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There are many myths out there about sex, STIs & pregnancy. Learn the facts.

Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:04 — alea


Check out this website for myths and fact on pregnancy. Some of them might surprise you!

Birth Control Pills provide protection against pregnancy but women still need to use condoms as well.

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 10:15 — alea

Provided that the pills are taken correctly (about the same time of day, every day, without missing any pills), the birth control pill will provide very good protection against pregnancy.  The failure rate of the birth control pill is about 1% per year if taken correctly.  This means that 1 woman out of every 100 taking the pill for one year will become pregnant.  Compare this to women not using birth control, where 80-85 out of 100 will become pregnant during

Condoms always come in square packages, right?

Wed, 04/14/2010 - 11:24 — kcolbourne

Not necessarily!  Condoms are now being marketed in new, fun ways. "One" condom company is a company that is marketing "next generation" condoms and giving you an opportunity to share your design ideas. "One" condoms have been spotted in some stores around the NWT - check them out!

 

http://www.onedesigncontest.com/discover/index.htm

Condom Demo Please

Thu, 12/03/2009 - 15:32 — kcolbourne

Putting on a condom correctly is harder than it looks.

Check out this great demonstration of how to correctly put on a condom. Take some time to practice!

Condom Demo

I've heard condoms don't really protect against pregnancy and STIs. So why bother using them?

Wed, 03/11/2009 - 15:37 — jeff


Condoms do help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Each year, 85 out of 100 couples who have sex but don't use any form of birth control get pregnant. That number drops to only 15 out of 100 when condoms are used. And no other method of birth control is as successful at protecting people against STIs as condoms.

Don’t be embarrassed. If you’re having sex you need to talk about condoms.

Wed, 03/11/2009 - 15:32 — chrism

It's much smarter to talk about condoms before having sex, but that doesn't make it easy. Some people — even those who are already having sex — are embarrassed by the topic of condoms. But not talking about condoms affects a person's safety. Using condoms properly every time is the best protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs — even if you're using another form of birth control like the Pill.

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