Q: This is embarrassing, but I feel like my vagina is always … itchy. I’ve been to the OB/GYN and I don’t have any STIs, but it seems like after sex I’m always itchy a few days after. What is going on? Is there anything I can do to decrease my itchiness? Do you think it means something is off in my body?
Q: I got the Gardasil vaccine when I was 18. A few weeks ago, my boyfriend found a genital wart and was diagnosed with HPV. We use condoms when we have sex, but the wart was on a part not covered by the condom. I don’t have any warts (yet), but I guess my question is, how worried should I be? Is there anything I can do to protect myself now that I know? Does this mean we’ll always have to use condoms? If I stay with him, am I basically eventually doomed to get HPV or does the vaccine mean I don’t have to worry?