Tools & Charts
Browser-only interactive compatibility and recovery-clock tools, plus the index of source-checked comparison charts across Dot Sexual.
Dot Sexual’s interactive tools and reference charts are built from the same dated source packets as our articles. Every rule, guideline range and material pairing below shows what was checked, when it was checked, and where a clinician’s written instruction or product label overrides a general tool.
Browser-only, zero tracking of inputs: selections you make in the tools on this page run entirely in your browser. Nothing you select is sent to a server, stored in a database or tied to an account.
Tool 1: Lubricant, Toy Material & Condom Compatibility Checker
Select a lubricant or oil base, a toy material and a condom or barrier type to compare barrier-integrity rules and toy-surface compatibility side by side.
Sources checked 22 October 2026: WHO/UNFPA/FHI condom specification guidance, CDC & NHS condom-lubricant guidance, and manufacturer material-care specifications. Full guides: Coconut oil with condoms and toys · Non-latex condoms compared · Sex-toy materials and cleaning.
Tool 2: “When Can We…?” Recovery & Waiting-Clock Explorer
Many procedures and fertility stages involve two separate clocks—for example, a short wound-comfort clock and a much longer contraceptive-clearance or infection-precaution clock. Pick a situation below to see the clocks separated and open the full sourced timeline.
Tool 3: STI & HIV Test Window-Period Explorer
Select the infection and laboratory assay you are taking alongside how many days have passed since a specific exposure to see whether a negative test today can close the window or requires a scheduled retest.
Sources checked 22 October 2026: U.S. CDC HIV window-period guidance (Aug 2026), CDC 2025 nPEP STI testing schedule, and UKHSA STI screening guidance. Full guides: STI test window periods & retesting · Confidential & postal STI testing by country.
Tool 4: Broken or Slipped Condom & Unprotected Exposure Action Responder
When a condom breaks, slips off or stays inside, different interventions run on different clocks—from the 72-hour HIV PEP cutoff to the 72–120 hour emergency contraception window and the Day-14 / Day-21 / Day-45 testing gates. Choose how long ago the exposure happened and what risks apply.
Sources checked 22 October 2026: CDC 2025 nPEP MMWR, BASHH/BHIVA PEP guidelines, FSRH Emergency Contraception guideline & NHS/ACOG patient guidance. Full guides: Broken or slipped condom timeline · Period & pregnancy test after EC · Emergency contraception by country.
Tool 5: Condom Girth-to-Nominal-Width Band Calculator (ISO 4074 Geometry)
Select your measured erect mid-shaft circumference (girth) and preferred barrier material to calculate the target nominal flat width in millimetres and minimum ISO 4074 / WHO Annex 10 length and airburst specifications.
Sources checked 22 October 2026: ISO 4074, ASTM D3492 & WHO/UNFPA TRS 1025 Annex 10. Full guides: Condom nominal width & ISO 4074 math · Losing erection with a condom · Internal (FC2) condoms.
Save or print your active tool cards: Use your browser’s local print-to-PDF sheet to save your selected compatibility, waiting-clock, window-period, 120-hour triage, or nominal-width outputs offline (zero server uploads).
Published reference charts and comparison tables
| Research desk | Chart or comparison table | Guide link |
|---|---|---|
| Country Guides / Safer Products | Instant-delivery Shop & Deliver apps vs dark-store couriers vs pharmacist-sealed delivery vs pharmacy Click & Collect and 24/7 postal lockers | Instant-delivery apps vs pharmacy pickup |
| Country Guides / Safer Products | US (19 U.S.C. § 1305 / FDA 21 CFR § 884.5960), UK, EU, Canada & Australia sex-toy import laws vs Maldives, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Thailand & Malaysia customs bans | Buying & importing sex toys by country |
| Country Guides | Unmarried couple hotel laws across US/UK/EU/Canada/Australia, 2020–2026 UAE & Saudi tourist reforms, and US 18 vs 21 check-in age policies | Unmarried couples & hotel rules by country |
| Country Guides / Safer Products | USPS Hold for Pickup (15d), Royal Mail Local Collect (18d), Canada Post FlexDelivery (15d, no door card) & AusPost 24/7 Parcel Lockers | Buying condoms, lube & toys privately |
| Country Guides | US (TSA/FAA), UK (GOV.UK), Canada (CATSA) & Australia (CASA) cabin rules vs Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Thailand & UAE customs bans | Flying with sex toys and lubricant |
| Country Guides | US, UK, Canada & Australia over-the-counter, pharmacist and prescription rules for levonorgestrel, ulipristal acetate and copper IUDs | Emergency contraception across countries |
