Sexually Active, These 5 Things You Need To Know

Illustration of things to know about'sexually active' (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA Sexually active is often mentioned, both by doctors, parents, and even your friends. Sexually active, intended to refer to sexual activity, including penetration, contact between genitals, manual stimulation, and others. Usually, doctors call this term related to penetration sex and even wider.

It also includes manual stimulation, such as fingering or handjobs, dry humping, or other genital-to-genital contacts, riming or other oral sex. In other words, although you have never had penetration sex, a person may be sexually active with other sexual activities as mentioned above.

The question 'Are you sexually active?' is usually asked when filling out a list of questions in medical examinations, especially related to reproductive health or related general health. It is important to understand that certain sexual activity is at risk of developing an IMS. In addition, it is also important to understand the risk of unwanted pregnancy, so careful consideration is needed before being sexually active.

Sexually active, necessary with considerations. Like whether doing it out of personal desire without coercion, choosing to be sexually active after or without a commitment, using contraceptives so that reproductive health is maintained, and there are no regrets afterward. These considerations are in your hands and what you do makes it comfortable.

For women, being sexually active is associated with the rupture of the hymen. This is a myth, because those born with hymen, partial hymen, and some born without hymen. Although hymen can be torn during sexual activity, the hymen can also be torn due to sports or other physical activities.

This means that doctors also cannot determine whether a person is sexually active or not except for a pelvic or rectal examination if in the nearest future he previously experienced ejaculation during sex with penetration. Please note, cement can live in the body for up to 5 days. So the results of the doctor's examination refer to the marker.

Sharing details of personal information, related to sexual history, is important. Especially informing health service providers regarding the HPV vaccination, IMS, the simplex fear virus.

Doctors may explain contraceptives, both hormonal and non-hormonal condoms. Doctors will also recommend IMS tests when a person is sexually active. The question of whether to be sexually active or not, is also asked during a pelvis examination and pap smear to detect the beginning of cervical cancer.

The name'sexually active', launching Healthline, Monday, May 27, is not only related to how much frequency is having a husband and wife relationship. Even though the husband and wife have not had sex for a long time, it also includes being sexually active. The reason is, the term'sexually active' refers to the risk of contracting IMS, several infections, HPV, klamia, and other asymptomatic reproductive diseases.

This means that being sexually active does not only refer to how close to sexual intercourse is. But it is also related to several conditions related to reproductive health. For example, sexist genitals that are inactive for months or even years, but can get infected before symptoms arise. So informing health services about being sexually active is important for reproductive health. Routine checks are also important to do for the same purpose, preventing bad risks from being experienced.