Presentation for my Sexuality and Sex Education Class at Worcester State University

1. Practicing Safe Sex
Ages 16-19
DANIELLE HOOVER
HE 230-OL

2. What is it?
 Consistent use of latex barriers (condoms) on
body parts for any kind of vaginal, anal or
oral sex.
 Mutually sexually exclusive with your partner.
Meaning that you are only having sex with
each other.
 Regular STD testing from both partners
Corinna, H. (2010, April 6). What Safer Sex Isn't. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

3. Proper Use of Male Condoms
Corinna, H. (2007, April 22). Condom Basics: A User’s Manual. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

4. Proper Use of Female Condoms
Step 1: Open carefully with fingers
Step 2: Put lubricant on closed end
Step 3: Squeeze inner back ring together with
your fingers until it makes a line, and put it inside
the body the way you'd put in a tampon,
pushing it gently back as far as you can. With
vaginal insertion, until it reaches your cervix.
When it's all the way back, you pull the finger you
pushed it inside with out, and let the outer ring of
the condom hang about an inch outside the
vagina or anus.
Corinna, H. (2013, Nov 21). All The Barriers! All The Time! Retrieved September 14, 2015.

5. Consent for Sexual Activity
Signs You Should Stop
 You or a partner are too intoxicated to gauge or give consent.
Your partner is asleep or passed out.
You hope your partner will say nothing and go with the flow.
You intend to have sex by any means necessary.
Signs You Should Pause and Talk
 You are not sure what the other person wants.
You feel like you are getting mixed signals.
You have not talked about what you want to do.
You assume that you will do the same thing as before.
Your partner stops or is not responsive.
Keep Communicating
 Partners come to a mutual decision about how far they want to go.
Partners clearly express their comfort with the situation.
You feel comfortable and safe stopping at any time.
Partners are excited!
Corinna, H. (2010, Nov 18). Drivers Ed for the Sexual Superhighway: Navigating Consent. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

6. STD Testing
Getting tested can be quick and easy. Depending on what you are being tested for, your provider may
take a blood sample, a swab, or ask you to pee in a cup. Easy! Here’s what to expect:
Chlamydia Swab of genital area or urine sample
Gonorrhea Swab of genital area or urine sample
HIV Blood test or swab from inside of mouth
Genital Herpes (no symptoms) Blood Test
Genital Herpes (with symptoms) Swab of affected area; if at first negative for herpes, follow later with
blood test to make sure
Syphilis Blood Test
Trichomoniasis Swab of infected area, physical exam or sample of discharge
HPV (Genital Warts) Visual diagnosis
American Sexual Health Association, Inc. STI Testing. (2014). Retrieved September 18, 2015.

7. Advantages
 Reduces our risk of getting a sexually
transmitted disease (STD) and pregnancy
 Using condoms makes vaginal or anal
intercourse safer sex
 Using condoms or other barriers makes oral sex
safer sex
 Having sex play without intercourse can be
even safer sex
 Safer sex can be very pleasurable and exciting
Safer Sex ("Safe Sex") | Reduce Your Risk of Getting STDs. (2014, November 1). Retrieved September 18, 2015.

8. Consequences
 Unwanted pregnancy
 Possible contraction of:
-STDs: An infection transmitted through sexual
contact, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites.
-HIV: The human immunodeficiency virus is a
lentivirus that causes HIV infection and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome.
-AIDs: a disease in which there is a severe loss
of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the
resistance to infection and malignancy.
Safer Sex ("Safe Sex") | Reduce Your Risk of Getting STDs. (2014, November 1). Retrieved September 18, 2015.