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Question:
I was wondering if it is possible to be sexual active with a girl who is on her period. Will she feel discomfort or anything like that? I was thinking things might be less messy in the shower or something.

Answer:
by Konstance McCaffree:
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Certainly things may be less messy in the shower, but the only way to find out if a girl will be comfortable having intercourse during her period is to talk with her about it. Sexual intercourse isn't the ONLY behavior that you can have for sexual pleasuring, so if the mess of having a penis in the vagina (and then it must come out) is too much, then do lots of other things. Also wearing a latex condom can help things a lot. Not depositing sperm into the vagina cuts down on the mess a lot. Also, a girl doesn't bleed heavily each day of her period so many will have only a small amount of bleeding and it isn't a problem at all. Each woman is different and sometimes if she has not ever done it before she may think it is disgusting to her partner. Unless you share with her your feelings she may not know how you feel.

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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