CONDOMS:

Your wallet is not a good idea. Keeping them in a wallet in your
purse might seem useful, but it’s not: the friction of opening and
closing your wallet, and of other things rubbing against it, might rip the condom.

At home, condoms shouldn’t be exposed to sun or kept in hot weather.
Keep them somewhere cool, dry, and dark.

THE PILL

Do not keep the Pill in your bathroom – It has
to be kept away from moisture and heat. Keep it tightly sealed, don’t take the pills out of the packaging until you take them, and try to keep it at room temp.

NUVARING

The NuvaRing should be kept under 85 degrees fahrenheit at all times,
and for the first four months of their life span they need to be stored at under 77 degrees.

THE PATCH

It needs to be kept at 77 degrees fahrenheit. Although you can get away with hotter or colder temperatures very
briefly, and it needs to be kept in a dark, dry place. So no bathroom.

DIAPHRAGM:

Don’t store it with oil-based lubricants. Make sure it’s washed with soap and warm water before you put it away
each time.

SPONGE:

It needs to be kept somewhere cool and dark. And don’t get it wet: that activates the spermicide and it needs to be used immediately or thrown out.

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This summer, I made a faithful trip to the health department for birth control. I didn’t expect for it to be
anything more than just a trip to talk to some nurses and doctors.

Shortly after that trip, I learned I had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). It is a truly embarrassing
experience. I had to re-evaluate my actions, my relationship, and the protection I used. It weighed heavily on me that I actually had a STI. I felt like I made the biggest mistake of my life, but the nurse that told me about my STI gave me the best advice. She told me, “Stop crying. It’s curable. Yes it is a bad thing, but you already have it. Now you know what not to do.” Those words floated around in my head for a few moments – I realized she was right. A STI doesn’t make you. It’s what you do after the STI that makes you. Anybody could’ve made the same mistake I made. You just have take a deep breath, understand and accept your mistake, and make the necessary changes to make sure it doesn’t happen again. You can’t beat yourself up over-and-over about it.

Condoms are awesome. Get tested with your partner so you both know you’re okay. Talk about having a monogamous relationship with your partner. If it’s just a one-night thing, remember that condoms are awesome!!

You are NOT a number or statistic because of your STI. Love yourself regardless. Remember, we all make mistakes. This is not a road block in your life. You can get past this.

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“My boyfriend and I were messing around and ended up grinding against each other in our underwear. Could pre-cum get through the fabric and get me pregnant? I’m a virgin and slightly paranoid about pregnancy.”

To answer your question, you are not likely to get pregnant from the activities that you are describing. The more important conversation is how old are you and your boyfriend and have you talked about using birth control. I want to encourage you to make an appointment with a health care provider who can give you information on birth control and can also provide information on protection from sexually transmitted infections.

“I was giving my boyfriend a hand job and this watery stuff seeped out of his penis every now and then. Apparently it got on my arm and he thought it was spit, so he wiped it off. After that he started fingering me. I googled whether I could get pregnant from this since his hands may have touched it, but I can’t get a straight answer. What do you guys say?”

It is highly unlikely that you will become pregnant from the situation you describe. However, you should see a health care provider to discuss birth control options to prevent an unintended pregnancy.

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If you have unprotected sex will drinking alcohol help kill the sperm? Nope, alcohol won’t keep a sperm from fertilizing an egg, sorry.

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FYI: Having sex in a swimming pool, hot tub, or other chlorinated water is NOT a birth control method! (Sperm are super-determined swimmers.)

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buzzfeedlgbt:

We asked queer women about dental dams and they were pretty clueless (x)

 

So get the facts.

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A guy can’t run out of sperm, sorry. All ejaculate (whether it’s his first or his 200th), contains millions of sperm and it just takes one to get you pregnant.

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