| Country Guides | US, UK, Canada & Australia public sexual-health clinics, postal self-sampling kits and insurance/health-card privacy traps | Confidential and postal STI testing by country |
| Country Guides / Normal or Not? | CDC, UKHSA, PHAC & ASHM standard asymptomatic STI panel inclusions (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis) vs omissions (HSV, HPV, M. genitalium) | What a standard STI panel tests & misses |
| How Long? / Life Stages | Subtotal (cervix-sparing, 4–6w) vs total hysterectomy vaginal cuff healing timeline (6–12w) & 2026 vaginal cuff dehiscence risk data | Sex after a hysterectomy: vaginal cuff timeline |
| How Long? / Life Stages | Early miscarriage & D&C zero-bleeding gate (plus 3-week pregnancy test) vs ectopic pregnancy β-hCG rupture gate & 3-month methotrexate washout | Sex after miscarriage, D&C or ectopic pregnancy |
| How Long? / Country Guides | FSRH & CDC period-shift expectations after levonorgestrel vs ulipristal EC, 5-day hormone wait rule & the 21-day pregnancy test schedule | Period & pregnancy test timing after EC |
| How Long? / Country Guides | Hour-1, 72-hour (HIV PEP & LNG EC), 5-day (ulipristal/Cu-IUD), Day-14, Day-21 & Day-45/90 action timeline after a broken or slipped condom | Condom broke or slipped off timeline |
| How Long? | ASCRS & ACPGBI non-anal vs receptive anal healing gates across fissures, rubber band ligation & excisional haemorrhoidectomy (8–12 weeks) | Sex after haemorrhoids, fissures or surgery |
| How Long? | Laparoscopic (TEP/TAPP) vs open mesh (Lichtenstein) vs tissue (Shouldice) inguinal hernia repair sex & lifting timelines | Sex after inguinal hernia repair |
| How Long? | Bikini/Brazilian wax (24–48h) vs laser hair removal (24–72h) wait times & folliculitis vs herpes/ingrown bump triage | Sex after bikini wax or laser hair removal |
| How Long? | APP genital (VCH, PA, labia, frenum, hafada) and nipple piercing healing & mandatory fluid-barrier timelines | Genital & nipple piercing healing timelines |
| How Long? | CDC & UKHSA STI and HIV window periods by assay (NAT, lab 4th-gen vein draw, rapid finger-stick, oral self-test, NAAT & syphilis) | STI test window periods and retesting |
| How Long? | Diagnostic vs operative hysteroscopy (polyp/fibroid removal) and endometrial biopsy wait times | Sex after hysteroscopy or endometrial biopsy |
| How Long? | Transperineal vs transrectal prostate biopsy wait times and the 6–12 week blood-in-semen timeline | Sex after a prostate biopsy |
| How Long? | Insertion vs orgasm/arousal restrictions decoded across pelvic-rest scenarios | Pelvic rest, explained |
| How Long? / Country Guides | US AUA, CDC, UK BAUS/NHS, Canadian & Australian post-vasectomy clearance timelines | Sex and masturbation after a vasectomy |
| How Long? / Country Guides | Copper vs hormonal IUD protection clock + UK, Canadian & Australian clinic aftercare sheets | Sex, tampons and baths after IUD insertion |
| How Long? | Colposcopy look-only vs punch biopsy vs LLETZ/LEEP 4-week healing timeline | Sex after colposcopy, biopsy or LLETZ |
| How Long? | Adult circumcision vs frenuloplasty week-by-week stitch and friction recovery table | Adult circumcision & frenuloplasty timeline |
| How Long? | WHO 2–7 day semen analysis abstinence standard vs IUI/IVF DNA-fragmentation window | Abstinence window before semen analysis or IVF |
| Safer Products | ISO 4074, ASTM D3492 & WHO Annex 10 condom nominal width brackets (45–69 mm), minimum length/airburst standards & girth-to-width math | Condom nominal width & ISO 4074 math |
| Safer Products | WHO/UNFPA personal lubricant osmolality targets (≤380 to ≤1,200 mOsm/kg), the 8.3% glycol rule, vaginal vs rectal pH & ingredient audit | How to read a lubricant label: osmolality & pH |
| Safer Products / Country Guides | FC2 synthetic nitrile internal condom specs (170 mm, oil-safe), slippage/noise fixes & US ACA, UK NHS, Canadian and Australian access | Internal (female) condoms (FC2) guide |
| Safer Products / Normal or Not? | ACOG, RCOG, SOGC & BAD audit of foaming intimate washes, feminine deodorant sprays and alum/herbal “vaginal tightening” gels | Intimate washes & tightening gels audit |
| Safer Products / Research | Mozilla *Privacy Not Included Bluetooth vs cloud sex-toy telemetry architecture & 7-step digital privacy hardening checklist | App-connected sex toys & privacy guide |
| Safer Products | Polyisoprene vs polyurethane vs internal nitrile vs lambskin condom comparison & oil rules | Non-latex condoms compared |
| Safer Products | FDA OTC Monograph M017 benzocaine (3%–7.5%) vs metered lidocaine delay sprays, partner transfer & latex rules | Delay condoms, sprays and wipes |
| Safer Products | Menstrual disc (fornix, no suction) vs menstrual cup (canal, suction seal) during sex & 2024 copper IUD expulsion trial data | Menstrual disc vs cup during sex & IUD strings |
