Kinsey Confidential Sexual Health Podcast

You're describing a situation in which a man and a woman are using two forms of birth control: the withdrawal method, which involves a man pulling his penis out of a woman's vagina before he ejaculates, and the birth control pill, which involves a woman taking a hormonal birth control pill every day...

If you and your boyfriend are definitely not planning on having intercourse, then your sole form of birth control may be keeping his penis and his semen away from your vagina...

If a man recently ejaculated and then soon after, got aroused, it is theoretically possible that if any sperm were left over in his urethra from his last ejaculate, then the pre-ejaculatory fluids could pick the sperm up and carry them through the urethra...

Pre-ejaculatory fluids do not contain any sperm. They are clear fluids that come from small glands inside of a man's body. These pre-ejaculatory fluids are released into a man's urethra when he becomes aroused and they help to lubricate the urethra...

Men tend to have higher sperm quality when they are of a healthy weight and are non-smokers. Women also tend to have healthier pregnancies and lower risk deliveries when they are of a healthy weight...

Men cannot reliably squeeze all of their semen out of their penis. Sometimes it trickles out a few moments later. Also, there may be sperm that are further down and then, when he is inside you and gets aroused again, his pre-ejaculatory fluids may sweep up the sperm and carry it outside his body and...

There is not always a clear line between "dry sex" and intercourse. Sometimes couples get very excited during their sex play and they may experiment with getting closer to each other's genitals...

Plan B - also called the morning after pill - is a highly effective means of birth control when taken within a few days of unprotected sex. If it has been less than 5 days since you two had unprotected sex, you can ask your healthcare provider for more information about this option...

Can a woman get pregnant from having sex with another woman? I was sexual with one of my girlfriends and I am worried that could happen to me...

I have been on the birth control pill for the past year. Is it safe to have unprotected sex without getting pregnant? Or could I still get pregnant? My boyfriend and I are both STI-free and we'd like to try sex without a condom...