Topic: Sexual Health

Atualmente é recomendado que qualquer pessoa acima de 13 anos tenha um teste de HIV anual como parte de exames de rotina. É principalmente importante se você for sexualmente ativo […]

It takes a lot of courage to “come out” whether it is with your friends, family or others. Even though you are young, it is important to talk with your […]

The most common cause of a missed period is pregnancy; however, there can be other causes including: hormone imbalance (that interrupts or delays ovulation), exercise, low weight or weight loss […]

What you describe sounds normal. Most girls/women get their first Depo-Provera® injection (shot) during the first five days of a normal menstrual period. You are then protected from pregnancy right […]

Gestação normal: Uma gestação normal ocorre quando um óvulo fertilizado se fixa dentro do útero. O óvulo fertilizado continua crescendo e se desenvolve num feto. Gestação ectópica: uma gestação ectópica […]

Você já ouvi falar de “blenorragia” ou “fogagem”? Esses são nomes para gonorreia. Gonorreia é uma DST comum causada por uma bactéria. O quanto a gonorreia é comum? Há mais […]

Getting pregnant is a common concern among adolescents who are involved in a sexual relationship. The only way you can 100% guarantee not getting pregnant is by not having sex. […]

Emergency contraception (EC) is a backup method of birth control for preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. Even though it’s commonly called the “morning-after pill,” there are three types of EC […]

Congratulation for using birth control! As you know, using birth control pills “continuously” means that instead of taking the placebo pills (the different colored pills that are usually at the […]

No! You can get pregnant anytime you are not using condoms and/or birth control. You can even become pregnant if your partner removes his penis from your vagina before he […]