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What is consent?
Consent = Yes, I agree… You, (the patient) consent to a medical or surgical examination – including sexual health matters. This means that you have agreed (said ‘yes’) to the examination, service offered, or the treatment being proposed. Consensual Sex According to the Law, any kind of sex must be consensual, which means that both partners must agree [...]
Continue reading...What is confidentiality?
Worried that the doctor or health professional will tell your parents or someone you know that you’re having sex? Well don’t be. Under the law, a doctor can provide contraception under the age of 16 without parental agreement (without your parents being involved). If they think you are mature / grown up enough. Even if [...]
Continue reading...Same Sex Relationships
“Sexuality involves our relationship with ourselves, those around us and the society in which we live – whether we identify as gay, heterosexual, lesbian, bisexual or celibate.” Sexuality and sexual orientation is something people become increasingly aware of as they move through their teen years and into their 20’s. Many people know with certainty at an [...]
Continue reading...When will I be ready for sex?
The right time to have sex is when you’ve chosen your contraception and you feel it’s something that you both want. You’ve talked through what you might be worried about and you know how you are both going to handle it afterwards. If you’ve got doubts you probably need to think about it a bit longer. [...]
Continue reading...Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is the stress or strain you feel from your friends or others to act, behave, think and look a certain way. This kind of pressure can include anything from the clothes you wear when you go out – through to sexual activity and dating. If you’re really worried about peer pressure it’s important to [...]
Continue reading...Reasons to not wanting to have sex
I don’t feel turned on. The setting isn’t right … we are not in the right place. No one has protection – we need to use condoms at least. It goes against my morals. I don’t really like the person enough to have sex with them. I don’t feel well. There’s too much pressure. I don’t trust the person. I don’t know what [...]
Continue reading...Things to consider after sex
How did it make you feel? Are you going to tell your friends / others about your experience? How much will you tell them – what will your partner think of this? Are you going to tell each other honestly what you thought? Good? Bad? If your partner did something you didn’t like, will you tell them? Did you use [...]
Continue reading...Anal Sex
Anal sex is when one person penetrates another person’s anal passage with their penis / fingers or a vibrator (dildo). Many heterosexual couples have anal sex and like ‘lesbian’ sex it is not restricted to sexuality – anyone can do it. It can hurt a lot more than vaginal sex so lots of lubricant and [...]
Continue reading...Oral Sex
Oral sex is a woman / man licking a woman’s vagina or a woman / man sucking a man’s penis (which is commonly know as a “blowjob” even though there isn’t any blowing involved!). Some Sexually Transmitted Infections can be passed on through oral sex so always use a condom. You can [...]
Continue reading...Masturbation
It isn’t often people talk about masturbation (sometimes known as wanking) as it is sometimes seen as something to be ashamed of, but put your mind at ease by knowing that it is perfectly natural and nothing to feel bad about. It isn’t just men who masturbate, women do too and it is usually by [...]
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