A 41-year-old member asked:
Is anal sex bad for guys prostate?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
41 years experience
Yes: Contributes to an increase risk of infection and trauma to the prostate.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Is anal sex bad?
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Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Anal Sex: Anal sex is a common human sexual experience. There is no bad or good in medicine or science.
Sometimes there is shame. Sometimes there are risks for common stds, just like other forms of sexual intercourse.
Anal sex can take some time to get used to. But, for many humans, straight and gay and bisexual, this is a normal part of their sexual life.
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Last updated Mar 16, 2021
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