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Georgan Gregg has answered 119 questions.

How long do you think people living with genital herpes can wait before we see a cure? Also, are researchers even looking for a cure? Do researchers need funds?

: My wife and I had a lot of sex for the last year or so and never had any problems. last week I discovered something that looks like a pimple on my penis, it's red in color, and was itchy for some ti

Before and after I have sex, I always empty my bladder and clean myself off. After sex, I began to itch on my clitoris, vaginal opening, and it hurts sometimes too. The other day I took a mirror posi

What is "crabs"? And how do you catch it, and what how do you treat it?

I have a question on STDs. I dont really know a lot about it but I heard you can get it from sucking dick. I'm 14 and I have sucked my boyfriends dick a couple times. What are the risks? Is there a

My girlfriend has noticed small, white, raised and pointed growths-very hard to see-on her lower labia. We checked online to see if her symtoms were similar to certain types of STD's and found nothing

Can you protect yourself from getting HIV by using a condom for intercourse or receiving oral sex aka blow job. In the case of intercourse is it possible to contract hiv from vaginal fluid that cou

I contracted herpes in 1978, have been married twice and have never passed it on. Recent info seems to express that it is contagious even when not active. I have not been active for approx 2 yrs. I

if u have genital warts...are u only contagious when there is a wart present or can u infect others with your ejaculate!!!???

I am dating a man of 2yrs now and we have 1 child toghter and another on the way this April. About 6 months ago I found out i had trichmonia?(std). The doctors gave me Flaygl. I want to know if this

I recently had sex with my girlfriend, and I did not use a condom. I clearly pulled out before I ejaculated but what I want to know is: can she possibly be pregnant even if I did not ejaculate inside

My significant other has had problems with a kidney disorder and it has made it hard for him to get an erection but he couldn't say and it turned out that he would say it was my fault-- i was not youn

FOR THE FIRST TIME, I SWALLOWED WHEN MY BOYFRIEND CAME. NOTHING HAPPENED IMMIDIETLY, BUT ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER, EVERYTHING I ATE TASTED LIKE CUM. EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T EAT, I TASTED IT IN MY MOUTH. IT'S D

i've always had small bumps on penis similar to the ones around the nipples on girls, what are they? can I get rid of them? they're not painfull unless I bother them like I would a pimple. sometimes w

Like another one of your questions from another individual, i have some small bumps around my penis as well and sometimes i tend to have more some days than others. usually i have more when i am sexua

i have little reddish swollen spots around my vagina what could they be

Is it possible to contract a STD from a Sex Cinema. There were men there who were having sex with one another, but if you just sat next to them and did not engage in sex is it possible by being in the

my boyfriend enjoys oral sex but lately my discharge has smelled and tasted different to him and he was wondering why. it makes me a little nervous because maybe I have an infection and I want sex to

HI, IM trying to find a site or someone to email & get information about being treated for STD/PID & how the long the systems continue after being treated? If you know of any information can you pleas

what is wrong with you if you have green fluid comming out of your penis, ghonareah? I have that problem now and i don't know if I have some type of sexually transmitted desease. every time i go to t

i noticed i have these white bumps underneath my upper lip that are only noticable when i tighten my lip and my lower lip is very chappy. two parts in my gums are also looking rare and there is a whit

The problem: I'm 20 now. When I was 13 or so, I started masturbating,and I developed a habit of doing so whenever I was extremely stressed. I found it to be of immense relief. I've since tried

I was wondering how much of a chance there is to get hiv or aids if you have unprotected sex but he pulls out before he comes.

There’s a lack of sex and bad communication in a monagomous relationship im in. Seven days ago I received unprotected oral sex (a blow job) from a woman I don't know and intercourse with a condom. I

Hi how are you? I am a male 28 year old and I have had an achy left testicle for awhile now. My urologist gave me antibiotics (Cipro - ciprofloxacin) for a suspected infection because I had urinatio

I was wondering - I am 17 and have just been diagnosed with my first yeast infection. my boyfriend and I enjoy oral sex and was wondering how long I should wait until we can start having oral sex agai

I have been using the pill as a birth control method for the last ten years or so. Mostly I had been using condons as well in casual sex. I had a five years relationship. During this I was using just

alright, tonight, this girl and I, didn't have sex. But we did everything else. We got naked and made love. She gave e a hand job and I cleaned it up with my hands. Well then I fingered her. What I wa

Hi, I have a 18 yr old girlfriend, whom i slept with a week ago. I did not insert my penis inside her vagina, but was gives strokes externally. During this her vagina had become wet with my semen. Can

my boyfriend and i had unprotected sex but he didn't penetrate me all the way. i'm fearful that i might be pregnant. we've had great communication about that issue but i'm afraid to ask about birth co

Hay I am really scared and I need someone to answer my question soon. I had sex with an older women, i used a condom, but never ejaculated in it but "tok it off from me" then mastebated me, rubbing

I have constant burning and terrible odor. No unusal discharge. I believe I've contracted STD's. Where can I go for "confidental" testing?

me and my boyfriend have been faithful yet we have trich,could this have come from our reicent trial with anal sex?

