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Most things that you find around the house are not suitable for use as lubricant (if you have a vulva). They are simply not formulated for internal use and can easily lead to irritation and infection! So if you do not like KY, there are plenty of other brands of lube that you can buy at your grocery…

It is important to understand that the each pill in your packet has basically enough hormones for 24 hours. When you’re late or miss one, your hormone levels can drop. So then what ends up happening is that when you take the late (or missed) pill and then take your next one at what is supposed to be…

Hi, Taylor. Just so that this is clear, for you and plenty of other people who have been in the same spot, here is what anal sex is and is NOT: Anal sex is not a method of birth control. While vaginal intercourse presents a much higher risk of pregnancy, unprotected anal sex can also present…

There’s nothing illegal about being platonic friends with someone who is an adult when you’re a minor and/or under the age of consent: even if you were dating, so long as the physical activity was affectional and not sexual – and hand-holding is not classed as sexual behaviour under any set of laws…

No, there is not. The only thing you can do is to ask your partner – giving you’re willing to be forthright and share the same information about yourself – and take her word for it. If you’re asking this because of concerns about sexually transmitted infections, understand that knowing how many…

Sounds to me like you have some internal conflict here…or not. What I’m really hearing you say here is that you’re just not really feeling it when it comes to sex yet. Not alone, not with your partner. I’m hearing you say that you’re more interested in non-sexual physical affection right now –…

I absolutely promise you that you did not become pregnant from kissing and clothed heavy petting. I promise. So, breathe. You know your periods aren’t regular, so not having one this month, especially when you have PCOS, likely has nothing to do with pregnancy. But if you’re seriously freaking out…

Pregnancy is not likely to occur for most people who menstruate who have sex during their periods. But because ovulation schedules can vary – and be particularly erratic for younger people – it’s never smart to have unprotected sex at any time you do not WANT to become pregnant, even during your…

It sounds like you’re not confused at all to me: in fact, I hear you being really clear. You know he wants one thing, and you want something else. You know you don’t want to do something he wants to do. In short, you know that the two of you want different things and that as it stands, there’s no…

Hey Anon: I’m sorry about the loss of your Mom. Often Dads really can do just as good a job in terms of talking about these things, so if he’s open to it, you might want to consider talking to him. But obviously, what’s important is that you have someone to talk to you feel comfortable talking to…