A vaginal condom is a soft, plastic (non-latex) sleeve with two flexible rings, one on each end. It’s sometimes called a female or internal condom. The closed, inner ring goes inside the vagina. The outer ring stays outside the vagina to cover the genitals. The vaginal condom is used for vaginal sex. It decreases the […]
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There are many kinds of birth control methods. They include: barrier methods (e.g., condoms) hormonal methods (e.g., pill, patch, hormonal IUD, injection, implant, ring) non-hormonal methods (e.g., copper IUD, fertility awareness, withdrawal or “pulling out”, abstinence (no sexual contact)) Talk to your health care provider or go to a sexual and reproductive health clinic to […]
A dental dam (also called an oral dam or latex barrier) is a thin rectangular piece of latex used to prevent the spread of STIs during oral sex in the anal or vaginal area. It helps to reduce spreading bodily fluids. You can buy dental dams at some drugstores. You can make your own dam […]
Before use, hold it up to the light and check for holes. Hold the dental dam in place on the anal or vaginal area and don’t let it flip over. Consider marking one side so you know which side your mouth goes on. Throw it in the garbage — don’t flush down the toilet.
Emergency contraception helps prevent pregnancy if you’ve had unprotected sex or are not sure if you’re protected from pregnancy. You can use EC to help prevent pregnancy if a condom broke or leaked, no birth control was used, a regular method of birth control wasn’t used correctly or there was a sexual assault. EC should […]
IUDs are a safe and highly effective method of birth control. There are two types of IUDs (copper and hormonal).
It depends on the method of birth control. Birth control methods only work properly when used as directed. Using more than one type of hormonal birth control is unsafe and can lower effectiveness. Using a male or vaginal condom along with another method of birth control like the pill, patch, ring or IUD is called […]
Abstinence means different things to different people. It may mean making the choice not to have any sexual contact including: self-touch (masturbation) vaginal sex (penis to vagina) anal sex (penis to anus) oral sex (mouth to anus or genitals) hand sex (hands to genitals) For some people, abstinence may include certain types of sexual contact. […]
Withdrawal is often referred to as ‘pulling out’. Withdrawal is used during sex to reduce the risk of pregnancy. Withdrawal is when the penis is pulled out of the vagina before ejaculation (cum). A person must not ejaculate near the genitals. Pregnancy can occur if sperm is near the genitals or in the vagina. With […]
The cost of birth control depends on where you buy it and the type of method used. To find out about the cost talk to your health care provider or go to a sexual and reproductive health clinic. Many sexual and reproductive health clinics offer some types of birth control at low or no cost.