Pregnancy and Contraception

Articles:

Birth Control: Hormonal Contraceptives

An overview and explanation of various hormonal contraceptives.  Methods described: Pill, Patch, NuvaRing, and IUS (Mirena).

Birth Control: Non-Hormonal Contraceptives

An overview and explanation of various non-hormonal contraceptives.  Methods described: IUD, Sponge, Lea Contraceptive, Cervical Cap, Diaphragm, and Spermicide.

Related Articles:

Comprehensive Sex Education

An overview of the concepts, objectives and effectiveness of comprehensive sexuality education.

Abstinence-Only Sex Education

An overview of abstinence-only sex education, including objectives and effectiveness.

Sex Education for Parents

A discussion of some of the challenges facing parents in discussing sexuality with their children.  This article features several great suggestions for tackling this essential element of parenting.

Sexuality Education for Staff and Support Persons

A discussion of many of the challenges and goals of educating and supporting clients – specifically in relation to client sexuality.

Public Health – Canadian Guidelines for Sexuality Education

A brief article discussing the Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education (Public Health Canada) in relation to the educational programs and workshops offered by Sex Ed Central.

LGBTTIQQ2S – What Do Those Words Mean?

An overview of frequently used (and often misunderstood) terminology related to sexual diversity.

Exploring Nonmonogamy

An introduction to nonmonogamy as it relates to relationships in contemporary North American society.  This article is based on another article published in the New York Times Magazine, entitled “Dan Savage on the Virtues of Infidelity”.