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[xfirealx.livejournal.com]

I cut myself shaving down there today. I was wondering if it's alright that I had unprotected sex right afterwards. I'm on my third month of birth control pills. I don't think it would affect it, but I'm asking for some insight just in case anyone disagrees. Also, was it a good idea that I had sex with the cut from shaving? I was bleeding afterwards but I don't know if it was because I'm near the end of my period, or if it was because of the cut. It was more pinkish/redder than usual, and towards the end of period it's normally brownish. Anyway, was it bad what I did? Could I be pregnant? And also, how can I get this to heal?? It bothers me when I urinate and such...

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[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

What are you worried about, exactly? I think you're asking if you can get pregnant because of the cut? If I've got that wrong, please correct me.

But no, you can't get pregnant that way. It's not like a disease, you can't get pregnant because of anything in your bloodstream. The only way to get pregnant is to actually get semen inside your vagina (while not using contraceptives, of course). Do you know how pregnancy happens? When semen is inside your vagina, the sperm swim up to an egg, if there is one, and fertilize it. The fertilized egg then implants itself in your uterus. Semen has to be inside your vagina to get the sprem to where it needs to go. Does that help?

[xfirealx.livejournal.com]

i think i'm more worried about whether i can get an infection, or is it not likely? i guess my question is more so how can i get this to heal so there won't be an infection. also, is it bad that i was having unprotected sex with the blood from this cut? would that affect anything in my vagina, etc.

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

Oooh. Well, assuming your partner is STI-free, I wouldn't worry about that. The blood certainly won't hurt you - there's often blood in your vagina, after all. To avoid an infection in the cut itself, just wash it off with warm water and a gentle soap if it's not in too far, and wear cotton undies so it can breathe (I would sleep without anything on if I were you, too). If it's not too far in, it should be fine to put a little neosporin or other antibiotic ointment on, but as long as you keep it clean it should be fine. I'd avoid sex for the next day or two to help it heal, but having sex once didn't hurt it terribly, don't worry.

Cuts around your vulva and vagina heal quickly on their own, because there's a lot of blood in that area and the skin is different. It should be much better in a day or two, probably. :)

[ex-tinker-be53.livejournal.com]

Having a cut there isn't going to affect getting pregnant.

If your partner has and STD or something, THEN the cut is bad. Or unprotected sex is bad. Both.

If your partner is STD-free, the friction and rubbing may just irritate it, that's all! :)