Ask The Nurse!

Lauren Smith, FNP-C, is a nurse practitioner working at the Center for Sexual Health and Wellness at the Livingston County Department of Health.  She’s here to answer YOUR health questions – feel free to send them to sexed@geneseo.edu!  Anonymized questions and answers will be posted here on a regular basis.

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Whenever I have vaginal sex with my boyfriend, it hurts! I don’t understand why, but it’s really frustrating and I’m scared that he’ll want to break up with me because of it. What could be causing this pain, and how can I make it stop? …(click *here* to continue)

When seeing an OB/GYN for the first time, what questions should I ask? What will they ask me? Can you walk me through a visit?…(click *here* to continue)

My partner and I tried to use a dental dam last night, and it was kind of awkward. Do you have any suggestions about how to make using one easier?…(click *here* to continue)

I get vaginal discharge sometimes, and it looks different depending on the time of the month. Is that normal? What should discharge look like? How can I tell if something is “off”?…(click *here* to continue)

I had sex last night, and the condom broke. I’m worried. Is there anything I can do after unprotected sex to lower my HIV risk?…(click *here* to continue)

Whenever I get my period, I get really bad cramps. I asked my doctor about it and he said that was normal. When I asked my friends, though, they thought that my pain was pretty extreme compared to theirs. Is my doctor right, or could there be something else going on? How can I find out?…(click *here* to continue) 

I just started dating someone, and we’re probably going to have sex soon. I want us to use condoms.  How do I start that conversation?…(click *here* to continue)

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