damage enough to make them unusable. it's ok for them to get warm for a small period of time, and so long as you don't leave them outside or in the car for a few ...

hi, if you've never used a tampon before, it can definitely be a jarring / nerve-wracking experience, but rest assured, it doesn't have to be. unless there is an underlying health condition, it is not harmful in any way to use a tampon - vaginas are, by design, suited to withstand things going in an...

:0 thank you!! i'm going to the health center tomorrow and can talk to someone then, but that sounds really cool i didn't know about that new bill.

i'm in lowell, ma :3 the community center is great, and really competent with treating lgbt patients, but i don't really know who i would talk to there to get a project like this going.

hi guys, so for some background info, i live in a SUPER diverse city -- racially, ethnically, economically, and culturally -- that really is a melting pot from all over. we have a really bad poverty and drug addiction issue here - which of course entails higher instances of sexually transmitted infe...

hi koro, i think it's also very important to address a few other things here. first, corroborating with what heather said, emergency contraception (plan b) is effective up to 5 days following unprotected intercourse, and you can pick some up at the grocery store and some health clinics offer it for ...

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it kinda sounds like it could just be fordyce spots (i can't diagnose for sure) which are 100% harmless and super common, so i don't think you have to worry. still good to see a doctor in case but really don't stress!

hi all, recently i've been thinking more about how to take charge of my sexual health more extensively. last year at my doctor's appointment she told me that i should really consider taking birth control seeing as i'm sexually active so i wouldn't have to worry about pregnancy if a condom ever broke...

we had another conversation last night and i told him i'll go with him and that he has until the middle of the month to get an appointment. it's hard to get him to be receptive to things he doesn't want to hear, but i think i got through to him enough that he'll actually do it now. thank you guys : )

he hasn't, but i didn't exactly tell him "get it done by so and so" because i didn't really know what to say after he told me about the phobia.

we had a conversation and he admitted to me having a clinically diagnosed phobia of needles that he's still working around to get the courage to go for more bloodwork, i guess now it's a matter of encouraging him to do so and reminding him it's a 60 second procedure. i'm not too sure how to approach...

thank you, i'll definitely be sure to bring those up assertively!

hi again, things are kind of at a standstill now. the place did call back but only to have him complete a survey, and no followup appointments were scheduled like they said it would be. i've been urging him to call back and get a diagnostic test appointment but he just gets stressed out and says he ...

thank you for those, i learned a lot and shared some of the info with him. he seems less stressed and we're now working on scheduling a diagnostic quantitative test for him to take. i had bloodwork done yesterday for hiv, syphilis and hep c as well as a urine test for chlamydia and gonorrhea, just a...

hi all, my boyfriend recently got tested for std's and today while we were on the bus he received a call with his results. everything came back negative, but they found antibodies for hepatitis c in his blood and will be calling back tomorrow to schedule an appointment. he lives a very healthy lifes...

hi all, i’d like to start this saying that this isn’t a “am i pregnant?!?!” post because i know that nobody is the pregnancy psychic :-) i’m just askin advice to keep calm and rational so this month i have not experienced any pms symptoms i normally do and my period is due for tomorrow. after talkin...

so recently i've begun exploring penetrative masturbation and my experiences today brought a big question to mind. while i'm pretty sure i've found my g spot, i'm plenty aroused (physically and psychologically), and it feels really good, i'm for some reason unable to orgasm. it does feel really plea...

additionally, there can be different ways in which people end up dissatisfied / regretful of top surgery. it could help to pinpoint whether you're concerned you'll regret a. not having breasts anymore b. the cosmetic outcome of the surgery -it appearing bad -it appearing less aesthetically pleasing ...

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not necessarily, people get erections for all sorts of reasons and it's not uncommon at all for erections to occur in one's sleep. i can see why you might think it's a sign he likes you, given his actions in the past, but i really wouldn't read that deep into it.

hi! there's really no definite way to say but i would recommend seeing a doctor if you're really worried about it. sometimes our bodies are just acting weird but it's still a good idea to get it checked out if this is out of the ordinary for you. pms and menstruation can be impacted by things like s...

hi, so this is a really complicated situation and i'm just looking to get it off my chest and figure out how to work around it. over the summer, before i got with my current boyfriend (who is completely separate from all of this), i met this kid at a pride event in my city who is a year younger than...