safer sex

If you’re considering cervical barriers as a birth control method, or already use them and want more information.

If you’re looking for methods of birth control and are trying to decide between an implant, the shot or IUD.

If you’re considering IUDs or IUSs as a birth control method, or already use them and want more information.

If you’re considering the combination pill (the most common form of oral contraceptives) as a birth control method, or already use it and want more information.

Not having sex shouldn’t cause anyone to have a nervous breakdown. And if you feel like your mental health hinges on being sexually active with a partner, that’s not a good thing – or healthy for you or a relationship – and something you’d want to address with a mental health professional. Mind…

You can certainly do your best to help keep your immune system doing it’s job to fight off anything you may have been exposed to, just by taking sound care of yourself: eating right, getting enough activity and rest, limiting or avoiding substances that can tax the immune system like caffeine…

You’re right, unprotected sex (even without ejaculation) has both pregnancy and STI risks. Pre-ejaculate can contain sperm and it’s not really something that one is going to “feel” when it happens (especially inside the vagina). Also, it’s not always possible for men to pull out before any…

It’s really important for anyone starting a new birth control method to understand WHEN it is likely to be completely effective. I’m sincerely hoping your healthcare provider explained that to you with your pill, but I have to tell you that even if he or she did not, it is really also your…

Gardasil, the vaccine that protects against 4 strains of HPV, is most effective when given to women before they begin sexual activity. But previously sexual activity doesn’t render the vaccine null and void. Even if she acquires HPV from previous sexual activity, the chances of her acquiring all 4…

No it is not. Let’s dissect this so that you understand why not. You don’t urinate from within your vagina, but rather from your urethra, a very small, barely visible opening on your vulva between your vaginal opening and your clitoris. To get a better idea of what I’m talking about, have a look at…