You can lower your chances of having these problems. Here’s what you can do:
Use latex condoms when you have sex. This helps prevent the diseases that people get from having sex. These diseases often cause problems later on.
Have sex only with your partner.
Do not use lubricants when you have sex.
Do not drink alcohol.
Do not use street drugs.
Ask Dr. Hardy or the Nurse Practitioner about the medicines you use.
Call the office if you have any problems. Watch for:
a discharge from the vagina that is not normal
a pain in your abdomen
fever
bleeding from your vagina that is not normal
a change in your periods
pain when you have sex
sores and itching in the vagina or rectal area
