Safer Sex

How to Use Dental Dams
When used properly dental dams can provide protection from sexually transmitted infections and make sex safer. Here’s how to properly use dental dams.

How to Assess Risk in Sexual Situations – Making Healthier Sexual Choices and...
Questions to ask yourself to help develop a risk assessment for you and support you in making the best sexual choices for yourself.

Defining Safer Sex - How do we Make Sex Safer?
An expanded definition of safer sex, including taking care of our bodies and minds as we engage in sexual behaviors. Suggesting ways to think about your sex life to make it more fulfilling and healthier.

The ABC Model to HIV Prevention
Describes the controversial ABC approach to HIV prevention that emphasizes abstinence, monogamy, and condom use as a method of HIV prevention.

What Sex is Risky – Levels of Risk with Various Sexual Behaviors
General safer sex guidelines on the safety of a variety of common sexual behaviors from masturbation to anal sex. Includes comments on the danger of generalizing about the risk of sexual behaviors.

Is Oral Sex Safe Sex?
Explains the STD risks of oral sex and describes the different levels of risk and methods of transmission, with suggestions on ways to make oral sex safer.

Should We Teach Only Abstinence in Sexuality Education?
Outlines the problems with abstinence-only sex education.

Dental Health and Sex
Summarizes research linking dental health and sexual health.

Sex and Latex Allergies
Explains where and how latex may come up in sex play and what non-latex alternatives exist for those with allergies.

Phthalates in Sex Toys – Information on Phthalates Used in Sex Toy Manufacturing
Describes what phthalates, which are used in the manufacturing of many sex toys, are, and concerns that have been raised about phthalates by scientists, consumer groups, and the media.