| Safer Products | Coconut oil compatibility across latex, polyisoprene, polyurethane, nitrile and toy materials | Coconut oil with condoms and toys |
| Safer Products | Silicone, glass, steel, ABS and TPE/TPR porosity, cleaning and barrier rules | Sex-toy materials and cleaning guide |
| Safer Products | Condom erection-loss troubleshooting matrix + the 10-minute solo fit check | Losing your erection putting on a condom |
| Normal or Not? / How Long? | DSM-5-TR GPPPD & vaginismus vs provoked vestibulodynia vs hymenal variants + the 6-step vaginal dilator progression ladder | Vaginismus & GPPPD dilator therapy guide |
| Normal or Not? | ISSM, AUA & DSM-5-TR premature ejaculation diagnostic criteria (~1 min lifelong vs ≤3 min acquired) & Waldinger’s 4 subtypes | Finishing under 2 minutes: ISSM criteria |
| Normal or Not? | Postcoital peeing, warm-water external washing and vaginal douching evidence grades (AUA / HHS OWH / CDC) | Peeing, washing and douching after sex |
| Normal or Not? | Clinician-measured bone-pressed vs self-reported penis-size study comparison (Veale et al.) | Average penis size: how studies measure |
| Life Stages | 3-tier ladder for breastfeeding vaginal dryness (iso-osmolar lube, hyaluronic moisturiser & low-dose local vaginal oestrogen after 6 weeks) + LAM rules | Breastfeeding vaginal dryness & prolactin |
| Life Stages | First-time sex 6-item bedside checklist (condom solo practice, water/silicone lube, pause rule) vs 5 heavily marketed products to skip | First-time sex preparation checklist |
| Life Stages | NICE NG73 & ESHRE endometriosis deep dyspareunia anatomy, depth-limiting positions/buffers & 2026 pelvic floor physiotherapy RCT evidence | Endometriosis deep pain & positions guide |
| Life Stages | Wedding-night & unconsummated relationship factors (situational ED vs vaginismus) and 4-stage clinical roadmap | First-night pressure & unconsummated relationships |
| Life Stages | Ileostomy, colostomy & urostomy pre-sex pouch prep, wraps, gelling sachets and post-pelvic-surgery nerve changes | Sex with a stoma (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy) |
| Life Stages | Overactive (hypertonic/tight) vs underactive (weak) pelvic floor symptoms and down-training steps | Tight vs weak pelvic floor & Kegels |
| Life Stages | 2023/2024 International PCOS Guideline meta-analysis on desire, lubrication, body image and fertility pressure | PCOS and your sex life |
| Life Stages | Waterloo motion-capture spine setups (flexion vs extension intolerance) and arthritis pillow modifications | Sex with back pain or arthritis |
| Life Stages | Postpartum recovery gates across 1st–4th degree perineal tears, episiotomy and C-section | Sex after birth by tear degree & C-section |
| Life Stages | Lubricant vs regular vaginal moisturiser vs low-dose local vaginal estrogen comparison | Lubricant vs vaginal moisturiser vs estrogen |
| Research / Normal or Not? | Waldinger’s 5 preliminary diagnostic criteria & 7 symptom clusters for Post-Orgasmic Illness Syndrome (POIS) and 2025 JSM treatment review | Post-orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) |
| Research / Normal or Not? | Frederick et al. (n = 52,588) orgasm gap rates (95% vs 65%), Herbenick 18.4% PVI-only finding & 4 PLOS ONE techniques (Angling, Rocking, Shallowing, Pairing) | The orgasm gap & clitoral anatomy studies |
| Research | EMA PRAC, Health Canada, UK MHRA, Medsafe & FDA antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) persistent sexual dysfunction (PSSD) label map & prescriber options | Antidepressants (SSRIs/SNRIs) & PSSD evidence |
| Research | Finasteride 1 mg vs 5 mg Phase III sexual side-effect rates (3.8% vs 2.1% placebo), nocebo studies & UK MHRA / FDA / EMA persistent label warnings | Finasteride sexual side effects & labels |
| Research | Postcoital dysphoria (crying/sadness after orgasm), sexually induced sneezing and ICHD-3 thunderclap sex headache triage | Crying, sneezing or headaches at orgasm |
| Research | PATH study (n = 13,711) e-cigarette vs erectile dysfunction odds (aOR 2.24–2.41) & nicotine vascular mechanisms | Vaping, nicotine and erections |
| Research | Longitudinal pornography frequency studies vs the Moral Incongruence (PPMI) model & ICD-11 CSBD criteria | Porn-induced ED vs moral incongruence |
| Research | GLP-1 receptor agonists: sexual-function studies, hormone meta-analysis & FDA contraception washout rules | GLP-1 drugs and sex drive |
In first-hand verification queue
- Condom nominal-width fit finder: held until physical pack nominal-width transcriptions and photographs are logged across markets, rather than scraped from unverified retailer listings.
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Last reviewed and updated: 22 October 2026.