Romania Girl

            Thank goodness women are no longer restricted to hormonal contraceptives. With the addition of the female condom, there are now more ways to avoid pregnancy and prevent from getting infections. This new kind of condom works as a sheath that is inserted into the vagina, some 8 hours before sexual intercourse. I’ve read some women complaining that it’s too hard to put on or that having something inserted inside them is quite irritating. My answer to that, read the instructions carefully. If you don’t put it on properly, the female condoms will not protect you from STDs and pregnancy. The female condom can be used in vaginal and rectal intercourse. Women should also be aware that female condoms should never be used with male condoms.

It comes in different sizes just like the male condoms. However, I have yet to see colored and flavored female condoms. Oh well, if it’s inserted into the vagina, the color and smell won’t make much of a difference anyway. It cannot be re-used! Once the male has ejaculate or you are done, you have to remove it as soon as possible. Water based lubricants will help with friction problem, but never use oil based ones with latex condoms.

I’ve just read a research article from the New England Journal of Medicine about the contributing effects of oral sex to throat cancer. If AIDS, HIV and other STDs aren’t enough to scare us, they had to involve cancer, too. The research shows that promiscuous oral sex (about 26 partners or more in a lifetime) greatly increases your chances of Throat Cancer. This is due to the likelihood of being infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, which has been implicated with different kinds of cancer, including the cervical kind. It was stated in the article that smoking doesn’t even come close to oral sex as a contributing factor to Throat Cancer.

Though oral sex reduces the risk of getting a girl pregnant, the chances of diseases spreading are very high. Both the male and female are open to all kinds of infection. HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases can be transferred through unprotected oral-vaginal sex. For oral penis contact, the risks are even greater as some pre-ejaculation (pre-cum as we refer to it) can go into a mouth with open sores; which then can be a route for viruses/bacteria into the bloodstream. And we all know that some STDs can’t be cured, it’s better to be safe than sorry.

It’s not because the test is painful; but the reason I hate having a pap smear is because I’m scared of the results. The women in my family have a history of benign cysts and tumors all over their reproductive organs. I know that sooner or later, one or two symptoms will show up and I will have to lay down an operating table like the rest of them did. However fearful I am, I know that I have to go in and take the pap test.

Most women don’t even bother to go to their gynecologists, except when they get sick or pregnant. But it’s important to go in and have a pap smear no matter how violated we feel after. It takes a long time for abnormal cells to become cancerous, finding out early is better than having full blown cervical cancer. Basically, all women who are or have been sexually active should have a pap smear. For a more accurate result, you should avoid having sex before the test or inserting a tampon. You should not also douche or bathe in a tub. These can affect the results of your papsmear. When you do visit your gynecologist, be sure to take a Mammogram and all the other tests needed to determine your health.