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An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small T-shaped object that is inserted into (and eventually removed from) the uterus…
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Many people use the motto: “Safer sex or no sex!” While this can be the most protective way to look at using condoms,…
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To get some forms of birth control—like the Pill, Depo-Provera (the Shot), NuvaRing (the Ring) and Ortho Evra (the Patch)—you…
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Seasonale, Seasonique and LoSeasonique are the brand names of FDA-approved birth control pills that allow you to only…
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Deciding which method of birth control to use is a very personal decision. Birth control and sexually transmitted disease…
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Spermicide is a chemical that kills sperm; this prevents fertilization of an egg. Spermicide comes on some condoms (be…
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The birth control or contraceptive patch—also known as “the Patch”—is a thin, smooth beige patch that looks like…
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The NuvaRing or “the Ring” is a flexible plastic ring that you insert into the vagina for three weeks each month to…
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Implanon or Nexplanon is a small, thin implantable hormonal contraceptive, and yes, it is effective for up to three years.…
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Depo-Provera, also known as “the Shot,” is a hormonal method of birth control that contains one hormone: progestin—which…
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The Today Sponge (which is often just called “the sponge”) is a hormone-free birth control method that does not require…
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Birth control refers to something that is used to prevent pregnancy. There are so many methods available! They all fall…
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Both the diaphragm and the cervical cap are silicone cups that fit inside the vagina and block the entrance to the cervix.…
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No. This is a very popular myth that even sexuality educators and doctors repeat. A recent study, “Combination Contraceptives:…
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It depends on what you mean by “just,” and it depends on what you mean by “sex.” If you had unprotected penile-vaginal…
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An internal condom is a pouch made of nitrile that is worn internally—inside of the vagina during vaginal sex or inside…
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A condom is a thin piece of latex, nitrile, polyisoprene, polyurethane or natural skin (lambskin) that is worn over the…
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Condoms have a great track record. When used properly, they most likely won’t break. Correct use means following these…
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Your parents or guardians do not need to give permission for you to buy or use condoms. And you do not have to be a certain…
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While some teens think that someone who carries a condom is expecting sex, many think that someone who carries a condom…
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If you ask most people, they would say, “Yes, it feels different with a condom”—but you’d get a range of descriptions.…
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Sometimes people don’t want their partner to think they were “planning” on having sex since it seems more romantic…
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Absolutely, yes, they work! Latex and synthetic (polyisoprene, nitrile or polyurethane) condoms—also known as “external…
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If partners are having vaginal or anal sex and the condom breaks or slips off inside the vagina or anus before the partner…
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