What is the best type of protection for sexual relations?
If you elect to have sexual relations, condoms or prophylactics offer you very good protection, as they act as a barrier that keep you apart from the sexual secretions of your partner. Using a condom is not 100% safe when trying to prevent pregnancy or to shield a person from sexually transmitted diseases – only abstinence offers this safeguard – but the use of condoms offers the greatest protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Other contraceptive methods, such as birth control pills, only protect you from an unwanted pregnancie.