Consent · 10 min
Understanding consent beyond ‘yes’ and ‘no’
Consent is active, specific, ongoing, and changeable. It is communication between people, not a legal checkbox or a guess based on silence.
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What condoms can and cannot protect against
Condoms reduce pregnancy and STI risk when used correctly, but they do not make every infection or exposure impossible.
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A practical guide to STI testing
Testing is not one universal panel or schedule. The useful test depends on exposure, symptoms, timing, and local clinical guidance.
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Consent
9 guides- Understanding consent beyond ‘yes’ and ‘no’
- How to ask for consent without making it awkward
- What changing your mind can look like
- When silence is not consent
- Consent in long-term relationships
- Consent and alcohol
- Consent in kink and power play
- Digital consent: sexting, photos, and recordings
- What to do when a boundary is crossed
Safer Sex
3 guidesPleasure
11 guides- How lubrication affects comfort
- Sex during your period
- Periods and desire
- Lubrication and cycle changes
- Understanding arousal and desire
- Desire and arousal are not the same thing
- Why pleasure varies from one encounter to another
- Orgasms: what they are and why they vary
- Why orgasm does not have to be the goal
- Comfort during penetration
- How stress affects sexual pleasure
Porn Literacy
3 guidesAnatomy
4 guidesCommon Concerns
12 guides- Why cycle length can change
- Period pain and sexual comfort
- Irregular periods
- When a period change is worth discussing
- Perimenopause and changing cycles
- Postpartum periods and sex
- Menstrual-cycle myths
- Why sexual desire changes
- Why sex sometimes hurts
- Why am I not always lubricated?
- Why do I feel disconnected after sex?
- Why do I get anxious before sex?
Contraception
10 guides- Hormonal contraception and bleeding patterns
- Choosing contraception: what to think about
- The pill: how it works
- IUDs explained
- Contraceptive implants explained
- Patch, ring, and injection explained
- Barrier contraception
- Emergency contraception basics
- Contraception and STI protection are not the same thing
- Common contraception myths
STIs
5 guidesCommunication
5 guidesRelationships
5 guidesBody Confidence
3 guidesMasturbation
4 guidesSexual Function
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