Posts by Emily Taylor42

Interview with Ivan Miller

Just go see a doctor. I honestly don't get how people can feel embarrassed about this stuff nowadays.
Look, I'm not exactly bragging, but over the last seven or eight years, my only trips to the clinic have been for various STIs—and nothing as dramatic as syphilis or gonorrhea.
Bacteria, fungi, chlamydia... you can pick up plenty of that crap from someone else's bathroom or just by not keeping yourself clean.

egzemplaruša said:neither one requires a prescription

Sure, but if you try to buy them without a script, they'll charge you an absolute fortune. It’s way easier to just see a doctor, get a prescription, and pay $3.25, instead of dropping 50, 100, or 200, depending
. I have plymicol in my cabinet, but it didn't do squat last time...
A doctor can actually tell if you're dealing with fungi or bacteria. Fungal infections are a massive pain because of the "ping-pong effect"—one person clears it, the other doesn't, and then it just loops back. You basically have to fight it with condoms for at least a month.
You might also be prescribed oral pills.
Or, hey, you could just head out into the woods, pick some nettles, and rub them on your genitals—that's a tried-and-true "folk remedy."
YOU CANNOT TREAT THIS KIND OF STUFF WITHOUT A PROFESSIONAL (even if that professional is a herbalist). The consequences can be brutal. It seems harmless at first, but if you don't treat it, you both end up screwed. For example, if it's bacterial, it can spread to your bladder and kidneys, and then you're in deep trouble, while she could deal with issues affecting her ovaries.
If you're embarrassed, I don't get it. This is as trivial as having a cold or the flu; that's how you should view it. This happens to 90% of people and couples, including those who aren't promiscuous. Women get fungal infections from their own bodies (a doctor will explain why).
And if you're just avoiding the doctor because you're too lazy, then you're honestly an idiot.

Go to www.mayoclinic.org and read up on STIs. There are tons of them, and not all of them are as notorious or transmissible as HIV or gonorrhea, but they can still be dangerous and devastating (for instance, you could end up infertile).

Whatever...

The thing is, guys usually don't feel a damn thing. You won't notice anything until it gets seriously bad—just a slight sting at first, and before you know it, she’ll be in so much pain she can barely pee or even move.

If the gynecologist can't figure it out, either cut back on the sex or just go see a doctor yourself. They'll probably refer you to a urologist or a specialist in dermatology and sexual health, or you might just end up giving a urine sample and calling it a day.