How to Wash Your Penis After Sex and Why It's Important

Have you ever wondered how to wash your penis after making love? If not, know that hygiene is always important, even after a wild night of sex or a quick but intense encounter.

Cleaning yourself properly reduces the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), bacterial and viral infections, and the spread of fungi in the genital area. Reddit, a platform where people really talk about everything, reminds us of this.

Here, the user GreenTeaOnMyDesk started a very long thread with a simple and clear question: how to wash your penis after sex? There were many users who sent him recommendations and shared their personal techniques. From their online chat, 5 main indications can be drawn:

How to wash yourself after sex, according to web users

• Make one now shower fast
• Wash your private parts well in bidet
• Always keep the toilet paper for 'that' moment
• Clean yourself with a damp cloth or from the wet wipes (but that they are free of perfumes and alcohol) so as not to irritate or damage the skin of the penis, a very sensitive area.
• Change and wash the sheets to eliminate all residues of semen and vaginal discharge.

This is from Reddit users, but what do the experts say?

Medicine believes that for both men and women, personal hygiene and that of their genitals, especially after intercourse, is essential. This is to avoid, as we said at the beginning, the transmission of diseases, infections and annoying fungi. The important thing is to always clean yourself with neutral soap, respectful of the pH of those delicate areas.

For men in particular, circumcised or not - although the former must be more careful as his foreskin is more 'exposed' - the essentials can be summed up in 3 steps.

How to Wash Your Penis After Sex According to Doctors

1. Before washing the rest, wash your hands first with soap and water, as they too could contain various residues
2. After sex, go urinate : it helps clean the urethra and urinary tract, but it also helps expel any bacteria and waste.
3. Clean your testicles, penis, anus with warm water; as well as your mouth, beard and teeth , in case of oral sex. Do this paying attention to use neutral soap . Finally, remember that after drying, the area must be free of moisture, so as to prevent the development of bacteria.

Article by Emma Sibaja originally appeared on GQ Mexico