(Written by guest blogger JustAnotherTeen.)
“You seem very open, honest, and liberal, but you depict your parents as fairly rigid and conservative. How much do you think your parents impacted who you are and how did they do that? I like the person you present yourself as and I sense that you like yourself as well. [...]
Archives for safe sex
Your questions, my answers! (Part 2)
The pill without a pelvic exam
Thanks so much to Heather Corinna from Scarleteen for this information.
Planned Parenthood is now dispensing the pill without a pelvic exam. You can read more about it.
This is a relatively unusual program. Planned Parenthood’s requirements are that you do not have:
certain conditions that make it inadvisable to use a hormonal method [of birth control]
symptoms [...]
Vaginal exams and the Pill
Recently a young woman wrote me asking this question:
I am 19 and just recently lost my virginity, so my mom and I talked about how I should get on the pill. I’ve never had a pelvic exam (against my mom’s wishes) because I’m really shy and nervous about it, but she [...]
Okay, so the US isn’t so bad after all
I’m actually, grudgingly, impressed. There are a fair number of US-based websites that provide good information about sex and sexuality to teenagers. What there is not is the plethora of organizations that provide actual services to teenagers (and younger children) like there is in England. (You can see my post from yesterday [...]
England’s got it right
There are many very cool resources about sex and sexuality for teenagers in the UK. I’ve spent some time this week surfing through them, and thought some of you might be interested as well. (I have a fair number of readers from England, but the Internet sides of these organizations are clearly available [...]
The Midwest Teen Sex Show
Okay, so this is really, truly funny. I’m very impressed with the writing, the truthfulness, and the humor. of the ones I’ve watched so far, my favorite is #5 The First Time. It’s honest, it’s funny, it’s effective. I’d highly recommend it to teenagers. However, there are others that I’m [...]
Condom Fashion
You’ve gotta love this. Talk about taking wearing a condom to a whole new level!
These are all images taken during a fashion show at the Fourth Annual China Reproductive Health New Technologies & Products Expo. It was, rather unimaginatively, sponsored by Guilin Latex Factory, China’s largest condom manufacturer. But honestly, I can [...]
Should I get tested?
Last week a teenage girl e-mailed me with the following question:
Ive been reading your blog and can’t find the answer. My mom says that I need to go to the gynecologist cuz I’m hooking up. She says I need to get tested for diseases. I don’t feel sick. Is this real [...]
Top Ten Things To Do Before You Have Sex: a list for teenagers
(Just to be clear, these are things to do before you have oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anything else that could get you pregnant or an STD.)
1. Have an orgasm.
Yes, before you start having sex, you should give yourself an orgasm. It’s important to know what feels good to you before you can show [...]
Funny safe sex
This is just too funny! The original site has the image animated - which is, of course, even funnier.
