Comments on: Lesbian Safe Sex 101: The Doctor Is In (Also, the Cartoonist)

By: kammy

kammy — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:00:04 +0000

Ever heard of this crazy idea that women can actually get each other pregnant by transferring sperm of a previous intercourse?
Seams weird to me. But..
What do you think?

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By: hsvandtotallypositive

hsvandtotallypositive — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:39:20 +0000

As someone with HSV-1 both oral and genital…it’s really hard not to get it since you can get it by kissing, and sometimes the lady you’re kissing doesn’t have a cold sore when you start kissing them, but then after you’ve been dating for six months they get one and they’re like “oh yeah btw I get cold sores” and then you realize you’ve been kissing/having unprotected oral sex with someone who has HSV-1 for six months. We tried using dental dams but couldn’t get them to work…and although we tried to be safe I ended up with both areas infected.
HOWEVER
I still have great sex. (Although the greatest sex was with the girl who gave me HSV-1 so I can’t even be too upset about it.) Herpes is permanent, but it’s not the end of the world. Since I’d guess that herpes is probably the most common std among women having sex with women, I was surprised to see just one paragraph on it here.
The virus itself isn’t bad, the worst thing is the stigma. So a word of hope to anyone who has/gets hsv: it’ll all be fine. People will still want to have sex with you. Some people will still even want to have unprotected sex with you. Know the risks, talk to your doctor, and make sure your partner(s) is educated, and it’ll all be fine.

By: chipperdyke

chipperdyke — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:25:12 +0000

Sooo the info on HPV isn’t totally right. I have HPV and the standard clinical test does not give information about what strain you have. Also, the test is not given for the “wart” version; you’ll test positive only if you have an active, contagious “cancer” version.

Also, HPV only lasts for about two years, especially for younger people. You should only be contagious for two years, and you will only test positive during that window.

Please rethink this paragraph:
“But how do you know which strain you have? Get a pap smear! Cervical cancer takes years and years to develop, so going to the gyno and having them take a look-see gives you a darn good chance of never having the disease progress any further.”

It’s clear on second inspection that you mean, “Get a pap smear to see if you have cervical cancer, because you don’t want cervical cancer to progress.” However, it initially reads as if there is a cure to HPV, and you need to catch it early. There is no cure.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:22:49 +0000

the x peoples already taken! we’re stuck with x-women!

By: Elenn Lakespur

Elenn Lakespur — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:56:22 +0000

Boric Acid powder is generally a benign (doesn’t hurt you) chemical that is used in ears and eyes (as a wash) to make where it is used a bad place for bacteria, yeasts, molds and fungi to live in. It increases the acidity a very little bit – just enough. It is way less acid than is vinegar and is less harsh.

It is used as a roach killer to disrupt its digestion. You can dust it around where they go when you turn on the lights, and it is safe for humans (some restrictions with very young kids) and animals. Just don’t be stupid about it and snort it or eat a lot of it.

Just be careful with it (as usual) around young children.

More here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_acid

By: Abigail

Abigail — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:22:31 +0000

I have read this about seventeen times and every time I go to bookmark it, it’s already done. thank you for offering this information! it really needs to be more widely available than it is.

By: Allie

Allie — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:13:00 +0000

I blame IFC for never showing Shane having safe sex.

By: Devon Thomas

Devon Thomas — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:38:41 +0000

Oh man, yeast infections. DO NOT WANT.
But thanks for this article! It’s well written, and as an artist I appreciated the cute illustrations. I think I’ll be showing my friends the STDs, they’re pretty on-the-spot.
Personally, I don’t think I would risk anything without a dental dam. But thats as a previous germ-o-phobe.

By: Sarah I

Sarah I — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:53:56 +0000

I realize that this response is about a year late, but as the original author of this article, I would like to point your attention to the fact that above the yeast infection it says “The Doctor is Out.” While I realize that this was not clearly portrayed, I did not write any of the information on yeast infections, nor did I agree with its inclusion in the article. I was not given final editorial control over this article and was actually quite upset to see its inclusion in the article, considering it contains information that is not medically accurate. Yeast infections are not by definition sexually transmitted infections. Furthermore, as you mentioned, I would never prescribe something to a patient or recommend that they take anything without having seen them first.

I apologize for the fact that this was not clear and certainly agree with your assessment that a doctor should never prescribe a drug for a patient without having seen them.

By: Emmasaurus

Emmasaurus — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:24:49 +0000

Aaaand I just discovered this article now, but it’s STILL RELEVANT!

Boric acid is THE WAY TO GO! Fixin that PH, hell yes. If you have a gyno and you’re squeamish about making your own capsules, you can ask her to prescribe them and get a fancy drugstore to make em up for you all nice and medical-fancy! They can be expensive–$40 for 20 in NYC, watch out.

By: YumeLook

YumeLook — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:34:18 +0000

The sugar. I used to be such a sweet tooth but after multiple yeast infections I am not an avid yogurt eater and avoider of sugar.