Let's Talk About Sexual Health

Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH is an infectious disease specialist with a focus on LGBTQAI communities. He is the Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at CDC.

This video is a joint production of KFF’s GREATER THAN and CDC’s LET’S STOP HIV TOGETHER.

This information is shared for educational purposes and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. The views expressed are those of the featured medical professional and reflect information available to that professional at the time of filming. Always consult a healthcare provider for any personal health decisions.

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TRANSCRIPT:
Hey, you, you. If you don't know me, I'm Dr. Demetre and I'm here to answer all of your questions about sexual health.

Sexual health also means talking about pleasure, making sure that if there's things that are getting in your way, like if something hurts, it doesn't feel right, make sure that you talk to your doctor about it to make sure that there's not something wrong.

Stay up to date with sexually transmitted infection testing. Make sure you get your butt swabbed and throat swabbed. And you can prevent a lot of diseases through vaccines and there's a lot of important vaccinations.

Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, think about those. They're really important, especially for men who have sex with men and other individuals who could benefit from those vaccines. Also consider mpox vaccine because we're not done with the job.