I had a sexual encounter last week with someone I didn't know. Oral sex was performed on me with a condom. There was no vaginal sex. I did place two fingers in her vagina. I also performed oral sex on

I have recently been seperated and divorcing this month after I have been with my wife 4 yrs married, 4 yrs before that courting. So its been a while since I have been single. Recently I have star

I have a lover who I have had sex with 3 times. The last time we were together (3 days later) I noticed that I have a discharge and some itching.How could this happen when he has been using a condom?I

Dear Georgan Gregg hi, please help me, I'm a male. I had sex with a girl a few days ago, i used a condom when having a vignal sex but i didn't used a condom when i had a blow job, is it possible for

Recently I met this young man and he and I have been dating for 3 months and we had sex with a condom but we perform oral sex on each other. My problem is I recenly found a prescriptions for drugs re

I've been searching all over for information on genital warts in children. My friend's 4-year-old daughter was diagnosed with genital warts. The warts are on her thighs and buttocks. The pediatrician

What tests are available (and affordable) to detect the presence of STD's. Since there are many different types is there a single test or series of tests which I and/or any potential partners might be

ok i have had sex with my boyfriend about 15 times.. we have used a condom 2 times and the rest he pulls out... if evertime he pulls out and i see the cum come out when i am off is there a really go

I've just noticed that on the top of my penis came out in a rush -looks like. I'm worried! It's the first time that I have this kind of problem.

Several years ago, I started getting a couch which seemed to be alergy related. Over the years it has gotten worse and I am in the process of getting it checked out. My question is this. Can an upper

Today I went to the gynocoligist for a coloscopy and biopsy, the doctor said that I most likely have HPV. She proceded to explain that this was sexually transmitted and it causes cancer. I feel devest

Hello there. I had sex with an prostitute two weeks ago. I used a condome while having sex. I was wondering if there is a chance for me to be HIV infected.This was the first time I ever had sex in my

Hi, I am a 22 yr old boy and i want to ask you a question. While surfing the net, i visit many websites which advertise pills for penis enlargement. Are such pills safe?. Are there any natural met

hi i found this site off sexualhealth.com and i was wondering if u can help me.. i will short but detailed 5 days ago i had inserted my finger to my girlfriend's vigina...it was first time for b

Since I read on this site that HIV virus will take 3 to 6 months to be discovered in medical test, what if I had sex with a woman (who still doesn't know she is infected with HIV while we have contact

I work for a support service and we are trying to produce a STD handbook and have been trying with out luck to locate photos of STD infection.Specifically early infections/mild cases rather than extre

Ever since I was about 9 yrs old I have always ejaculated by rubbing my penis against a pillow so whenever I ejaculated, my penis was always standing straight up. After many years of doing this, now w

Can you get an std through a condom?

Hello, the other day I had oral sex with a girl(I went down on her)and I had a healing coldsore.It had formed a scab and was not bleeding nor was her vagina.But I can help to be concerned that I have

I have skin-colored bumps in my anal area and red bumps on my buttocks that alternate between itching and burning for the past 10 weeks. Sometimes they bleed and there is pain upon bowel movements. A

Recently, I learned of rumor that a girl I slept with a few months back tested/could be HIV positive. I went and got tested the day I heard this (Thursday) and am awaiting the results. My question i

QUESTION: I was diagnosed with epididymitis on the right testicle a little more than 4 months ago. I was given 1 week of levaquin to treat the problem and the swelling went away. About 3 or 4 weeks

I would estimate that 7 out of every 10 sexual encounters I have lands me with a "yeast infection." I have always had a fair amount of discharge (enough to start sex but I always have to use a lubric

I have been experiencing bleeding in my vagina whenever I go in heavy petting with my boyfriend. As long as his finger goes into my vagina, I feel pain and immediate bleeding occurs. I am not too sure

I am 21 married, my husband is 25. I have a lack of orgasms.

is my partner at risk of pregnanacy while preforming oral sex on me, even though I DO NOT cum? Is pre cum enough to inpregnante her? Please advise. Thank you kindly

Hello sir , i never had any sex in my life yet, but my penis has taken a curve and it is not staright. Please how to cure it?

