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Love and Relationships: Contraception

Contraception Introduction:
Contraception involves the various ways and methods a different-gender couple can avoid pregnancy during vaginal intercourse. Although some methods (specifically, the male and female condom) are also very effective at preventing the transmission of most sexually transmitted infections (STIs), this channel focuses on the many types of contraceptive or “birth control” methods available. Although most contraceptive methods available in the world are made for the female body, it is important that any couple that is hoping to avoid pregnancy and/or STIs be involved in the contraceptive decision-making process.

Contraception Articles:

  • New Kinsey Study on Adverse Effects of Birth Control Pills

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  • Answered Love and Relationships - Contraception Questions:

  • Hi, I have a question about statistics concerning the effectiveness of various birth control methods. When a contraceptive is advertised as 97% effective, does that mean that a couple has a three in o ....
  • me and my b/f were having protected sex and I was on my stomach the condom broke and he ejaculated but pulled out halfway into the ejaculation. I went to clean up and saw sperm on my underwear. Not ....
  • is it possible to get pregnant without penetration (only contact) and before ejaculation? i don't remember exactly when this happened - if it was 4 days before or a day after ovulation. it is about 9 ....
  • Me and my ex boyfriend had sex in the middle of july and i havent came on my period yet and its July 30. but i had sex with my boyfriend on july 31st and my boyfriends sperm went in to me could i be p ....
  • Hello, this is my first time here but I don't know where else I can get information. I've had sex with my girlfriend twice (the first time she had her period like 2 days after, but this is concerning ....
  • Hi, my girlfriend and I are avoiding sex, but we would like to fool around a bit. We were planning on me ejaculating on her in the shower and I was wondering about the consequent risk of pregnancy.
  • My girlfriend and I had sex recently, we used a condom but afterwards saw it not on the penis, we weren't sure whether it came off before during or after ejaculation. It was roughly 13 days before the ....
  • Hi, I am 18 years old and my girlfriend is 17, we have never had intercourse, but we do enjoy oral and "masturbation" sex. About two weeks ago, my girlfriend gave me a handjob and when i came she it ....
  • Hi... thanks in advance for answering my question. I would like to ask regarding what is the best day to have intercourse and ejaculate inside my partner without her getting pregnent. I understand tha ....
  • I have had bleeding for the past 5 days.. very little but dark in color almost brown. I am on birth control and only went with out a condom once since my last period. Ive had speratic cramps with this ....
  • How long does it take the sperm to get the female egg??
  • im a virgin and using withdrawal method, my partner tell me that he withdraw the sperm cell but im afraid for getting a pregnant... my last period is may 9 and we intercourse last may 29 its almost 21 ....
  • hi,for some time i been wondering about my girlfriend getting pregnant during her peroids an almost to the completion of her cycle even if it's the last day ..im asking this cause i came in her three ....
  • My partner and I are wondering that if that is it possible to get a women preganant by using a condom twice. However, only if the male doesn't ejaculate at all. The reason why we're asking this ques ....
  • my girlfriend is on the pill, for over a year now, and we just started having unprotected sex, last night, i think i might have ejaculated inside of her, could she be pregnant?
  • To whom it may concern, dr. i wanted to find out if my female partner had any possibility of getting pregnant i f i had sex with her without a condom during the ovulation period of her menstrual cycle ....
  • my boyfriend and i have had sex 8 or 9 times in the 2 months that we have been together. we have used protection (condoms) each time and just to be safe he has pulled out every time. but there have be ....
  • My partner and I had sex a total of three times in a three day period. The last time, the condom slipped off. He had not cum yet and I had plenty of spermicide in me. I did not find the condom unti ....
  • ok i have had sex with my boyfriend about 15 times.. we have used a condom 2 times and the rest he pulls out... if evertime he pulls out and i see the cum come out when i am off is there a really go ....
  • ok i have had sex with my boyfriend about 15 times.. we have used a condom 2 times and the rest he pulls out... if evertime he pulls out and i see the cum come out when i am off is there a really go ....
  • I want to know if there is a way to have sex during my period so that my boyfriend doesn't have to get all bloody and gross. Can I douche and then is there a way to suppress beeding for a bit or can I ....
  • I recently had sex with my boyfriend. We used a condom ( lubricated inside and out with the spermicide NON0XYNOL9)we are both confident that there was no breakage / spillage... but can you tell me the ....
  • Hello doctor. i would very much like to know if a woman can get pregnant when she has sexual intercourse 1 or 2 days before her menstruation. she's got irregular menstruation cycle and she said she ha ....
  • my boyfriend and i had unprotected sex but he didn't penetrate me all the way. i'm fearful that i might be pregnant. we've had great communication about that issue but i'm afraid to ask about birth co ....
  • I am 18 and i have been with my girlfriend for two years. We are both still virgins but we do engage in sexual activity often. Recently we were making out and doing some vigorous dry humping. She o ....
  • Hi, I have a 18 yr old girlfriend, whom i slept with a week ago. I did not insert my penis inside her vagina, but was gives strokes externally. During this her vagina had become wet with my semen. Can ....
  • ok my question is: can i get pregnant if me and my partner have sex in our clothes but he will still ejaculate his semen, and it goes through his clothes and when his clothes get wet from that w ....
  • I have been having sex with my boyfriend. We are always very careful. We always use a condem and spermicide. The condem has never broken. I am three days late for my period. Am I overeacting to b ....
  • alright, tonight, this girl and I, didn't have sex. But we did everything else. We got naked and made love. She gave e a hand job and I cleaned it up with my hands. Well then I fingered her. What I wa ....
  • please help. i am 17 and had sex with my boyfriend. afterwards, he got scared because he said he didn't cum like the usual amount. he got really scared and went to the bathroom and supposedly "examine ....
  • Me and my girlfreind have been making out for quite a while now. Just yesterday we were doing the same, but go carried away. We began having sex. I wasn't wearing a condom, and she hasn't used any k ....
  • My boyfriend is 42 years old, and untill the past year he's been in very good shape and health. I've noticed lately when we have sex, he doesn't get completely "hard", and most of the time doesn't eja ....
  • Dear Dr., I want to know how last the morning pills give side effect such as vomit, dizzy. Another question is if I am not sure whether or not I am pregnant. When should I use the pregancy test??
  • I want to know if it is possible to become pregnant by having unprotected anal sex?
  • how high is the risk factor of getting pregnant from oral sex. i need to know about the implications of oral sex. specifically why it is better than traditional sex.
  • I just had a question on pregnancy. Last night I had sex with my girlfriend, without a condom. I took out my penis ....
  • Could you please tell me if it is safe to have sex in the shower using a condom. Is it possible for the heat off the ....
  • When Fooling around with my girlfriend, I'm not totally sure, but before she gave me oral sex i had precummed i believe, i ....
  • I live in angola, where information is very difficult to get. Me and my gitrlfriend had our first sexual experience a few days ago, and her doctor doesn't want her to take the pill. When i´m ejaculati ....

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