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Safer Sex

Safer Sex Methods

• What Is Safer Sex?

• How to Use Condoms Correctly

• 2 Ways to Make Condoms Sexy

• A Condom Trick to Try With Your Guy

• What Should I Do if the Condom Breaks?

• Does Circumcision Make Sex Safer?

Watch a video on condom tips

STD Risks

• Who's Most at Risk for STDs?

• The Most Common STDs: HPV, Herpes, and Chlamydia

• HIV and Safer Sex

• STD Risks of Vaginal Intercourse

• STD Risks of Fellatio

• STD Risks of Cunnilingus

• STD Risks of Anal Penetration

• STD Risks of Analingus

• How to Reduce the STD Risks of Sharing Sex Toys

Read more about STDs

SLIDESHOW

What to Do if Your Sex Partner Refuses to Wear a Condom

People are always complaining about condoms; but condoms so drastically reduce the risk of becoming infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and avoiding pregnancy, however, that it's worth finding a way to change your partner's mind. Here are a few time-tested strategies that may help. View slideshow

Safer Sex in Relationships

• 10 Questions to Ask a New Sex Partner

• How to Protect Yourself When Your Partner May Be Cheating

Read more about sex and relationships

Video: Perspectives on Safer Sex

Thinking About Safer Sex

There are many kinds of sexual safety
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Condom Tips

Practice by yourself, and other advice
( 1:58 )

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If You Drink Too Much

It's harder to talk about sex and STDs
( 2:16 )

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Female Condoms Are Hot

They conduct heat (so ignore the sound)
( 1:37 )

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