I looked over my shoulder to make sure no one saw me as I quickly opened the door to my local clinic, Hoboken Family Planning. Though I didn’t need hormonal birth control, I was there to learn how you get […]
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In middle school, we were required to take a class that taught us “teen-living skills.” In between learning proper placement of forks and knives, there was a brief mention of the word “sex.” To sum up the lesson, we were […]
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Condoms have long been a hot topic at Sex, Etc., as teens often have questions about what kind to get, how effective they are and how to use them correctly. This is pretty cool, actually, because it means that a […]
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Some superheroes don’t wear capes; sometimes they wear plastic packaging. Their goal isn’t to save the world and destroy an entire city while doing so but to keep people safe, healthy and happy. From reducing the risk of sexually transmitted […]
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“When you’re ready to have sex, you must talk to your partner about using a condom.” That’s what my mother has been telling me since I was 14. I never thought I would take my mother’s advice on anything to […]
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So you’ve mustered up the courage to make the appointment, sit down with your doctor to review the incredible range of options of birth control that are out there and choose the form that best fits you: congrats! Mixed in […]
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Seventeen-year-old Tara had unprotected sex with her boyfriend “without really thinking,” she says. “I talked to my friend about it and told her the whole story,” says Tara, who lives in Ontario, Canada. “She convinced…
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As teenagers, we are thrown into a world of options: what to wear to school, what to eat for dinner, which series to watch on Netflix. It’s a never-ending choose-your-own-adventure novel. However, when it comes to sexuality education, it seems […]
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