Topic: Sexual Health

What can make the hymen break?
Updated 16 January 2014 under Ask Us.I’ve heard that you can break your hymen by riding a horse or doing a split. Is this true? If not, why, and what can make the hymen break? The […]
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I had sex yesterday but I didn’t use protection and my boyfriend and I aren’t sure if a little sperm got in. What should I do?
Updated 15 January 2014 under Ask Us.Emergency contraception (EC) is a safe treatment to help prevent pregnancy in adolescent girls and adult women who have had unprotected sex. EC works before a women’s body ovulates, preventing […]
Read more »Is it ok to trim your pubic hair?
Updated 8 January 2014 under Ask Us.Is it ok to use small scissors and a mirror and trim your pubic hair, just along the underwear/swimsuit line where the hair sticks out? I don’t want to remove […]
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What does bi-curious mean?
Updated 21 November 2013 under Ask Us.Bi-curious isn’t necessarily a term that you’ll find in a dictionary, but it’s a word that some people use to describe an attraction – “being inquisitive or curious about same […]
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Can girls have wet dreams?
Updated 21 November 2013 under Ask Us.This is an interesting question! Although there’s a lot more published research about wet dreams in males, there are limited studies that show that girls/women can experience something similar to […]
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How do you get pregnant?
Updated 21 November 2013 under Ask Us.You can get pregnant if you have intercourse and a male releases his sperm inside of your vagina. You can also get pregnant if the male removes his penis from […]
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How do I know if I’m a virgin?
Updated 21 November 2013 under Ask Us.The answer to this question depends on how you define “virginity.” There’s no medical definition of “virginity.” You may decide you’re a virgin until you’ve had penis-in-vagina sex, until you’ve […]
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What’s an orgasm?
Updated 21 November 2013 under Ask Us.If you look up the word “orgasm” in your biology book, you’ll likely find a definition such as “the climax of sexual excitement with increased blood flow to the genitals […]
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What is oral sex?
Updated 21 November 2013 under Ask Us.Oral sex is when a person uses their mouth for sexual contact with their partner’s penis, vagina or rectum. If a girl “receives” oral sex, it means that her partner […]
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I’m a boy who wants to be a girl. What do I do?
Updated 21 November 2013 under Ask Us.It’s not uncommon for youth and teens to wonder about their gender identity at some point or another. Many people, in fact, view themselves ‘somewhere on the continuum’ between male […]
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