Yes, you can get pregnant if you have sex during your period.
Women can get pregnant and any time if they have sex without contraception.
If you are thinking about having sex, please text txtm8 on 89868 or look at our find a local service page to get details for local services that can provide free contraception and condoms.
You can buy lubricant from most chemists and supermarkets – usually in the same place as condoms.
Use water based lubricant as oil based ones can damage condoms
you can also get lubricant free from most clinics and youth services.
Contact txtm8 on 89868 or visit the find a local service page to find local places that distribute lubricant for free.
There’s no need to worry, being gay is perfectly natural. Maybe talk to your friend about how they feel. If they are gay, they may be confused and might need to talk.
you could have a look at http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Sexandyoungpeople/Pages/AmIgay.aspx to help you understand more about sexuality. This may help you support your friend.
Being gay or homosexual means that you are attracted to someone of the same sex as yourself.
During puberty, you have lots of emotions and sexual feelings. It’s normal for girls to think about girls in a sexual way, and for boys to think about boys in a sexual way. This is perfectly natural, and is nothing to be ashamed of.
It can help to talk to other people who are going through the same thing.
Contact txtm8 on 89868 or visit the find a local service page to find out if there’s a young men’s or women’s group in your area for lesbian, gay or bisexual people.
Or visit the below website for more info:
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Sexandyoungpeople/Pages/AmIgay.aspx
If you think you have an STI you need to be tested at a local GUM clinic. It will be free and confidential.
To find out where you can go to get tested and get free condoms please contact txtm8 on 89868 or visit the find a local service page.
STI’s (Sexually Transmitted Infections) are infections/viruses that can be passed on during unprotected sex.
Chlamydia, genital warts, gonorrhoea, herpes and syphilis are some of the most common STI’s in the UK.
To find out where you can go to get tested or get free condoms please contact txtm8 on 89868 or visit the find a local service page.
Every penis is different.
Most men’s penises are somewhere around 9cm (3.75in) long when they’re not erect, but it’s normal for them to be shorter or longer than this.
Most erect penises are roughly between about 13 and 18cm (6-7in) long.
You can’t make your penis larger or smaller with exercises or medication.
Yes, it’s normal for boys to have an erection when they wake up in the morning or unexpectedly during the day. It’s a part of growing up and sexual development.
There is no right or wrong age to start, as everyone develops at a different rate. Most girls start between 10 and 16.
It is normal for your breasts to be different sizes – most women’s are. There isn’t much you can do about it but try not to worry – it is most likely more noticeable to you than to anyone else.