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Company No. 3476576](Reg. Company No. 3476576)[ ](Reg. Company No. 3476576)[Reg. Charity No.1070904](Reg. Charity No.1070904)  \nA brief guide to being ready for anal sex  \nAnal sex can be a really amazing experience, and something that people can do and enjoy regardless of their sexuality, gender or trans status.  \nPeople will express their gender and sexuality in different ways and will use their bodies in different ways. There might be some stuff in this guide that is not relevant to you, but there is a little something for everyone!  \nWe hope that this guide will help you to have better, safer and more satisfying anal sex!  \n4  \nContents  \nAnal sex glossary / anal slang 6  \nLet’s talk about sex! 9  \nFeelin’ myself 10  \nKnow your body! 11  \nStrike a pose! 11  \nWill it hurt? 12  \nWill it get messy? 13  \nTo douche or not to douche? 14  \nTrouble ‘shooting’? 15  \nToy joy 17  \nPoppers 19  \nLube it up! 20  \nWrap it up! 21  \nGive a dam! 22  \nBe PrEPared! 23  \nPEP, PEP! 25  \nFAQs 26  \n5  \nAnal sex glossary /anal slang  \n| Anus | The arse hole. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Constipation | Needing to poo but not feeling able to. |\n| Dental Dam | A small square of latex placed between the mouth and the body during oral sex to protect against STIs. They can be made from condoms. |\n| Douching | Putting water in your arse or vagina to clean it. If you were born with a vagina it can be unhealthy to douche. |\n| Ejaculate | Sometimes called cum, it is a fluid which comes out of the penis or vagina when people are sexually aroused. Cum from a penis usually has sperm in it, which can cause pregnancy if it gets inside the vagina of somebody who has a functional uterus. |\n| Fingering | Stimulating the outside or inside of somebody’s vulva, vagina, or arse hole using fingers. |\n| Fisting | Putting a fist inside somebody’s vagina or arse hole. |\n| Foreplay | Things you can do before sex to make you and your partner(s) more aroused. This can including kissing, dirty talk, masturbation, role play or anything that gets you and your partner(s) in the mood. |\n| Frenulum | The stretchy part of skin which connects the foreskin to the head of the penis. |\n| HIV | A virus which can be passed on through sexual contact. It is carried in blood, semen, vaginal fluid and in anal mucus. 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