What are the risks of having vaginal sex after anal sex, and can STDs be transmitted in this fashion?

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This can potentially increase your risk of contracting lower genital tract infections including sexually transmitted diseases. It may be better for your partner to wash before engaging in vaginal sex with you in this case.

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Is being tested positive for Streptococcus B in my vagina a concern?

Hi M2 – it’s unlikely that the culprit for painful sex in your situation is Streptococcus B – the PAP smear result was just an incidental pick-up. It’s actually a commonly found bacteria in women, found in the vagina of up to 1 in 4 women (and causing no symptoms whatsoever in most). Strep B in the vagina is more relevant when a woman is pregnant, in which case it has to be eradicated to prevent dangerous infections to the baby. My money would be on the recent yeast infection as the cause of your itchiness and feeling of rawness with sex.

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How can I prevent recurring yeast infections?

Hi! I suggest to have it fully evaluated by seeing a gyne, and doing some swabs. This is to confirm if it truly is a yeast infection. Quite a number of women mistake normal discharge for yeast infection. It is usual for discharge to be thicker and more opaque before the period. A true clinically significant yeast infection will have a lot of curd-like lumpy white/yellow discharge and a VERY irritated red and sore vagina/vulva. True recurrent yeast infections can be managed with regular suppressive antifungal treatment, probiotics and correction of any underlying predisposing factors.

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