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

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Useful InformationPelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): An infection of a woman’s inner sexualand reproductive organs. PID can be very painful and lead to infertility.Respect: Valuing people for who they are, and treating them fairly and equally.Self-esteem: A feeling of pride, confidence, and satisfaction in yourself—thefeeling that you are worthy of respect.Self-respect: Valuing yourself as a person and as an individual and feelingproud of who you are and what you do.Semen: A milky liquid containing sperm that is released through the urethraduring ejaculation.Sex toys: Things, like vibrators and dildos, that people might buy in a storeand use during sex—with themselves or others.Sexual orientation: Your feelings of sexual attraction toward others. Yoursexual orientation could be gay or lesbian (attraction to the same gender);straight (attraction to the opposite gender); or bisexual (attraction to bothgenders).Sterility: Being unable to reproduce. This is also called infertility. For femalesthis means being unable to get pregnant. For males this means that the spermthey reproduce is not able to fertilize a female’s egg.Sterilization: Sterilization is a surgical procedure that makes a female unableto get pregnant. For males, it means that the sperm they reproduce is not ableto fertilize a female’s egg. For males, sterilization surgery is called a vasectomy.For females, it’s called a tubal ligation (getting your tubes tied).Straight: A person who is emotionally and sexually attracted to people of theopposite gender.Transgender: People who feel that their gender identity conflicts with theirsexual anatomy—that is a girl who feels like she ought to have been a boy ora boy who feels like he ought to have been a girl. People who are transgenderoften choose to live the role of the opposite gender.96
Unprotected sex: Sexual activity without using some form of birthcontrol to prevent pregnancy and/or without using protection from STIs—like amale or female condom or oral dam.Vaginal sex, sexual intercourse: Sexual activity during which the penisenters the vagina.Useful Information97
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SEX? —A HEalthy Sexuality Resourc
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ContentsThis Book is for Everyone!I
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Is this book for ME?This book is ab
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Having feelings that make you wonde
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If you think you are transgender:
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What is“sex”anyway?Sexual activ
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Sexual feelings are exciting, andit
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In an UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP you fe
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In a healthyrelationship,you feel g
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You MAY be ready when:•You have i
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This isConfidential, Right?If you
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You can get hurt physically.Oral se
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12345 Ways to say“Not now”“Yo
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Clear Head,Clear ThinkingSex, Relat
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What are STIs?STIs (sometimes calle
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Page 50 and 51: When should I get anSTI test?Sexual
Page 52 and 53: AvoidingSexually Transmitted Infect
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Page 60 and 61: Preventing PregnancyHELP!My period
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Page 96 and 97: Useful InformationCum: A slang word
Page 100 and 101: Useful InformationThe Female Body59
Page 102 and 103: Useful InformationReducing the Risk
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