Sex?— A Healthy Sexuality Resource - Government of Nova Scotia

eadiness to have sex 20–22reasons not to have sex 28relationships 16–19and birth control 62and unplanned pregnancy 59healthy/unhealthy 16–18, 62long-term 51protecting yourself in 53see also pressure to have sexreligious beliefs 15, 64respect 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 96responsibility 14, 15, 22, 38ring, contraceptive 88–89risksemotional 22physical 22see sexual activitiessafer sex 45see protecting yourselfsaliva and STIs 44saying “no” or “stop” 26, 27, 34, 38scrotum 103, 104self-examination for testicular cancer 105self-esteem 96self-respect 26, 96semen 50, 57, 96seminal vesicles 103sex toys 96and STIs 45, 51sex, definitions 8, 13see safer sexsee also protecting yourselfsexual activities 13, 25, 32legal consent to 35–37making choices about 5, 14–15, 20–22risks of 13, 22, 25, 44, 45Thanks and Index121