Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Size Matters: Perceptions Of Penis Size And Condom Use

  

  Men may be criticized for worrying too much about size. However, penis size and shape can have real effects on sexual health.

• Using Simulation To Understand STI Transmission

  

  Guest Blogger Emily Nagoski gives a primer on 'agent based modeling' and how it may help to predict STI transmission risk.

• Syphilis: It Still Exists and Infections are Rising

  

  Syphilis still exists and symptoms can be very hard to recognize. So hard in fact, that many people aren’t getting tested and remain undiagnosed.

• Q&A: Cunnilingus, Fellatio, And Safer Sex

  

  For both cunnilingus and fellatio, there is the risk of passing chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, herpes and most likely even HPV.

• Q&A Can I Transmit Jock Itch During Sex?

  

  Jock itch is not normally considered a sexually transmissible infection, or STI. However, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be transmitted during sex.

• Q&A: Losing My Virginity To An Escort Before Finding A Girlfriend

  

  Although some choose to have their first sexual experience with a paid partner, most choose to have their first sexual experiences with a romantic partner.

• Q&A: Anal Sex And Long Term Health Concerns

  

  As far as we know, regular anal sex is not likely to damage a person’s anus or rectum or to cause significant health problems.

• Q&A: My First Sex Was With A Prostitute, I Did Not Get An Erection

  

  Some people feel a great deal of pressure to be good at sex. As a result, some people rush right out and have sex with whomever can have sex with them.

• Q&A: He Ejaculated In My Face. Could I Have An STD In My Eye?

  

  A variety of infections can be passed from semen to the eye including Chlamydia, pubic lice, gonorrhea and HIV.

• Q&A: Hand Job, Fingering, And Pregnancy Risk

  

  If you got semen on your hand, but washed your hands well with soap and water, then you likely cleared all of the semen off of your hands.

• Q&A: My Wife Has A Sore Near Her Anus. Could It Be Herpes?

  

  There are various reasons why people get sores on their anal or genital area and not all of the reasons are related to sexually transmissible infections.

• Q&A: My Wife’s Fantasy Is To Have Four Guys Ejaculate On Her Face

  

  Although some women and men fantasize about bukkake, which is the practice of several men ejaculating on a woman, you are wise to consider the risks involved.

• Q&A: What Are The Chances Of Contracting An STI From A Sex Worker?

  

  Prostitutes are required to use condoms, which greatly reduces the risk of passing infections between partners.

• Q&A: My Roommate Used My Vibrator Without Telling Me

  

  Sharing sex toys should always be done with care, and borrowing someone’s toy without telling them can be risky.

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