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- Abstinence: This is the ONLY way to protect yourself completely. Many college 91传媒 are choosing not to have sex.
- Monogamy: Say NO! to casual sex. Having one partner for a short time and then moving on to another partner (serial monogamy) is high-risk behavior.
- Communicate: Be direct and honest with partners. TALK first!
- Stay sober: Alcohol and other drugs lower your ability to make sensible self- protecting decisions. Drunk sex is rarely safer sex.
- Condoms: Use a lubricated condom every time you have sex, even if you are using another form of birth control
- Rubber dams or plastic wrap: Use with oral sex to prevent transmission of STIs.
- Choose lower risk sexual activities: Kissing, hugging, massaging and touching are generally safer activities than intercourse.
Condom How Tos
- Hold the tip of the condom to squeeze out any air. Leave 1” to catch the semen.
- Hold the tip as you unroll the condom down the shaft of the penis.
- Following ejaculation, hold on to the rim and withdraw before erection subsides. Be careful not to spill any semen. Tie a knot in the condom and throw away.
Condom Tips
- Additional use of a water-based (spermicidal) lubricant inside the tip of the condom may improve sensitivity and increase efficacy of the condom. Add more lubricant to the outside of the condom to enhance pleasure and to reduce breakage!
- Replace a condom stored in a wallet or glove compartment of a car...heat destroys latex!
- Use latex rather than animal skins!
- Condoms are not 100% perfect. But if used properly can help prevent HIV, STI’s and pregnancy!
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