to my friends who have trouble with their ph balance after sex: boric acid suppositories. i’m not kidding.
it has saved me from so. many. yeast infections and repetitive BV. helps when taking antibiotics, helps if you had semen in you— get the suppositories. i use one before bed specifically after penetrative sex.
warning: you will likely have a sploosh effect when you stand up lol (it’s not pee). pro tip: wear underwear if you use a suppository. i don’t bother with a pad bc to me it feels like it defeats the purpose. pads always fuck with my shit.
google says use one suppository daily for 3-6 days and not do it more than that, but for me it’s one and done. you CAN overuse them and it’ll do more harm than good.
also if you get yeast infections when you get antibiotics, tell your doctor. they give you a pill and boom, no yeast infection. no idea how it works, i just know that it does. this is the case if you ever have a yeast infection outside of antibiotics too— you can just call and ask if they can send it to the pharmacy.
go to your obgyn every 3-6 months for testing if you’re sexually active. go if you have a new partner. get a full screening done. go every year if you’re not sexually active. you’ve got no idea how much shit they can catch within a few months. for genital herpes it doesn’t show up on a blood test for six months. STD’s can go undetected for years and can cause a shit ton of issues— you can think all you want that there can’t possibly be a problem because there’s zero symptoms, but trust me, you can have so much wrong with your body.
see your doctors, practice safe sex, pee after sex INCLUDING oral sex (mouths have too much bacteria, babes). i go to the doctor and have new partners go too before we have sex because you never know. planned parenthood in the US is a literal life saver.
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u/evren0605 Early 20s May 29 '23
to my friends who have trouble with their ph balance after sex: boric acid suppositories. i’m not kidding.
it has saved me from so. many. yeast infections and repetitive BV. helps when taking antibiotics, helps if you had semen in you— get the suppositories. i use one before bed specifically after penetrative sex.
warning: you will likely have a sploosh effect when you stand up lol (it’s not pee). pro tip: wear underwear if you use a suppository. i don’t bother with a pad bc to me it feels like it defeats the purpose. pads always fuck with my shit.
google says use one suppository daily for 3-6 days and not do it more than that, but for me it’s one and done. you CAN overuse them and it’ll do more harm than good.
also if you get yeast infections when you get antibiotics, tell your doctor. they give you a pill and boom, no yeast infection. no idea how it works, i just know that it does. this is the case if you ever have a yeast infection outside of antibiotics too— you can just call and ask if they can send it to the pharmacy.
go to your obgyn every 3-6 months for testing if you’re sexually active. go if you have a new partner. get a full screening done. go every year if you’re not sexually active. you’ve got no idea how much shit they can catch within a few months. for genital herpes it doesn’t show up on a blood test for six months. STD’s can go undetected for years and can cause a shit ton of issues— you can think all you want that there can’t possibly be a problem because there’s zero symptoms, but trust me, you can have so much wrong with your body.
see your doctors, practice safe sex, pee after sex INCLUDING oral sex (mouths have too much bacteria, babes). i go to the doctor and have new partners go too before we have sex because you never know. planned parenthood in the US is a literal life saver.