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"Not right now"
11 things that are better than sex
You can do some of these things today
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"Not right now"
Breaking free from an abstinence-only past
How teaching myself about birth control changed my life
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Birth control
Fact check: 10 things that aren’t birth control and 17 things that are
Including 10 legitimate non-hormonal BC methods
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Birth control
Real Stories: 5 women on how birth control is helping them win their future
Birth control can help you focus on your goals without having to worry about an unplanned pregnancy.
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Birth control
Real Stories: LGBTQ folks talk birth control
People with a range of identities and orientations can benefit from birth control.
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"Not right now"
5 myths about virginity, busted
The answers to all your questions about virginity and its mythical guardian, the hymen.
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"Not right now"
How to get intimate without getting it on
7 ideas for spicing things up
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Birth control pill
Danielle, 20, the pill and not right now
You could protect yourself better if you pick and choose who you sleep with.
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Withdrawal (pull out) method
Taisha, 21, withdrawal and not right now
I wasn’t using a condom and [he’d] pull out.
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"Not right now"
Tee, 21, not right now
If we’re going to have sex, we need to have this conversation.
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"Not right now"
How to be fabulously and unapologetically abstinent
Who says you have to be getting it on to live it up?
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Condom
Evan, 30, not right now and condoms
Everything is personal, and that's the most important thing to consider.
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