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Am I Normal: After Sex
Dr Dawn Harper discusses what is and isn’t normal after sex. You shouldn’t look and feel any different after you’ve had sex, but there are a number of health concerns that teenagers should be aware of. With STIs on the rise throughout the UK, Dr Dawn examines some of the common issues that can arise and finds out what teenagers and the cast of Hollyoaks think about STIs.
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Hollyoaks
University of Birmingham Hockey Club
Llanelli Youth Theatre
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Im 20 and i cant get a girlfriend because im worried my penis is too small. Also after i have masturbated my penis starts to get this rash around the bottom (girth), thats when it doesnt start to grow and when my testicle sack becomes tight like a childs. Also, one of my testicles is bigger than the other, with the small one not being smooth, but with loads of nerves underneath it... also my penis is bent when its flaccid ive seen my GP but he says im normal can anyone help me?
hey, i am 15 and i have not had sex yet, but my friend had a problem when she first had sex. Her boyfriend couldn't get his penis inside her, and im really worried this could happen to me because i have tried on lots and lots of occassions to insert a tampon but i can never get it further than about a couple of centimeters, im really worried because i want my first time to be enjoyable not embaressing. And also when you bleed after sex does it happen straight away or quite a while after? Please help! :(
i have not had sex ever but you just need to relax before you insert a tampon all my friends say you should relax when ever you are going to put anything inside u
Yes this is normal, it is just your hymen breaking, this should only happen once after your first time.
after sex i some times get a burning/stingin feeling and is sometimes uncomfortable certain ways i sit and can be like this for a few day ive been checked for chlamedia but my results were clear , what could be causein it?
I am ashamed of myself and regret this so anyone one reading it who maybe influenced do not make the same mistake I did. On saturday I lost my virginity in a hotel room with an older 20 year old lad who isnt even from where I live, It was unprotected! I am now experiencing a stinging sensation when I urinate and I have sore muscles in my stomach I am going for the morning after pill today but I am so worried That this infection could be more than just a water infection. The lad seemed clean and he was really nice but I just have a niggling feeling in the back of my mind.
i think you are just worried and just get it checked out
Hi, im 16 & i have a sexual partner we have sex a few times a week ba if i need a wee straight after sex when i pee it stings an sometimes burns, is it normal? X
im 17 and have been having sex for a while im with my girlfriend at the moment and want her to enjoy sex as much as i do but the problem is that i ejaculate in seconds when we have sex, and find myself having to stop and start again which kills the mood, is there anything i can do? is there a pill i can can take or operation i can have to stop me from ejaculating so quick?
I am 16 and I have been having sex with my boyfriend for nearly a year now.The problem is I have never had an orgasm while having sex, I have orgasmed from clitoral stimulation, but nothing from the inside. I would really like for us both to share this amazing experience. Is there anything we could do or try for this to happen?
I have exactly the same problem and was wondering if there was anything which would help?
Im 18 and have been having sex with my boyfriend for about 6months or so, the problem is I don't get any pleasure or any sort of nice feeling from sexual intercourse. I have orgasmed from clitoral stimulation, but nothing from the inside, it really frustrates me because I want to enjoy it with him. Another thing is that when he goes in deep or even in certain positions it hurts me, and I either experience a sharp pain that aches for a while after, which is around my ovaries, sometimes by my bladder and it feels like I need to wee, I don't have a bladder infection as I have checked and my boyfriend has been checked for STI's so I know I haven't got any as he is my first. Please help it's really getting me down.
Im 17 and been having sex with my boyfriend for the past 9 months. Our sex life has been great. But iv just recently started getting a pain at the botton of my belly and then sometimes a pain in my bum which hurts for around half an hour. This has never happened to me before. What could this be ?
hi am 19 and my bf 19 we hav been together since we was 16 and we lost our virginity with each other and is all been fine till like a few months ago he had like worts or spots on his penis could it be a sexually transmitted infection??
Yes this does sound like warts. get him checked out girl, and if it is an STI you can do better than him!! you should also get checked too GOOOD LUCK
Hi I have been with my boyfriend for a while now but we seem to be having a problem, having sex will end up only lasting five minutes because as soon as he finishes himself, he is then unable to stay erected, why's this happening? Please help he is really getting worried about it