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Is my Mirena IUD affecting my periods?

Q: Just a year ago I got a Mirena IUD. For the first few months I didn’t really get my period, there was occasional spotting. In the past month I have started to get a more regular spotting. It’s like a super light period. I dont know if I should be concerned. Please help! A: [...]

Is pulling out a good birth control method or not?

Q: Is pulling out a good birth control method or not? I keep getting conflicting answers and I don’t want to get pregnant. A: The withdrawal method works by keeping sperm out of the vagina. Very few (if any) sperm are contained in pre-cum, and none if he pees before sex. The only way you [...]

Am I too small for an IUD?

Q: Hello! I have a few questions about the IUD, specifically Mirena. -I’m a tiny girl. 5’10″, 118 pounds, and I’m pretty narrow down there. Will it be painful for me to have an IUD on a daily basis? I’m aware it will be uncomfortable right after it’s inserted, but what about from day to [...]

Why do my condoms keep breaking?

Q: I have a question about safe condom use. I often have condoms break and I’m not sure why. I understand how to put them on correctly, how to leave space at the tip, how to pinch the tip as you are first rolling it on, and how to keep it lubricated if needed. And [...]

Use condoms with Nonoxynol-9 yes or no?

Q: My health teacher told me to use condoms with Nonoxynol-9, but MTSS said that it causes tearing and increases disease transmission. So I know that spermicidal condoms are good for preventing pregnancy, but I am a gay guy. I am more worried about diseases than pregnancy. So which condoms do I use, spermicidal (with [...]

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 [...]

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 specific [...]

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. [...]