# Washin' away the sex

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washin-away-the-sex/20318>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 23, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washin-away-the-sex/20318 "2000-05-23T20:18:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2000, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washin-away-the-sex/20318/21 "2000-05-24T09:45:53Z")

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For me it was Paxil, and now Celexa. They are in the SSRI family of antidepressant medications, which are all notorious for this side effect. I started a thread about this tonight: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25413](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=25413)

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**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2000, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washin-away-the-sex/20318/22 "2000-05-24T12:44:53Z")

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I have to agree with M.K…on the receiving end of things, there’s not much more disgusting than going about your business after a thrilling romp and feeling a steady gooey trickle down your thigh. Yeah, it’s a nasty mental image but guys? You put it there.

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**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2000, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washin-away-the-sex/20318/23 "2000-05-24T14:01:45Z")

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If my partner sweats all over me, I HAVE to shower or else I get so itchy/crazy I’ll scratch myself till I bleed.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2000, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washin-away-the-sex/20318/24 "2000-05-24T16:06:06Z")

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If you guys read what Cecil said about pumping a woman full of e. coli, you can see that a shower beforehand would be much more sound for guys who don’t keep themselves clean…

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**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2000, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washin-away-the-sex/20318/25 "2000-05-24T16:09:26Z")

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Since noone else has brought it up, I will have to leave you with this fine word: FELCH.

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