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Whether you are male or female, if you decide to have sex, you must also decide to protect yourself and your partner from pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

• Prescribed contraception will, if used properly, protect a girl from becoming pregnant - but unless it's a condom, it won't protect either partner from passing sexual infections to each other .
  
• If you're under 16, a doctor can prescribe contraceptives for you without telling your parents - as long as the doctor believes that you are mature enough to understand what is being proposed.
  
• Most chemists and supermarkets sell condoms, and some family planning clinics provide them for free. 
  
• Remember, putting on a condom takes practice.
  
• If you've had unprotected sex, or your contraception failed (for example, your condom split) or you have been raped, your doctor or family planning clinic can provide emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy. Emergency contraception is also available up to 72 hours after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. Your doctor can provide further information.  

 

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