BIBliography
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 31 Aug. 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.cdc.gov/STD/>.
"Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI's)." Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI's). N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.health.qld.gov.au/istaysafe/be-safe-with-sex/sti/>.
"STARTING BIRTH CONTROL: Your Contraceptive Is as Individual as You Are!" Starting Birth Control. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.whatcontraceptiveareyou.com.au/>.
"Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI's)." Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI's). N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.health.qld.gov.au/istaysafe/be-safe-with-sex/sti/>.
"STARTING BIRTH CONTROL: Your Contraceptive Is as Individual as You Are!" Starting Birth Control. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.whatcontraceptiveareyou.com.au/>.
fun facts
- According to the Museum of Sex, the vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for female "hysteria" during the 19th century. The vibrator-induced orgasms helped doctors dissipate hysteria's anxiety-related symptoms.
- Semen contains zinc and calcium, both of which are proven to prevent tooth decay.
- Fascinating Fact: Condoms were originally made of animal intestines or linen
In Asia before the fifteenth century, some use of glans condoms (devices covering only the head of the penis) is recorded. In China, glans condoms may have been made of oiled silk paper, or of lamb intestines. In Japan, they were made of tortoise shell or animal horn (ouch). In the 16th century, condoms were often made with linen sheaths soaked in a chemical solution and allowed to dry before use. The cloths were sized to cover the glans of the penis, and were held on with a ribbon. Pictured above is an animal intestine condom from the early 1900s. - Fascinating Fact: Some female penguins engage in prostitution
Believe it or not, in the wild, certain female penguins (even when in a committed relationship) will exchange sexual favors with strange males for the pebbles they need to build their nests. According to Dr Fiona Hunter (a zoologist): “It tends to be females targeting single males, otherwise the partner female would beat the intruder up.” On some occasions the prostitute penguins trick the males. They carry out the elaborate courtship ritual, which usually leads to mating. Having bagged their stone, they would then run off