Is that true or can I use a tampon? Any girl who has her period can use a tampon. Tampons work just as well for girls who are virgins as they do for girls who have had sex.
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Do you remember hearing about that friend of a friend who got pregnant just by kissing in a hot tub? While that ended up being an urban legend, you may be surprised to learn you actually can get pregnant without having penetrative sex. The answer is — yes! The process is typically pretty straightforward. Once the egg is fertilized, it must travel and implant into the lining of the uterus. Having penis-in-vagina sex helps deliver ejaculate closest to the cervix so that millions of sperm can make the journey to fertilization.
Contraceptive use and peer pressure can affect whether first sexual experience is positive, says research. More than half of women and two in five men are losing their virginity before they are ready, potentially affecting their wellbeing and health, researchers say. The team add that focusing only on age is misguided, noting the research showed issues around willingness, peer pressure and contraceptive use can all affect whether the first experience of sex is positive, regardless of age. Kaye Wellings, the co-author of the research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , said while having a legal age of consent was protective, it could also pressure people into feeling they need to start having sex at
