This info graphic is from Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Source: Mount Sinai Medical Center
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Safer sex — It’s kind of big deal
Communication can be tricky. Check out these sample conversations on how to make those “awkward” exchanges easier, from Scarleteen.
Check out the video below for some very important tips on effective condom use.
Click here for a quiz that narrows down birth control options that might work well for you.
And here is a great idea from Sex Nerd Sandra. Come make your safer sex kit at Self Serve.
If you’re in Albuquerque and need to get tested, check out the Stanford Clinic on the University of New Mexico’s North Campus. The majority of their services are FREE. Click here for a PDF of their offered services. You can call them at 505.841.4100 or visit them at 1111 Stanford Dr. NE.
And finally, have a little fun with this Human Sexuality Map. Try it with a partner for some stimulating conversation.
Planned Parenthood unveils safer-sex map that shows where people are using condoms
When you get dressed for a date you probably take some time to make sure you’re looking good and have everything you need, but make sure you don’t forget a condom.
Awkward talks lead to worry-free, intimate sex
Talking about sex before you have it increases the odds that you will enjoy the relationship, and the sex, to the fullest.
Does your sex life suck? Then learn how to blow!
Published in the University of New Mexico’s student newspaper, the Daily Lobo on Dec. 07, 2011
If you’re in a relationship and have made the decision not to have intercourse, you and your partner can still have regular orgasms and maintain a type of sexual relationship.
HPV vaccine, lube make sex safer
Human papillomavirus is just as much of a concern for men as it is for women, according to a study published on Oct. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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