Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Q&A: How Common Is the “Swing” Lifestyle?

  

  There are very few good studies on the swinging lifestyle. The data that we do have suggest that swinging is relatively uncommon.

• Q&A: Pregnancy And Infection Risk From Lesbian Sex

  A question from a female reader about possible pregnancy and infection risk from sexual contact with another woman

• Q&A: I Gave My Partner Herpes, Now What Do I Do?

  Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a reader who didn't tell her partner about having genital herpes - now the partner has it. What should they do?

• Q&A: Common Sexually Transmissible Infections And Their Symptoms

  Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a reader's question about the risk of sexually transmissible infections (STIs), their symptoms, and which STIs are the most common.

• Q&A: Analingus And Having Safe Anal Sex

  Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a reader about how to have safe anal play - including analingus and safe anal sex

• Q&A: Condoms, Erections And My Partner’s Physical Appearance

  A male reader asks about erectile difficulty when using condoms with certain partners but not others and techniques to help the situation

• Q&A: Before Having Oral Sex, What Is The Best Way To Clean Genitals?

  A question from a reader about the best way to clean the genitals and how to deal with body fluids during oral sex

• Q&A: The Connection Between Smoking And HPV

  A reader is shocked to learn that smoking can lead to HPV flare ups and asks why this fact is not more widely known

• Q&A: Chlamydia From A Bikini Wax? Chlamydia Risk And Transmission

  A female reader asks if it is possible to get chlamydia from a bikini wax or other non-sexual contact

• Q&A: Epididymitis – Symptoms and Treatment

  Question from a reader about epididymitis (inflammation of the skin around the testicles), its possible causes and the risks of engaging in sexual activity

• Q&A: What Does An Abnormal Pap Smear Mean?

  Question from a female reader about abnormal Pap smear results, possible causes, treatments and future risk to a partner.

• Q&A: HPV Transmission Risk From Oral Sex

  A male reader has learned that his girlfriend had HPV and received treatment. He asks what his risk of contracting the virus is, especially from oral sex

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