My mom has a new boyfriend I don’t like. What can I do to get okay with this?
My mom has a new boyfriend and I don’t like it. She’s dated some guys since she and my dad split up but she might get serious with this one. What can I do to get okay with this?
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I’m a guy, why do I need the HPV vaccine?
I’m a 15 year old guy and my doctor said she thinks I should get the HPV vaccine. Is the vaccine safe? And why do guys need a vaccine to protect them against a disease that affects females?
I’m a young man, so why can’t I keep an erection?
I’m a 22-year-old guy, and I feel really embarrassed. I can’t get a hard on, or if I get one it goes away before I come. I feel like this shouldn’t be happening to me since I am so young.
What is foreplay?
What is foreplay? “Foreplay” is generally defined as any sexual or romantic activity that prepares someone for intercourse.
Why did I need two types of STI tests?
My doctor tested me for trich by taking a swab from my vagina, and then tested my urine for chlamydia. I don’t understand why I needed two types of STI tests.
How long can a person have trichomoniasis?
How long can a person have trichomoniasis and carry it? Could it have been passed on almost three months with only light symptoms?
Somebody I was with told me he has chlamydia —do I need to get tested?
Somebody I was with told me he has chlamydia and that his clinic said I should be tested. I don’t have any symptoms. Do I really need to get tested?
Can HIV be transmitted by fingering?
I know this is probably stupid but, I was fingering someone last Saturday night and I had a hangnail on my finger. Could I have gotten HIV?
Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is an infection of the urethra that is not caused by gonorrhea. You can get NGU by touching your mouth, penis, vagina, or anus, to someone else’s penis, vagina, or anus (who has NGU).
