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Get Real! Out, Out Damn UTI!

December 16, 2010 - 9:16am (Print)

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) probably are not influenced by how you clean your body after sex, but there are a host of preventative measures you can take if you're not taking them already.

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Get Real! Getting Past the Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda.

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

December 2, 2010 - 9:55pm (Print)

The relationship you are continuing to invest in now is not the same one you had or thought you had in the past: it's what you have right now.

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Get Real! Did I Have Sex? Did I Lose My Virginity?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 2, 2010 - 8:00am (Print)

Sex is any number of different things people freely choose to do to tangibly and actively express or enact their sexuality and their sexual feelings.

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Get Real! I'm Hopping Mad About Herpes

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

September 11, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Many people have oral herpes but don't know it, and don't know that cold sores are a symptom. Most get it in childhood and don't remember their first sores; some people will never see a sore again, though they have and can possibly transmit Herpes.

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Get Real! Is My Foreskin Normal?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

August 21, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Having a foreskin or not having one does not make anyone more or less of a man or a bad or better lover. Both of those things are a lot more complex than just what kind of penis you have, and have little to do with anyone's genitalia.

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Get Real! Is Oral Sex Natural, and Do Only People Do It?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

August 14, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Natural or manufactured, old or new, you get to decide what does and doesn't work for you, what you are and are not comfortable with, what you do and don't like.

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Get Real! Why Am I So Paranoid About Sex?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

August 7, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

It's not paranoid to be concerned about pregnancy with sexual activities which can result in pregnancy. It's not paranoid to worry about pregnancy happening when it isn't what you want or are ready for.

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Get Real! How Do You Tell When Women Are Done With Sex?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 31, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Sex is over when one or both partners don't want to have it anymore, either because they both feel satisfied or just because one or both are done with the whole works for the time being.

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Get Real! Is It Really Illegal to Sell Me Condoms?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 17, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

In the United States, all 50 of them, minors may purchase condoms just like legal adults can. So why was she denied access?

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Get Real! Am I Ready for Sex, Or Is It Just My Hormones Talking?

by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 10, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

The best any of us can do is be self-aware in terms of our feelings as well as our needs, limitations, life goals and relationships, and make our sexual choices based on those things as well as sound information.

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