Urinary frequency can usually be determined by how many times you have to get up in the night to use the bathroom. “You really should not be getting up more than once at night,” adds Ross.
Q: If I had an STD in the past, does that mean I won’t be able to have kids?
A: Not likely.
“If you had a chlamydia infection for a long time, it might affect your fallopian tubes and create scarring,” says Ross. “But herpes is an STD, and it does not affect fertility. So it depends on the one you had, how long you’ve had it, whether you needed hospitalization or antibiotics, and how sick you got.”
Ross adds that women who have scarring usually developed a severe case of pelvic inflammatory disease and may also have fertility problems. She recommends that all women under the age of 25 undergo a yearly STD screening, with chlamydia and gonorrhea being the primary diseases of concern.
Q: I have a new sex partner and I keep getting yeast infections. Why do I keep getting them and will they eventually stop?
A: “This is very common. It’s two people exchanging their flora, and it’s not unusual to get a yeast infection,” says Ross.
There is not much you can do to prevent a yeast infection of this nature from occurring, but it helps to maintain good hygiene, Ross adds. “Often with new partners, you will get one and, with time, it will probably go away.
So there you have it -- a sizeable list of questions you didn’t have to blush over! But don’t forget if you have any suspicious symptoms, it is always best to make an appointment with your gynecologist.
