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A question I need answered please?
I just heard this from a friend of mine and she is having problems with her boyfriend While she was on a cycle, her boyfriend told her that he could have sex with her unprotected during that time, because she is basically letting the ''baby'' flow out of her and she can't really get pregnant. She asked me and I decided to ask you? Is that true? She told him no that 1. She didn't know if that was really true and 2. She told me that when she met this guy, they both lost their virginity to each other, but she told him she still didn't know if that still meant that she and him could possibly get a STD. She has been dating this guy since she was 12 and they have been dating for six years. She lost her virginity to him five years later. So she asked me these two questions. Can she get an STD even with them both being virgins at the same time they lost it and is it true that she could not get pregnant if he had sex with her unprotected? Please let me know. Thank You!
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STDs enter your body when you have contact with another person who is infected. This can be unprotected sex - including anal or oral sex. Infections can also be passed on through contact with blood.
If your friend is 100% sure her boyfriend has never cheated or had sexual contact with anyone else, chances are he does not have an STD. However, some things can also be passed on by merely kissing (kissing someone with an open blister on their lips can transfer the herpes virus, for example). If she's in doubt, they can always have a full screening for STDs to put her mind at ease.
Next, pregnancy.
I COULD give you a giant lesson in what is going on in the female body at different points of the month, but I'm not sure you're interested in that! However, I will say that sperm can live in the female body for up to seven days. Having unprotected sex during your period means that sperm can still be hanging around when you ovulate (release an egg).
Every woman's cycle is unique and different - everyone can ovulate at different times, have different length periods, etc. You can in theory get pregnant from unprotected sex at ANY time in the month, particularly if you don't know a lot about your own particular cycle.
When in doubt, use protection. Better safe than sorry - and better to put up with a slightly grouchy bf who doesn't want to use condoms than putting up with a cranky baby 24/7!
I wish you and your friend the best.
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