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It is not ideal.

When it happens, it burns because there is salt, ascorbic acid, citric acid, and other substances in semen.  Flush your eye with lukewarm water if this happens.

An eye has much in common with a penis and vagina, as it is also a mucus membrane. Ok.  Maybe not much, but it is still a mucus membrane. It is a site where infections including HIV and STIs can enter the body.  The eye is not the ideal site for STIs and HIV, so the chances of contracting them is much less than through vaginal, oral or anal sex – but it can happen.

If you are worried you contracted an STI through a “shot” in the eye, contact your medical provider … come to Planned Parenthood for testing.

The best thing to do is duck, so you don’t get fertil-EYE-zed.

(Sorry about the bad pun.  Low hanging fruit is hard to resist.)

Planned Parenthood of northern New England’s Education Department carefully selects all weekly questions. All questions are actual inquiries made to PPNNE by college-aged students.

Should you have a question you would like to see included, please send an email to goddess@ppnne.org

It appears the Midwest Teen Sex Show has been picked up by Comedy Central!

Will honest, informative and hilarious sex information be available on prime time? Perhaps even be mainstream?

One can only hope.

Although the topic of anal sex is often considered taboo, the CDC reports approximately 40% of men and 35% of women between the ages of 15 and 44 have engaged in heterosexual anal sex. Approximately 3.7% of men surveyed reported engaging in anal sex with other men.

Most important: if you engage in anal sex – use a condom.  Unprotected anal sex is 5 times more risky than vaginal sex and 50 times more risky than oral sex when it comes to contracting HIV.  Those are important facts!

Know your partner’s and your own STD status.

For both men and women the anus has many sensitive nerve endings that make it a great area for sexual stimulation. For men, stimulation of the prostate gland can be very pleasurable. 

If you decide to have anal sex –

• Use lots of water-based lube
• If you use a dildo make sure it is soft and flexible
• If you are using your fingers, make sure fingernails are clipped
• ALWAYS proceed slowly, listen to your partner.  If your partner says stop – absolutely stop.

Planned Parenthood of northern New England’s Education Department carefully selects all weekly questions. All questions are actual inquiries made to PPNNE by college-aged students.

Should you have a question you would like to see included, please send an email to goddess@ppnne.org

Turns out, you don’t grow hair on your palms or go blind. Phew.

That said, David Freeman over at Webmd did some research and shares 5 lesser known facts and theories.

The answer is YES, you can get pregnant.

There is nothing about hot tubs, swimming pools, or any body of water for that matter, that prevents pregnancy or STI transmission.

People have been having sex in bodies of water for years.  However, it is much harder to put a condom on correctly when you are partially submerged.

Water feels great, but it can wash away the vagina’s natural lubricant and/or any lube you put on the condom.

Lastly, condoms aren’t tested for use in pools; some research states that chlorine adversely affects condoms.

The chance of being interrupted is also increased-could look bad!

All this information may make you want to stick to foreplay to the water,  and have sex poolside, or on the beach, which is another topic for another week.

Planned Parenthood of northern New England’s Education Department carefully selects all weekly questions. All questions are actual inquiries made to PPNNE by college-aged students.

Should you have a question you would like to see included, please send an email to goddess@ppnne.org

Who doesn’t love a good sex ed spoof (courtesy of Texas Freedom Network Education Fund – Just Say Don’t Know: Sexuality Education in Texas Public Schools)?

What kind of sex education did(n’t) you get?

Semen is safe to swallow if you are certain your partner is disease free.  It is not dangerous and it will not harm you.

Semen is an all natural bodily fluid and contains protein, natural sugars and minerals and has about 15 calories. This means you aren’t breaking your diet, if you’re on one.

If you are not positive of your partner’s status, do not engage in oral sex without using a condom or dental dam. In the absence of a dental dam (they aren’t always easy to find, though your local Planned Parenthood health center should have them on hand) please use non microwaveable plastic wrap–the kind without the holes.

Back to semen: disease can be present in “pre-cum” and on your partner’s skin. If you have any cuts in your mouth, you can also become infected.

Swallowing is not the issue – your partner’s infection status is.

For what its worth, the question of whether to spit or swallow has been around for centuries – The Kama Sutra, one of the first love manuals, has a whole chapter on oral sex or “mouth congress”.

Planned Parenthood of northern New England’s Education Department carefully selects all weekly questions. All questions are actual inquiries made to PPNNE by college-aged students.

Should you have a question you would like to see included, please send an email to goddess@ppnne.org

What do reptile droppings have to do with birth control??

Sarah Seltzer, of RH Reality Check, shares some stunning birth control history that includes crocodile dung.

You’ve come a long way, baby.

STDs (sexually transmitted diseases/infections) spread in two ways:

• through bodily fluids ( semen, vaginal secretions, blood, pre-cum)  These fluids are passed from partner to partner during vaginal, oral or anal sex.
• through skin–to-skin contact. (Genital HPV can spread by rubbing against an infected partner skin-to-skin or by touching an infected person’s genitals, then touching yourself. )

Saliva itself does not transmit HPV but,  skin-to-skin contact can.  LIPS ARE SKIN!

Activities you do on your own, such as masturbate,  do not transmit STDs. 

Some HPV facts:

• There are more than a hundred types of HPV – about 40 types can infect your genitals – vulva, vagina, penis, scrotum, anus, or rectum.
• Genital HPV is quite common – about 50% of men and 75% of women have HPV at some time in their lived– most people are unaware.
• Although most HPV infections go away within 6-8 months – some do not. HPV can lay dormant for several years, making it impossible/difficult to know when you were infected and to whom you may have passed the infection.
• Some types of HPV are “high risk” types and can result in cervical cancer or other genital cancers.

 Use condoms!  Get Yourself Tested!  Kiss Often! Kiss A Lot!

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s Education Department carefully selects all weekly questions. All questions are actual inquiries made to PPNNE by college-aged students.

Should you have a question you would like to see included, please send an email to goddess@ppnne.org