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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“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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“Is it possible to “flush out” sperm after you have sex to help prevent pregnancy?”

It may seem like using the bathroom or washing down there after sex may “flush out” sperm and reduce your chance of pregnancy, but that’s not the case.

Your urethra and vagina are two different holes. Peeing after sex won’t rinse sperm out of the vagina, because you don’t pee out of your vagina.

When someone ejaculates, they release millions and millions of sperm, and it only takes one to cause a pregnancy. If there’s already an egg in the fallopian tubes, sperm may fertilize it. If not, sperm hang out for up to six days waiting for an egg. There’s really nothing you can do to get every sperm out of your vagina and other reproductive organs once ejaculate is in there. Washing, peeing, douching or using spermicide after unprotected sex won’t help prevent pregnancy.

The only thing that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex is emergency contraception. You can take EC up to five days after unprotected sex. If you’re having vaginal sex you should use a birth control method to help prevent pregnancy along with condoms to help prevent STIs.

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Condoms give you pregnancy prevention power! #POWERUP

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“I have a friend who isn’t on any birth control. She and her boyfriend have recently been having a lot of unprotected sex. She recently has been having a lot of trouble eating things such as bread and milk because they give her an upset stomach. Can an early pregnancy cause symptoms like that?“

Early pregnancy can indeed cause a change in women’s diet. Some women find foods intolerable, may crave other foods, or may experience nausea / vomiting. Encourage your friend to see her health care provider.

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You should see a health care provider as soon as you can. If you are pregnant, you will need to start prenatal care. If you find that you are not pregnant, this would be a great time to discover your birth control options to prevent an unintended pregnancy.

Hope this helps.

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“If you get cum or pre-cum on your hands, will washing and drying them guarantee that you get all of it off?”

The simple answer is, yes! If you wash your hands it will come off.

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“I haven’t had my period for 2 months and I am sexually active.  I recently had a colposcopy and have taken many home pregnancy tests which all came up negative. I’ve been having hot flashes and stomach pains, but the doctor said that I am healthy. What do you think?“

We’re not sure how old you are, but we’ll tell you what we know! For older women, those symptoms (irregular periods and hot flashes) may be the beginning of menopause. We call this the perimenopausal period, which can last up to about ten years. If you have seen a practitioner, but are continuing to have symptoms that are painful, you might want to seek a second opinion.

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“I had sex and the condom broke so I took Plan B twenty minutes later. Would it be dumb for me to consume alcohol on the same night?”

Combining alcohol with any medication is highly unadvisable.

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