condoms

This can be an issue with men with thinner (less wide) penises during intercourse, especially circumcised men (who don't have foreskins to provide extra friction), and it's common enough for it to only become an issue once the female partner is more easily aroused and comfortable -- which is as it...

It's so tragic that anyone is afraid to ask questions about something so important, but it's an unfortunate reality for a lot of people. Just know that this isn't a place where you need to be scared to ask anything, okay? This is what we're here for! Is intercourse supposed to hurt? No, intercourse...

Your body doesn't really care how long intercourse goes on for. Whether it's 30 seconds or fifteen minutes (and it's worth mentioning that five minutes of intercourse is about average, so that's not a short period of time for that activity), what your body cares about if it has been exposed to...

First off, kudos to you for being such a great cousin! Signs of when a person with a uterus is about to start their period vary greatly from person to person. Some people have tender breasts and cramps as you described, others have headaches or nausea, while others really have no pain or discomfort...

Whether you orgasm or not, sex without a condom leaves you open to both STI transmission and pregnancy risk (assuming your partner is not using another form of contraception that would protect against pregnancy). Pre-ejaculate (sometimes referred to as "pre-cum"), the fluid that is released by men...

If he's only asking for sex, I'm sorry to tell you that it's pretty safe to assume he isn't interested in asking you out. He's expressed his interest: it's sex. And if you've interest in having a boyfriend, and his only interest is in having someone to have sex with, that's a recipe for disaster...

Joe, I'm going to be pretty straight with you, here. The "circumstances" aren't determining your behaviour. You are both, every time you don't use condoms properly and consistently, making an ACTIVE CHOICE to take the risks that are causing you this stress. You have every possible ability to make...

The short answer is that yes, you should always use a condom in order to be as safe as possible. The longer answer is that while being a "virgin" (and remember, since that's a social construction rather than a medical one, it is defined differently by different people) may reduce your risk, it does...

What do you really know about HIV and AIDS? How sure are you that what you know is correct or complete, and how much do you think it matters that you know about HIV and AIDS at all?

First up, good onya, J, for thinking about these things in advance, despite that fact that you've been so unprepared to do so by your community! Here's the scoop on condoms for you. Effectiveness & Use: With perfect use, condoms are HIGHLY effective, around 98%. Perfect use means a few things. It...