I have an odor that smells like ammonia in the vaginal area. I was treated recently with Macrobid, but I don't know what this odor is. My boyfriend has all but stopped seeing me, because after we ha

I was with a girl about 4 weeks ago and both of us were on the rebound. We were messing about and ended up naked in my bed. As nneither of us really wanted it we didnt have intercourse but she did lay

Vaginal itching

My wife admits to a low sexual desire. We have been married for 10 years. Our first years of marriage was great but sex has decreased considerably. I usually have to initiate things and that makes me

Hello there..! how are you ? Well I am a 22 year old man.I am studying and am from a fairly rich family background. Now the problem is that I am sexually very very active...I mean i cannot live with

hi doctor i have 2 questions that i must ask the first is that my girl want to have sex and i do to but i dont know one thing about having sex and where do i post to enter at? and the sceond is that i

I was curious, could you transmit HIV/Aids while dry-humping with you underwear on? I know there is a slight chance of pregnancy, but if say the girl had HIV and I didn't, and I ejaculated and it soa

I've recently developed a sort of a rash on my vagina....small raised bumps...kind of itchy....not painful..more or less on the normally smooth skin that surrounds the opening to the vagina...in the p

I finger my girlfriend sometimes and sometimes I dont wash my hand. Lately in the back wall of the vagina I feel a small"bump", like a small pimple, where she likes to be touched. The pimple like stru

What are the risks of contracting hepatitis viruses from intercourse using a condom? Can you contract hepatitis from kissing? What about vaginal fluid that come down to the base of the condom and tou

i have a new sex partner. he now has what appears to be a lesion or pimple of some sort on his penis. i already know that i have genital warts. i'm afraid that i may have spread it to him.we have had

I was having sex with a woman and my condom kept riding up. I kept pulling the condom down to make sure that it stayed on. About a minute after, I checked and the condom had come off inside her. Wa

I met a girl on the net that has herpes( she just found out). and i think she is a very sweet person. what are the chances of leading a normal life with her, including sex....is it possible? if so how

me and my girl want 2 have anal sex but i'm not sure if its safe we both are healthy, disease free (including stds, aids, etc.) so can i have anal sex without a condom and ejaculate in her anus wit

i was wondering what kind of sexual diseases can women give to each other.

I have been diagnosed with genital herpes. Can I perform oral sex on my boyfriend without risk of infecting him?

Okay i am a virgin, but every time i get an erection my penis bends downwards a little, kinda like a banana but not as much! Whats wrong? Does it affect me or my performance? Is it normal? Also i have

i just want to how to know on the first night of my wedding that my wife is a virgin

Well i masturbate like everybody else... its totoally normal i know.. but recently my sperm has been coming out very strange... it doesn't hurt bt it comes out in like a thick residue.. not milky...

My partner and i have been having sex for a long time, but i have been wanting to try new things i was wondering if u could advise me on some positions or give me websites?

i am on ortocyclen and i am concidering using the product bust plus or bloussant (natural breast inhancers). i was wondering if it would effect the effectiveness of the birt control. i would very mu

The woman I love has HIV but I'm very confused. She says she does not have AIDS. only HIV (what is the difference?). I had one time penetration with a condom and many times oral sex. I really love

I'm worried about the fact that my penis has a large amount of white heads arounds its base. I was curious as to how i could get rid of these in order to have clear skin?

My girlfriend and I are exploring oral sex, but she and I are very concerned over the possibility of her getting pregnant. The situation that worries us the most is kissing immediately after I 'cum'

I am 15 years of age and my G/F of almost three months is 6 months younger than I. I have a questions about Sexualy Transmitted Infections. Within the past 48-hours, both my girlfriend and I have give

Is it possible to get pregnant, or any diseases, from mutual masterbation?

my girlfriend started her period on a wednesday and she is on birth controll,but also this whole week she has been on antibiotics for a cold ,and she heard from somewhere that when on antibiotics birt

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A WOMAN TO GET PREGNANT BY ENTERING A PLACE WHERE A MAN HAD PREVIOUCLY MASTURBATED WHITHOUT ANY VISSIBLE AMOUNTS OF SPERM?

