We had been going out for two months when it started feeling like the
'right' time to have
sex. My
boyfriend was experienced but I never had
sex before.
I was feeling pretty nervous about it. I mean, how do you know when the time is right? It's pretty
embarrassing when you're the last virgin of all your friends.
I definitely didn't want to get
pregnant, and I knew there were infections that could be passed
through
sex so I wanted to know about all my options.
I ended up going to a
sexual health clinic set up for young people. There was a great educator
there and I asked heaps of questions.
They said it was a good idea for my boyfriend to have an
STI test, to make sure he doesn't have
an
STI from previous sexual partners.
It was embarrassing talking to my boyfriend about this stuff, as I trusted him. But some
STI, like
chlamydia, don't have any symptoms, so most people don't know they have it.
We also talked about being faithful to each other. Cos if one of us were to have unprotected
sex
with someone else, we could get an
STI and give it to each other.
So far the
pill has worked out ok for us. The hardest thing is remembering to take it at the same
time each day. So I set a reminder on my phone.
My boyfriend and I are also going to have regular
STI tests. They are free and confidential
anyway. Now there's a lot of trust between us and I know I can talk to him about anything.
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