Glossary of Terms

Anal Sex
See safer sex

Bondage
Bondage can include fantasies ranging from mild tying up to heavy immobilising bondage using straps and chains or special toys. The pleasure can be visual or physical. The level of risk will depend upon whether or not bodily fluids are transferred.

Cock Rings
These rings are put around the base of the cock and balls whilst the cock is soft or semi hard. After the cock becomes fully erect, the ring reduces the amount of blood which can leave your cock, and so leads to a prolonged erection.

Condoms
See condom

Contraception
See contraception

Dental Dam
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Docking
Between men, this means placing your cock inside the raised foreskin of your partner, usually while he is semi hard or soft. For a woman, the cock is manipulated inside the hood of the clitoris. To reduce any risk the 'docker' could use a condom.

Enemas and Douches
Warm water is fed into you through a tube up the vagina (a douche) or up the anus (an enema) from a small usually plastic reservoir. To reduce any risk it is best not to share your equipment with others.

Felching
Felching is when one person cums into the vagina or anus of another person and then the cum is sucked back out again with the mouth. This is a higher risk activity as body fluids are being exchanged and transferred a few times however, it depends who is sucking the cum out (e.g if it is their own cum then the risks may be lower than if it is someone else). Felching could be made safer by using femidoms (see femidom).

Femidom
A Femidom a disposbale, odourless sheath designed to protect you by lining the inside of the vagina or anus (if used for anal sex the inner ring must be removed before it is inserted). It is not latex and therefore can be used by people allergic to latex condoms. It can be inserted a few hours before sex and is pre-lubricated. Unisex sells femidoms in the drop-in for 75p each.

Fingering
This is using the fingers to stimulate the arsehole, vagina or clitoris. Using lubricant can make it more pleasureable and reduce the risk or tearing in the rectum or vagina.

Fisting
See safer sex

Frottage
Frottage or body rubbing between sexual partners can be a great addition to sex lives! It is non-penetrative and therefore is less risky.

HIV
See HIV

Oral Sex
See oral sex

Piss (watersports or golden showers)
This can include pissing in your clothes, or on someone elses clothes or skin. On healthy, unbroken skin there is no risk.

Rimming/Anilingus
See safer sex page

Sado-Masochistic Practice (SM)
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Scat or shit
This can include shitting, being shitted on or playing with shit. Faeces can carry viruses, bacteria and parasites and therfore it can be a risky activity, particularly as it is hard to clean everything away fully.

Sex Toys
There are an amazing variety of sex toys available, ranging from vibrators and dildos to massagers and inflatable dummies. If using insertive sex toys it is recommended that you do not share them without using a new condom each time.

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Sexually Transmitted Infections or STIs are infections passed on through sexual activity. You can protect yourself against most of them by using condoms or a femidom. Some infections, like thrush, are not exclusively sexual infections. For further information see the A-Z of STIs: See A-Z of STIs