Men’s Sexual Health Services at Planned Parenthood'

There are many health issues that only affect men. This section focuses on men's sexual health issues.

There is much we can do to protect our health. Routine visits with a health care provider can help prevent serious illness. They can also diagnose and treat the common conditions that affect men. Whether you see your health care provider regularly, or if you have not yet made your first appointment, you may have many questions about men’s health.
Our goal at Planned Parenthood is to give you up-to-date, clear information that helps you better understand your sexual and reproductive health. We hope these pages give you the facts and tools you need to protect your health and to protect the health of men you care about.

Services offered at Planned Parenthood health centers vary by location. Some of the services include

• checkups for reproductive or sexual health problems
• colon, prostate, and sex screenings
• condoms and vasectomy
• erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation services, including education, exams, treatment, and referral 
• general health care and routine physical exams
• jock itch exam and treatment 
• male infertility screening and referral 
• STD testing and treatment
• urinary tract infections testing and treatment 

Use our health center locator to find the nearest Planned Parenthood health center that offers the services you need.
Planned Parenthood works to make health care accessible and affordable. Some health centers are able to charge according to income. Most accept health insurance. If you qualify, Medicaid or other state programs may lower your health care costs.

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What will be happen if I don’t want to have sex with anyone, ever?"

Many people feel this way at various times in their lives. It’s perfectly normal. People have different levels of sexual desire — some have more and some have less. Some people would be happy to have sex every day, and some people would be happy to have sex once a month, or less often, or not at all.
Many things can affect our desire for sex. They include stress, hormones, how comfortable we are with our partners, past sexual experiences, if we feel safe, how much we’re attracted to someone, illness, medication, and many other factors in our lives.

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Can I get pregnant from oral sex?"

No, it's not possible to become pregnant from oral sex whether ejaculate is swallowed or not. But pregnancy can occur if sperm are spilled into the vagina or on the vulva during any kind of sex. However, unprotected oral sex — on a woman or on a man — puts both partners at risk for a number of sexually transmitted infections, whether they are giving or receiving genital stimulation. For safer oral sex, use a condom to cover the penis, or a Sheer Glyde dam or plastic wrap to cover the vulva or anus.

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