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Learning about sex and relationships is an important part of growing up.
In the section there are drawings of:
The drawings are used to help you understand.
There are no photos of real peoples private body parts on our website.
It is ok to see these drawings because you are learning about sex.
If you have any questions or are upset about anything you read, it is good to speak to an adult you trust.
Move down the page to if you want to find out more about sex.
If not, you can learn about bodies.
Sex is when people touch private body parts to feel sexual pleasure with another person.
People might decide to have sex because they feel very romantically and sexually attracted to each other.
Sex is a thing people do together when they:
This is called consent.
Sexual touching that happens when one person does not want it to happen is called sexual abuse. Learn more about sexual abuse.
Some types of sex can make a woman, or person with a uterus, pregnant.
Pregnant means a baby is growing in a person’s uterus.
Condoms or contraception can stop this from happening.
You can get sexual infections from having sex. These can also called sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Condoms and dams can stop you from getting or passing on sexual infections.
Move down the page to find out more information about sex.
