Smartphone applications may help people manage their sex lives

Despite all the potential uses for smartphone applications, people may not guess that some of those designed for Android phones may help users manage their sexual health and relationships. According to androidapps.com, there are a number of available programs that may help individuals learn about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), identify symptoms or even track their sexual partners.

Two of these apps, one called Your Rapid Diagnosis STD and another named After Sex, provide general information about STDs and symptoms, so that users will have a general idea when they visit their healthcare providers of any disease they think they may have contracted. These tools also offer information about where people can seek STD testing.

More teens have cell phones than ever before, and those who are too shy to discuss safe sex with their parents or physicians may be able to learn about contraception by using the app Safe Sex Tips. While this cannot replace one-on-one conversations with experts, it may help young people gather the confidence to address safe sex concerns.

Frictlist is a tool aimed at helping users keep records of their sexual partners, as well as what type of activities they engage in with their mates. The website noted that this may come in handy if a person is diagnosed with an STD, since they will be able to properly inform all of their recent partners.