The Truth About STIs w/ Dr. Ina Park

Sex With Emily

Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.2 • 6.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Fact: Your STI doesn’t make you ANY less sexy! In today's episode, I’m joined by the author of Strange Bedfellows and medical consultant, Dr. Ina Park who has made it her life's work to reduce the shame and stigma associated with sexually transmitted infections, AKA, STIs. Ina shares everything you need to know if you or someone you’re sleeping with is infected, how to reduce your risk of transmission, and when to disclose your status to a partner. We also discuss Ina’s #1 tip for STI prevention, what to know about how your personal grooming can impact transmission and a surprising discovery about The Bachelor’s casting process. Finally, we answer your questions about transmission through oral sex, when it’s possible to get intimate without a condom and why having an STI isn’t a death sentence for your relationships. Let’s ditch the shame and bring on the sex. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to disclose an STI and still have an amazing sex life. Why shaving might increase your STI risk (and how to avoid it). Why HPV is common—and totally manageable. Show Notes: More Dr. Ina Park: Instagram | Website | Twitter (X) Buy Dr. Ina Park's Book, Strange Bedfellows, Today! Join the SmartSX Membership: Access exclusive sex coaching, live expert sessions, community building, and tools to enhance your pleasure and relationships with Dr. Emily Morse. Yes! No! Maybe? List & Other Sex With Emily Guides: Explore pleasure, deepen connections, and enhance intimacy using these Sex With Emily downloadable guides. SHOP WITH EMILY! (free shipping on orders over $99) The only sex book you’ll ever need: Smart Sex: How to Boost Your Sex IQ and Own Your Pleasure Want more? Visit the Sex With Emily Website Let’s get social: Instagram | X | Facebook | TikTok | Threads | YouTube Let’s text: Sign up here Want me to slide into your email inbox? Sign Up Here for sex tips on the regular. See the full show notes at sexwithemily.com

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0:00.0	So that's what I'm about here, like maximize pleasure, minimize regret.
0:10.5	Have sex with kind people.
0:15.1	You're listening to Sex with Emily.
0:17.6	I'm Dr. Emily, and I'm here to help you prioritize your pleasure and liberate the
0:22.0	conversation around sex. Just when you thought herpes wasn't sexy, in today's episode, I'm joined
0:28.2	by the author of Strange Bedfellows, Dr. Ina Park, who has made her life's work to reduce the shame
0:34.7	and stigma associated with STIs, sexually transmitted infections or STDs.
0:41.2	Iness shares everything you need to know if you or someone you're sleeping with is infected,
0:46.0	how to reduce your risk of transmission, and when to disclose your status to a partner.
0:51.6	We reveal a surprising discovery about The Bachelor, what to know about grooming
0:56.2	your pubic hair, take note, and her number one tip about prevention. We got so many questions
1:02.6	from you and we got into a lot of them. Like, is it possible to catch an STI through oral sex
1:07.7	when it's possible to get intimate without a condom, and why having an
1:13.0	STI isn't a death sentence for your relationship or your sex life. Dr. Anna Park talks about STIs
1:22.0	in a way that I think is going to make you all breathe a sigh of relief. She is the expert. She's been studying it for
1:28.8	years. She's the medical director of the California Prevention Training Center. And she's also
1:34.0	the medical consultant for the division of SDD prevention at the CDC. And today we're talking
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