Nurse_Nettie

@Nurse_Nettie Thank you for your answer

I saw that from a certain length you could hurt. Is this true?

@Nurse_Nettie ok great thank you! Just to be very clear – I don’t remember any fluids of any kind being on my hand after the encounter. And then I handled some money, and drove home (~15 minutes) and then washed my hands for 7-10seconds with soap and water.

What is your email?

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What is the likelihood of transmission if I rubbed a strippers vagina (just ran my fingers across the outside of the lips, no penetration whatsoever), then drove home, I washed my hands with soap, and then masturbated? There was about 20+ minutes between touching her and touching myself.

@nurse_nettie oh okay I see, this information is still reliable right from you? And I can’t call that number as I am not from AU.

@nurse_nettie thanks for replying. Can you tell me the source of this information? I just want to look more into it

Also @Nurse_Nettie, if the fingers/ hands are replaced with latex/ plastic gloves does this still apply? HIV virus would not survive?

Okay thank you for your fast response @Nurse_Nettie , so to confirm, even if someone were to get little bit of precum on their nails (even fake acrylic nails at that) and were to finger someone else, viruses like HIV wouldn’t be transferred, as they would die off on that kind of environment?

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Why is it that you can get chlamydia/ gonorrhoea with mutual masturbation but not HIV? What is the difference?

@Nurse_Nettie you said that usually it is fine if you have a small cut and it was clot quickly but what if you regularly bite your nails and fingers so there is usually a cut

Thanks for sharing this with us @Frankie. Nurse Nettie may be able to offer you some insight here… I’ll tag them @nurse_nettie

@nurse_nettie thank you for that factsheet! I think I’ll go see a GP after lockdown’s over and try to get a referral. It’s a bit nerve-racking!

I’ve never bled @tea but I definitely find sex painful, especially if I’m not ready. I recently learned about vaginismus, which is when your muscles spasm from having a tight pelvic floor.

@nurse_nettie how common is vaginismus in your clinic and what would you suggest to someone struggling with it?

Hey @yogigirl I hope you’re doing okay, did you make a decision about getting the Mirena or not? I hope what @nurse_nettie said helped you with your decision.

I’m just going to link you to some other threads we have about the Mirena and similar contraceptions, know you’re not alone in your situation.

IUD Removal | Implanon | Can the pill…[Read more]

Thanks so much for sharing @mapho and like @nurse_nettie you’re totally not alone in this, it’s soo common for all types of people. This actually happened to me when I had my IUD removed because my hormones were balancing back out, so I had VERY increased sensitivity and would come super quickly when having sex. I think the most important thing is…[Read more]

OMG I really didn’t think you could get pimples downstairs but there you go!!! Thanks so much for the handy links too @nurse_nettie :~)

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful replies @sextronaut, @earthmama, @stephaniaaaah, @paterson, @nurse_nettie, it’s nice to know I’m not alone and have people who I can talk to about it.

I recently came across a tiktok which went along the lines of “would you still be non-binary if you were born a cis man?” and honestly that one shook me…[Read more]

Thank you @champagnepapi and @nurse_nettie! Good to know it’s normal. With pain, I quite often will have intense stabbing pains in my left side, which happens on and off my period. I’ve had an ultrasound and there are no cysts but I think it could be PCOS or maybe endometriosis related? I haven’t been diagnosed with either, and my gynaecologist…[Read more]

Not silly at all @worriedboysure, it’s really great you’re doing your best to stay safe and informed for you and your partner!

What @nurse_nettie said about contraception is so true, that it’s great to see you talking about contraception with your partner. I hope you feel less anxious about things now.

Hey @nurse_nettie, i’ve recently had a referral to get a Mirena inserted due to my ongoing PCOS, however i’m really nervous about it. When I get my cervical screening it’s always very painful and I bleed, so I can only imagine this is going to be worse. I keep putting it off as it sounds like such a horrid process but I know it’s a much safer…[Read more]

Thanks so sharing @nurse_nettie! Who knew the internal/female condom could be used for anal sex how interesting!

I’m kind of interested to try the internal/female condom for vaginal sex! Has anyone ever tried it?