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My boyfriend says that anal sex is no different than regular sex. Is that true? He also says we don’t have to use a condom? Also, will I still be a virgin if I have anal sex? Will it hurt as much?

It’s amazing that with something as safe, simple, affordable and revolutionary as emergency contraception that it STILL isn’t being used by millions of people who could use it, and who would prefer to avoid an abortion or an unwanted pregnancy. In part, that’s because so many doctors and clinics still do not inform and educate people about EC. Here’s some EC clarity, on the house. Pass it on!

I don’t know if you are Orthodox or not, but if you are, perhaps you’ve heard of a term called “taharat hamispocheh” (rough transliteration). These are the laws (halacha) of family purity, or so they’re called. They cover life situations involving sexuality and sexual activity.

For the past 13 years, people all over the world have used this day to educate, learn, remember and think about and put the focus of the global community for just one day on HIV and AIDS. Saturday, December 1st is no exception.

Kate Greenaway is the Canadian director of Medical Students for Choice, a group of 7000 medical students across the US and Canada who are working towards improving school curriculums to include reproductive health training, especially abortion training.

When I was fourteen I became convinced that masturbating would kill me.

The Biblical sin of Sodom wasn’t homosexuality or anal sex – it was rape, greediness and poor hospitality, and the legal basis of sodomy is not about homosexuality, but about oral and anal sex, and often about homophobia.

Many people engage in oral sex, and find it a pleasurable of sexual activity. So long as you engage in it responsibly, it’s just as normal, healthy, safe and natural as any other kind of genital sex. Here are the answers to some of your most common questions – no secrets, no flashing lights and sirens, just the lowdown on going down.

This is not another diet guide. It will not show you how to lose ten pounds by Thanksgiving. It will not introduce you to a new set of “miracle ab crunches” or rave about the latest liposuction advances. And there will be no butt pads, silicone, or fat-free recipes to share.

I was about 14 when I started to realize that only one of my breasts was developing. That’s weird, I thought.

I started to grasp that AIDS hit very diverse people from lots of different backgrounds, but AIDS had no face for me. No real face, I mean. Only a face hidden in a shadow, or behind glasses, with a wig or a base cap and a weird, computerized voice, without a name. But it did get a name for me. And a face.

Using a condom is generally easier than it looks (especially if you can relax about it), but the first few times, it can be tricky, especially if you’re nervous about knowing how to use one.

I’m 16 and I used to be pregnant.

Saying no to sex when you want to is a given. But what if you CAN’T say no? What if, the next day, you don’t even remember being asked, or how you got to where you are, or who you were with? Worse still, what if you DON’T wake up at all? Find out about date rape drugs and what you can do to protect yourself and your friends.

We get a lot of questions from teens who are wondering if they can prevent pregnancy after intercourse, whether the concern is due to a broken condom or from not using any method of contraception in the first place. Regardless of how it happened, there is something that can reduce the risk of pregnancy if used within 120 hours (or with an IUD, eight days) of your risk. That something is Emergency Contraception.

There are a number of falsehoods about ED floating around from schoolyards to saloons; get the facts here.

There’s nothing wrong with masturbation. Come on, say it with me: “there’s NOTHING wrong with masturbation.”

Am I blue? Find out what “blue balls” are really all about: the facts may surprise you.

When I was a teenager, having sex wasn’t really part of my rebellion. Having GOOD sex was. Now, I know that I’m kind of not supposed to even say this stuff out loud, especially within earshot of anyone under 18… or 21 or 29 or whatever this week’s proper age for sexual activity issued forth from…

I’ve recently been unable to put down The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade by Ann Fessler. (It’s a tough month for my bedside table, which has had to bear the physical and emotional weight of that book, as well…

A vaccine is available to help prevent the spread of some types of HPV for people of all genders. Have a click to find out more about it.

In this fascinating work, Hanne Blank shows why everything we think we know about virginity is wrong.

(Thanks for the AU link, Stephen.) …a Federal Government-funded study revealed teenagers are crying out for better advice on sexual intimacy and relationships. The groundbreaking study, funded by the Australian Research Council, shows that while an increasing number of youngsters are sexually…

The dramatic declines in teenage pregnancy rates noted in the United States between 1995 and 2002 were largely due to improved contraceptive use, not to abstinence, a new study shows. The article goes into far more detail but I just want to point out that this is evidence that teens can and do make responsible choices when choosing to be sexually active. Indeed, contraceptive use accounted for 86% of the drop whereas abstinence can only claim 14%.

The morning after pill is now legal in the U.S. for over-the counter use, without a prescription, for those over 18. But what does that mean to you? Following is an in-depth question and answer page about the decision and how it will be applied for all women, about Plan B, and about pharmacist refusals and how to manage them. Please circulate this information and/or link it as widely as possible, (with attribution to the author, please). The FDA press release from the day of the decision stated: