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There are a few likely possibilites for this. One might be plain old vasocongestion -- when a person becomes sexually aroused, the whole pelvic area fills with blood, which is how erection happens in penis, and vulval engorgement -- swelling of the clitoris and vulva -- happens in those body parts...

Generally, people who get periods can expect the unexpected with their menstrual cycles for the first 5 years of having them. Even then, it's still common for young people to have erratic cycling into their early twenties. That means you're normal. Even if your period has been totally well-behaved...

Most topical antibiotics state on the label that they aren't to be used on mucous membranes, alas. But you can certainly check the label on any topical antibiotics you have around the house to see. So, with a genital injury -- I'm assuming you mean you have an injury around your vaginal opening? --...

Ideally, after something like this, you'd want to flush your eye out with a lot of water, as an immediate measure. But more ideally, you don't want to get semen in your eyes. That absolutely poses a risk of infection -- as well as hurting like nobody's business -- including sexually transmitted...

Hey, Katie. Well, in most people with vaginas there is a "skin thing," at least at the beginning, and that's the hymen. But it rarely is "popped" or needs to be "broken" by sex. The hymen is made up of thin folds of tissue that, when we're young, mostly covers the vaginal opening. It's right there...

I just want to start by debunking something first, okay? There really is no distinction to be made between "some" intercourse and "full" intercourse. In other words, an inch or so in, is as much of intercourse as a few more. Given how much penis sizes can vary, as well as the fact that the nerve...

Well, I feel you shouldn't fake it in the FIRST place, and would say it's time to stop faking NOW. I know: it can be really hard sometimes to tell a partner we care a lot about that we're dissatisfied, because we don't want to hurt their feelings. But faking pleasure or orgasm is one of the best...

It's absolutely normal for your partner to need some time to get fully aroused before intercourse is comfortable or even wanted. The vagina doesn't really have a static state of "tightness" or "looseness." When nothing is inside the vagina -- or nothing is being introduced to it -- the vaginal walls...

None of this has anything to do with how much you masturbate. Nor is this likely about something that's wrong with your penis. I am, however, seeing a few issues here that are either misinformed or not as they should be which are the likely culprits. For starters, understand that the vagina really...

My boyfriend says that anal sex is no different than regular sex. Is that true? He also says we don't have to use a condom? Also, will I still be a virgin if I have anal sex? Will it hurt as much?