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Video: Perspectives on Safer Sex
  • Sexual Health Make Sex Safer Doctor-Patient Video
    Thinking About Safer Sex
    There are many kinds of sexual safety
    ( 1:27 )
  • Sexual Health Condom Advice Doctor-Patient Video
    Condom Tips
    Practice by yourself, and other advice
    ( 1:58 )
  • Sexual Health Big Drinkers Lose Control Doctor-Patient Video
    If You Drink Too Much
    It's harder to talk about sex and STDs
    ( 2:16 )
  • Sexual Health Female Condoms Doctor-Patient Video
    Female Condoms Are Hot
    They conduct heat (so ignore the sound)
    ( 1:37 )

10 Questions to Ask a New Partner Before Having Sex

Start by sharing your own story, and see what you get back
Before hopping into bed with a new sex partner, have an open and honest conversation about your sexual histories, risks, and the last time you were tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)...  Read More

How to Reduce the STD Risks of Fellatio (Mouth-to-Penis Sex)

Gonorrhea is a particular risk
Fellatio is more risky than kissing, sensual touching, and cunnilingus because of the greater risk of gonorrhea. "Gonorrhea can establish an infection in the throat, but it often doesn't cause a sore throat, so people can have it and not know it." ...  Read More

Carmen's Condom Advice: Tell Your Guy It's Birth Control

Carmen gets men to wear a condom by saying it's birth control
Los Angeleno Carmen Donovan (not her real name), 27, has a rock-solid condom policy designed to protect her from whatever sexually transmitted disease (STD) may come along.   Read More

2 Ways to Make Condoms Sexy

Let your partner put it on or make it an oral sex bonus
Some people just won't have sex without a condom—but find themselves encountering sex partners who need a little coaxing. Here are two suggestions for turning the routine into something sexy by getting everyone involved.  Read More