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How effective is the NuvaRing?

Q: I’ve heard lots about SFSI from being a devoted listener to Violet Blue’s Open Source Sex podcast, and so I thought I’d ask you this. My boyfriend and I have been going out for many months now. I’m on the NuvaRing and we have no worries about STIs. We have been having sex without [...]

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I started the pill but I’m worried I’m pregnant.

Q: My boyfriend and I have recently started having sex, and our first time we did not use a condom but have every time since. We were both virgins so STDs were not a concern and I had started my birth control (Aviane) 5 days before we had sex. According to websites about my [...]

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Will she get pregnant? I pulled out.

Q: I am an 18 year old guy and I have a question I need help with. Me and my girl were having sex I pulled out and came. I spit on a shirt and wiped myself off and made sure I got down deep to get all the sperm down in the shaft out. [...]

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Am I supposed to have my period while I’m on Depo Provera?

Q: Am I supposed to have my period while I’m on Depo Provera?
A: Periods become fewer and lighter for most women on Depo Provera, and often stop altogether. The longer a woman uses the shot, the more likely her periods will stop, and it may take up to a year for periods to return after [...]

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What kind of condom should I use and will it make me last longer?

Q: My girlfriend and I have decided to have sex and she is going to be on the pill but do I still need to wear a condom? It’ll be the 1st time for both of us. She says a condom will help me last longer. What kind of condom should I use? Should we [...]

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