Sexually transmitted infections are one part of sexual health, but that’s not all! Any aspect of health or healthcare that is related to sex and reproduction is about sexual health: menstruation, common infections like yeast or bacterial infections, birth control and abortion, health conditions like endometriosis, PCOS or phimosis, vaccinations, pain with sex, safer sex and other preventative sexual health practices and yep, STIs, too.
Sexual Health
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Articles and Advice in this area:
- Heather Corinna
Why do you feel bad about using emergency contraception? Just like condoms, how it works is to prevent a pregnancy, and emergency contraceptive pills (Plan B or the Morning-After Pill) work the exact same way any combination hormonal birth control works, it just only needs to be taken after the fact…
- Heather Corinna
If you want to use a behavioural method or spermicides and need help deciding between them.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering withdrawal (“pulling out”) as a birth control method, or already use it and want more information.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering the vaginal ring as a birth control method, or already use it and want more information.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering the contraceptive sponge as a birth control method, or already use it and want more information.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering spermicides as a birth control method, or already use them and want more information.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering minipills as a birth control method, or already use them and want more information.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering fertility awareness (FAM) as a birth control method, or already use it and want more information.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering emergency contraception – pills or a copper IUD – as a birth control method, or already use it and want more information.
- Heather Corinna
If you’re considering Depo-Provera as a birth control method, or already use it and want more information.