I read a study that says that boys who masturbate are also more likely to use condoms. Why would there be such a connection? And really, doesn’t everyone masturbate?

I read that bacterial vaginosis can increase a woman’s susceptibility to other STIs. I don’t understand this–what does that mean?

Can HSV I Turn into HSV II? What about false positive results?

I am a girl and I look up pictures of boobs and videos of lesbians sometimes. I am somehow attracted to boobs, although I never feel attracted to girls. Does that mean I am a lesbian?

I’ve had genital warts for about a year, and have made several trips to a clinic for treatment with cryotherapy. The treatment was little more than the nurse zapping the warts with the spray. Could I buy one of these units and just do it myself?

I read that the herpes virus does not last very long outside the body. I’m sending you two studies I found online that suggest HSV can live for two hours at room temperature. Which information is correct?

I was in a serious relationship for two years with this guy but out of anger I let another guy perform oral sex on me. I’m starting to think I have herpes because my vagina has been very irritated and red and maybe a little swollen.

I am a 23-year old woman, one steady partner now but a couple of other sexual partners in the last year or so. I had a urine test for chlamydia that was negative, but I’ve had anal sex, too. Would the test I had also pick up on chlamydia in the anus or rectum?

I had my Pap test a month ago and just received a letter saying my Pap test is unclear. I’m scared because the night before I got the letter, my boyfriend and I had sex. Now I’m freaking out that I’ve given him HPV.

I’m gay and I feel trapped in an abusive relationship with another man. I don’t feel like I can talk to my friends at all, and I am afraid to report my partner. What should I do?

I am an 18 year old male. Every time I lay with my girlfriend and hold her I get an erection and prematurely ejaculate. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? Is there something wrong with me?

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 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? “Foreplay” is generally defined as any sexual or romantic activity that prepares someone for intercourse.

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 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 and that his clinic said I should be tested. I don’t have any symptoms. Do I really need to get tested?