I suspect myself having lice for few years. I have seen a couple doctors, and was told that I am fine. My hair quality is getting worse, and feel itchs on and off different part of my body. I would

i have found pimples in my vagina and iam wonering what it could be.. i havent had sex with anyone at all and can you tell me what it is??

are there any adverse effects in swollowing semen during oral sex?

well me and my b/f were having sex but he didnt use a condom.. this is our second time having sex. He pulled out but im still worried.. i should get my period in about 4 days.. what are the chances im

Hello there! My question is this, for example I had an unprotected sex with a girl on August 2001, and i would like to find out if I am infected with HIV. For how long from the last time i had sex tha

I have had litttle white lumps on my penis and scrotum since i can remember.i have been to my doctor and he says its nothing to worry about.I have read a previous article in which u said it could be h

Please send me info by mail on the issue above (impotence):

I’m afraid that I might be infected by hiv based on this incident. Back on February 7, 2002 (Thursday), I had a big clot of blood (quite big) right in the middle of the roof of my mouth. The clot

hello again, it's tom again. because my gum bleeds a little sometimes (i don't know when..) what if my saliva contains an extremely low amount of blood....and if i'm infected..will my mom be infec

hello Georgan, can you please help me out? if i had an hiv 1/2 (eia) antibdoy tests done at kaiser permenante on the 6 week, 11 week and 5 days, and 17 week and 2 days.....and all came back negat

this is how it goes...i'm chinese and when my family eats dinner...we use chop sticks...my chop stick wasn't extremely wet...just a little moist...extremely little moist..i picked up a piece of meat a

If my boyfriend ejaculates into my mouth, how long does the sperm stay alive in my mouth? I am concerned about touching my mouth afterwards and then spreading it to my vagina. I am paranoid about to

My boyfriend and I have never had sex, but we do everything else. The other night I gave him a hand job and he cummed. While his penis was still wet, he rubbed against me. He did not put it in me, bu

My first question is can I use some kind of local anesthesia (delay spray) to prevent premature ejaculation?? is this harm full or not. If it is, then what else should I do??. What about viagra and ot

what are the symptons of chylmadia...my lover says he has had burning while urinating and leaking..he got treated but is waiting for results of exactly what it was...i have had no real problems..i did

My name is Britt, 30 years old. My problem is as follows: It's not possible for me to have sex anymore with my partners after getting into close relationship. (3-4 months) After this period it feels t

Ok i have some bumps or sores around my the tip of my penis, but i have had for a while what should i do? Also could it have something to do with me not being circumsized? I mean I've had them before

I am a 27 year old female. In the past year I began having sex for the first time and started taking the pill. I have went from a size 6 to a 11/12. I cannot even get my clothes over my upper thigh

what is it ,how does it effect the human body ,scared I have been terrible sensative partner has blistery rash on belly just in the last month how will this effect future partners how can this be cont

I am sexually active and have been with more than one partner,around christmas i had a PAP smear and it came up normal. However, Today 4/1/02 i went to get a regualr sports physical and he had me uri

Hi! I'm 16 years old and I'm just getting into a sexual relationship with a girl. Aparently she is more experienced than i am and i wanted to know how safe is oral and anal sex. Are there any precauti

hello, i wonder if you can tell me that if i can get hiv from a person wbo is hiv infected by sharing the same drinking bottle if my gum bleeds a little. i always spit my saliva to see if my saliva is

Hi, well I've had chondlyoma for about 4 years and i've used Aldara cream and got them leeped and 2 months later they came back. I need some help as far as someone that can help me with getting rid of

Im 16 and when i masterbate in the shower i get little red spots(in one big blotch) on my chest that are internal(under the skin:can only see them)...should i be concerned about this?

My wife is 30, and seams to have lost interest in having intercourse, being intimate, not even liking to cuddle in bed. I am 39. Sex is becoming less frequent - once per month now. My wife is a ver

If a man infected with HIV and I had unprotected sex but he pulled out before he came inside of me am I at risk for contracting HIV? What are the symptoms of HIV - is one of them being tired all the

i intimately kiss a girl and few days later igot a small white sore under my tongue and then on on my lower inside lip they went away and now i have small light red sore on my outside lip it itches i

Can having sex during my period, is it possible for bacteria in my mensus flow to irritate or even cause infection in the male?

I have masterbated since I was about 13 and had no problems. I became sexually active at 16. I am now 19 and recently a problem has come up. It only happens during any sort of Masturbation or the sa

how come i canot get sperm out of me

My to be wife was digonised hapatitis b positive when she was a kid around 10 of age but now after 15 years her australian antigen test show negative. In fact for the last 10 years regular test hav