Hi Kpanganib, As you'll see in that article Willa linked you, HIV is transmitted through 6 body fluids: blood, vaginal fluids, semen, pre-cum, rectal fluids, and breastmilk. But if those fluids touch unbroken skin, which it sounds like is the case here, then even if HIV is present, it can't be trans...

Hi Darbby,

No, EC does not need to be taken in this instance; for pregnancy to be a risk, there has to be direct contact between ejaculate/pre-ejaculate and the vulva or vagina, and that did not happen here.

Hi catadora_m, The general recommendation is to treat hickeys the way you would another bruise, and do things like icing them or applying arnica to the area to help the bruise fade. In terms of caring for sore nipples, the main thing you can do is try and keep them from getting irritated as they rec...

Okay, so it sounds like a good next step is to figure out how to get in to see someone sooner rather than later. Does your mom generally get mad at you for asking for care or for her help making things like appointments? Or is it more that you're that she'll blame this on your hygiene and refuse to ...

Hi muhammada1257, There's not one, specific lube that will work best for every situation and every person. You can read about the different options here: Lube 101: A Slick Little primer . Too, if for some reason you're not able to purchase lube at a nearby store, there are lots of places online you ...

I mean, those are both pretty effective approaches in some cases! If you haven't checked them out before, I'd take a look through some of the different resources listed here; they offer a number of different approaches for managing anxiety: Anxiety and Other Mental Health Resources

Sure! One might be to try to engage in the media containing that character a bit less, including by exploring new media that interests you or returning to familiar media that you know you enjoy, just to spread your focus around a bit (too, in my experience that can help bring us into contact with ot...

Hi Strawberry, If you're genuinely feeling like you might hurt yourself because of how you feel over this, before we continue here, can you take some time to contact this number and talk to someone there? 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)/or text "HelpLine" to 62640. Your safety deserves to be priorit...

Do you have things that help you calm down when you're feeling anxious about other topics that you could employ here?

Hi SeanHunkius, We can't say for certain what's causing this, but if this pain has been going on for several days and doesn't seem to be getting better, I would say it's time to check in with a healthcare provider to see if there's anything going on, like an infection, the needs treating. That's esp...

Hi H0pefull¥, A helpful thing to keep in mind about fantasies is that, even thought they can sometimes clue us into elements of our sexual orientation or things we might enjoy in our sex life with another person, they can also entail things that we have zero interest in ever doing. Given that, if th...

If you're in a living space where things like the laundry or sinks aren't set up for any degree of privacy, that can for sure make it trickier to try to clean anything like a sex toy. I will say that semen doesn't have a super strong smell, and if someone were going through the trash and saw a bunch...

Hi naurmi008, There are actually a number of things besides pregnancy that can cause a period to be late. You can read about those here: M.I.A or, Dude, Where's My Period? Too, it's common for periods to come a few days earlier or later than expected without anything else going on.If you have a regu...

Hi FullOfQuestions, It's hard to say for certain if what you experienced was an orgasm, since we weren't in your body experiencing it. But it is possible for orgasm to look or feel different from instance to instance, so it's possible you were just experiencing orgasm in a way that was different fro...

Hi xiaoge, I'm glad you found us. When it comes to more casual, sexual relationships, if that's not something that feels comfortable to you or feels like it's what you're actually looking for, then you don't have to pursue it simply because it's available. If it's more that you're interested in usin...

Hi Viennakuko, Can I ask if you have any issues with incontinence or feeling like you have to urinate constantly more generally? Too, when you feel like you're pushing past that barrier when masturbating, is that one-second sensation a pleasurable one? And when it passes, do you feel your interest i...

Hi Emi, If this is only happening around a specific time in your cycle, then this may just be part of how your body experiences your cycle. If it's happening non-stop, that might be cause for concern, especially if it was suddenly very different from how your discharge generally smelled. As for what...

Hi Gluggaveður, I'm sorry to hear that you're in the midst of such a rough mental health spot. Are you getting any kind of mental health support right now? If not, we can talk about ways you might be able to connect with that kind of care so you can get the support you deserve. Too, if this is effec...

Hi starling1010, It sounds like you're nervous about vaginal sex because, even though the idea of it excites you, you're worried that it might be painful or uncomfortable, since your experiences with masturbation have sometimes gone that way. Since feeling the inside of your vaginal canal isn't a pl...

Hi itzxnikki, You're right that inserting a finger isn't "supposed" to hurt, although it can hurt due to things like tension or a lack of lube. With the G-spot specifically, it's kind of hard to say because how each person experiences touch to that area is going to be different. Some peopl...

Hi tarobubbleteaaa, It sounds like both anxiety and a lack of lubrication are playing a role here. So, getting your hands on some lube could be helpful (and if you're not sure how to do that, we can help you figure that out). With that anxiety and tension, was it just that worry about pain that lead...

Hi Hobogirl, I promise you're not doing anything wrong, and that you're not; the ways we do, or don't, experience sexual pleasure are incredibly varied. The trouble is, we're often presented with this idea that there are things that "should" help us reach orgasm or be incredibly pleasurabl...

You know, it's totally okay if your feelings and concerns around this are still shifting around. Trying to sort out our own fantasies, our feelings about them, and how those two things interact with masturbation as an activity can be pretty tricky sometimes. I hear you saying that you think finding ...

Hi Spider_Queen, There are a few different things that it sounds like could be at play here. You mention you think nerves or trying too hard (in other words, putting pressure on yourself) could be playing a role, and I agree. When we're nervous, whether that's about our "performance," the ...

Yep, I'm a pretty firm believer that the fact we see same-sex behavior in animals is a good counterpoint to arguments that try to frame it as "unnatural." But I'm also someone who thinks that even if humans were the only animals to do it, that would still be fine; we do a lot of things oth...