There are diverse precautions you can take that are easy to follow. First of all, always carry (or make your boyfriend carry) at least two or more condoms with you, and use one each time you have sex (including oral or anal). Remember that frequently changing sex partners or having frequent multi-partner sexual relationships favors sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). If you change partners, check for STDs – this is a gesture of responsibility towards yourself and others, and helps to reduce the spread of STDs. Limit alcohol consumption and don’t use drugs. Both of these things can make you lose clarity of mind and self-control, favoring promiscuous and unprotected sex.
- Learn how to observe your external genitals, and get in touch with your body. For your boyfriend this is easier. He must look at and touch his penis carefully. When he touches it, he shouldn’t feel pain or the presence of nodules, and there should be no spots on the glans or discharge from the urethra (the channel through which urine passes).
To observe your intimate parts, you can use a mirror. Touch your vulva and the inner and outer labia. You shouldn’t see any stains or blisters, feel pain or the presence of nodules, or have any urine leakage.
- Take care of your intimate hygiene every day. Use specific products that are delicate, and have a neutral pH. Always wash yourself before and after sexual intercourse.
- Avoid lingerie, as well as pants or jeans that are too tight. Always choose natural fibers such as cotton, linen and silk. Synthetic underwear doesn’t breathe, which causes sweating and maceration of the intimate parts, favoring the proliferation of germs.
- Never sit on toilet seats in public restrooms, and don’t even touch the walls around them. Always wash your hands for your sake when you go inside, and for the sake of others when you leave. To turn the knob on the door of the public restroom, use your elbow and not your hand. This is one of the areas that is most infested with germs and bacteria, especially considering the continuous flow of people (and many do not wash their hands!!). If you have the slightest suspicion that you’ve contracted an infection, go see the doctor. Do not take it lightly!
