A real question from r/DeadBedrooms that deserves a real answer. Not generic advice — specific steps.
So this is a weird one. My boyfriend and I are in a happy relationship for the past 8 years. He’s my best friend. We had a lot of sex at the beginning of our relationship, but I started experiencing issues with vaginal bacteria. I would go to the doctor, get a gel prescription to take for a week, and all would be resolved. We’d go back to having sex again and, like clockwork, I would experience issues with my vagina again. In talking to my doctor, there doesn’t appear to be much they can do other than a reactionary response of diagnosing the bacteria and prescribing the gel. In talking to my boyfriend, he feels a bit self-conscious, like “I have a dirty penis?” and doesn’t know what else he can do because he is taking care of his personal hygiene. But this issue has caused our sex life
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