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Parenting

The process of raising children and providing them with protection and care in order to ensure their healthy development into adulthood.
Abortion

The intentional termination of pregnancy with reasonable knowledge that such termination will cause the death of the embryo (embryos and embryonic stem cells) or fetus.
Foster Care

A system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent", or with a family member approved by the state.

Prevention

“Some people will argue that we shouldn’t be judgmental about this, but I think we’ve always known intuitively that there’s an age that is too young for pregnancy."

Dr. Joel G. Ray, an obstetric medicine specialist and epidemiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto

Contraceptives

Male (external) condoms

A male condom is a thin, strong, rubber or plastic sheath that's used as a barrier method of birth control to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during vaginal, anal, or oral sex

How to use condoms:

First check the expiration date on the package.
To put on the condom, look at it first to be sure to unroll it the right way
After ejaculation, withdraw while the penis is still erect, while holding on to the base of the condom to make sure it doesn’t slip odd. (for repeated sexual activity, always use a new condom.)
Picture and info: S.E.X., second edition: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties

Female (internal) condoms

Internal condoms — also called “female” condoms — are little nitrile (soft plastic) pouches that you put inside your vagina. They cover the inside of your vagina, creating a barrier that stops sperm from reaching an egg. If sperm can't get to an egg, you can't get pregnant.

How to use Inside or “Female” condoms:

To use an inside condom, you start the same way you do with an outside condom: by checking the expiration date and opening the package carefully.
Next, put a little lubricant on the outside of the closed end (the end with the ring inside of it).
Then you’ll insert it inside the vagina or anus, depending on what kind of genital sex you want to take part in.
Then, a partner will insert their penis—or a toy—inside the vagina or anus and the condom inside.
To remove the inside condom, just have you partner withdraw—no need to hold anything
Picture and info: S.E.X., second edition: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties

Dental Dams

A dental dam is a thin, stretchy square sheet of latex or polyurethane that can be used to reduce the risk of spreading sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during oral sex.

How to use Dental Dams:

Rinse off the talc with water, because it can cause some irritation.
Apply lubricant to the genitals where the dam will be placed.
Open up the dam and spread it over the vulva or anus.
(hold them in place with your hands during the activity.)
Info: S.E.X., second edition: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties
Picture: Wikimedia commons

STDs

STDs stands for Sexually Transmitted Diseases which are caused by Sexually transmitted infections. STDs can spread through sexual intercourse for example, anal, vaginal and oral sex. These diseases may not have any symptoms. Despite being common, some of these diseases can lead to serious health problems which is why it is important to get tested.

Planned Parenthood offers great information on the different types of STDs and allows you to make an appointment for STD testing.

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