Q: I’m a male and I’ve never had sex. I am 15. When I pee it burns. It only happens once in a while. Is there any possible way this is normal so I can forget about this? Because I am scared to go to the doctor and find out I have an std. [...]
Also taggedSan Francisco Sex Information’s Continuing Education program is a series of monthly classes on topics of interest to sex educators, helping professionals, and anyone curious about the workings of human sexuality. Admission is $5 for anyone who’s volunteered with SFSI in the past six months, and $15 for the general public.
These classes do not necessarily [...]
Q: I was curious, what is my risk of contracting MRSA when I go to a sex club, provided that I use gloves when touching genital area and condoms for penetration (oral or other).
Is it a higher risk than the same kind of activity in a private setting because of contact with surfaces or towels [...]
Q: I’m trying to find accurate and consistent window periods for testing for various STDs as well as how long it takes to get results. Unfortunately, this information seems to be very hard to find at all and sometimes conflicting when I do find it. I know this will vary from state to state, clinic [...]
Also tagged herpes, HPV, safer sexQ: Thirty years ago I had genital warts that were effectively treated, and I have had no recurrence of the warts during this past 28 years. Now I am a man in my 60s.
What are the possibilities that I may still communicate the virus at this time? Are there any tests that I can take to determine [...]
Q: I have a question about an unusual, taboo sex act and I wasn’t sure who to ask. I have not engaged in this practice, but am curious about it. Is blood drinking considered a high risk sexual activity? I read somewhere that it is actually quite difficult to contract HIV that way because the [...]
Also tagged fetishQ: My partner had a positive pap smear (for HPV). We are in our late 40s/early 50s. We swing, and we’ve had sex with a lot of people, but we almost always use condoms. Should we tell our other sexual partners? If we do, how far back should we go? What are the risks of [...]
Also tagged HPV, swingingQ: My partner of two years had HPV. We have just ended the relationship. He recently read about elevated incident of throat cancer in relation to HPV. We could not tell if that was for partners. We engaged in unprotected oral sex — he receiving.
I recently had a normal pap smear, which included HPV testing. [...]
Q: Can any sexually transmitted diseases–especially Herpes–be transmitted in female ejaculate??
A:Herpes exists at the skin level, in the skin and nerve cells at the surface. The risk when there is no sore is close to zero. When Herpes goes active and creates a sore is the time of most contagiousness. There is also a phase [...]