- Hello, I'm Hannah, and this is Bing.
- Hello.
- And we are going to talk to you about sex.
Sex education is pretty crap, at least in the UK.
So I wanted to make a mini-series of sex education videos
that hopefully you guys will enjoy and learn some stuff.
- Gonna bust some myths.
This first episode covers the very very basics.
We're going to be talking about contraception.
- So first of all, what are we protecting ourselves against?
- We're protecting ourselves against pregnancy and STIs.
- Indeed, one thing we definitely don't want
and another that we want some control over.
- So what's our tool kit?
- So first of all condoms.
Now condoms are brilliant because
they not only protect against pregnancy, but also STIs.
In fact, I got one question on my Tumblr
where someone was slightly concerned
as to whether a condom was a mood killer
and all I've got to say is no because
I think an STI or an unwanted pregnancy
is an even bigger mood killer.
- I think if a condom is a mood killer,
then you're not really communicating very well
with your partner.
- As well as condoms, you've got the contraceptive pill.
I had a lot of questions about how you take it,
and how you get hold of it.
The way it works in the UK is that literally,
you go to your GP and you're like
I want to go on the pill and they take your blood pressure
and then they ask you what other medication you're on,
if you're already pregnant, if you've ever been pregnant,
and whatnot, and then they pick the right pill for you
because there's two different types.
It's really easy to take.
You literally take it once a day.
Some pills, you have like a week break
where you have a period.
Some you don't.
The thing with the pill is that
it only protects you against pregnancy.
So you still need to wear a condom.
- Right here is what we refer to as the double dutch.
- Is it?
- Yeah.
- [Hannah] Is that a thing? - [Bing] Yeah that's a thing.
- I learned something.
Say you do have unprotected sex
or you're not on the pill and you use a condom
and the condom splits for whatever reason,
you can take the emergency contraceptive pill,
also known as the morning after pill.
- I know that it's most effective the earlier you take it.
- I actually have the stats right here.
So it's 95% effective if you take it
up to 24 hours after you've had unprotected sex.
Goes down to 85% between 25 and 48 hours,
and goes down to 58% between 49 and 72 hours,
which is not a good statistic.
The emergency contraceptive pill in the UK,
you can go into any pharmacy and buy one,
and it costs like 25 pounds.
It's quite expensive, or if you have a consultation,
advice thing, which is confidential,
then they give it to you for free.
- Guys, you will not be able to stockpile these pills
for all the ladies that you take home
because most of the time, they will only give the pill
to the person who is taking it.
- It is called the emergency contraceptive pill
for a reason.
It is only for emergencies.
Do not use this pill as your regular form of contraception.
Either use a condom or the usual contraceptive pill.
And as usual, the emergency contraceptive pill
cannot protect you from STIs.
There are lots of other forms of contraception
such as the implant, the injection, the coil,
the diaphragm, and ooh the femidom.
I'm going to put loads of links in the description
to websites that tell you about all the different
forms of contraception, but again, condoms.
None of these things will protect you from STIs.
- Here's the myth busting, quick fire myth busting round.
- Myth busting.
- I'm pulling out to prevent pregnancy.
- No, that doesn't work.
If a guy says to you oh no, it's fine,
I'll just pull out before I cum, slap him.
- Sex standing up to avoid pregnancy.
- Nope, you can get pregnant and catch STIs
in any position that you have sex in.
- Having sex in the shower to avoid pregnancy and STIs.
- Um no.
- Using two condoms for extra protection.
- It's even more likely that the condom will split
if you have two because of the friction.
- We've covered the basics today,
but there is a lot more information to know.
We've put some links in the description
and we encourage you to do some reading
and your own research in your own time.
- If you have any questions about this topic
of contraception, then leave your queries
or thoughts of anything we might have missed
in the comments and I will be lurking there
to answer any questions and things like that.
As this is a series, there is going to be another one.
- The next episode is going to be about
virginity and the logistics of sex.
- Yes, so if you have any questions concerning that topic,
then go to my Tumblr.
The link will be down there, and ask me questions.
On Tumblr, you can ask anonymously, so that's great.
Bing here is doing an awesome project
on his channel Bing radio, and I'll link on his face
if you want to go check that out.
It is really really cool and complicated, but awesome.
- Time travel.
So get involved in the comments and on Tumblr,
and we will see you next time.
I thought that went really well.
- So good, yeah.
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