At no point was it ever mentioned that sex is meant to be pleasurable. Or that people have sex because it feels good - they're not always trying to make a baby. And y'know what? That would have been pretty useful to know!
You're told to wear a condom, but none of the other birth controls methods were ever mentioned to me. Here are some of the other birth-control methods available:
Injection (needed every 8-12 weeks)
Implant (a small piece of plastic under the skin in your arm - lasts up to 3 years)
IUS (up to 5 years)
IUD (up to 5 years)
Patch (like a nicotine patch, a new one is put on every week)
Vaginal ring (changed every month)
Diaphragm (used every time you have sex)
Cap (used every time you have sex)
Female condom (used every time you have sex)
Male condom (used every time you have sex)
Combined pill (taken every day for 3 weeks out of 4)
Progestogen only pill (taken every day)
Oh, and if you have had unprotected sex, or your birth control method failed or wasn't used correctly, you can still stop yourself from becoming pregnant! The 'morning after pill' as it's commonly called, actually works for up to 72 hours. You can also have a coil fitted up to about a week after sex took place, which still works to prevent pregnancy!
Remember that only condoms protect against infections though, the others just prevent pregnancy.
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