Country Guides: Law, Care, Travel & Product Rules

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Condom Broke, Slipped or Came Off Inside: The Hour-1, 72-Hour, 5-Day and 2-Week Action Timeline

When a condom breaks or slips off inside, act on the biological clocks that matter: never douche in Hour 1, assess HIV PEP within 72 hours and emergency contraception within 72–120 hours, and test at Day 14 and Day 45/90.

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When Will Your Period Come After Emergency Contraception—and When to Take a Pregnancy Test?

Emergency contraceptive pills delay ovulation, shifting your next period in roughly 1 in 5 users. Under FSRH and CDC rules, test if your period is >7 days late or at 21 days after unprotected sex.

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What a Standard STI Panel Actually Tests (and Misses)—Plus Scripts to Ask a New Partner

Routine asymptomatic STI screens across the US, UK, Canada and Australia test chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis—and omit herpes, HPV and Mycoplasma genitalium unless indicated.

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Confidential and Postal STI Testing by Country: Public Clinics, Self-Sampling and Privacy Rules (US, UK, Canada, Australia)

Medical records are confidential everywhere, but insurance EOBs, health-card claims and postal kits work differently across the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

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Emergency Contraception Across Countries: Over-the-Counter, Pharmacist and Copper IUD Rules (US, UK, Canada, Australia)

Levonorgestrel, ulipristal acetate and the copper IUD work on the same biology everywhere, but prescription rules and IUD day limits differ across the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

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Flying With Sex Toys and Lubricant: Security, Battery and Customs Rules by Country

Airport security screens liquids and lithium batteries; arrival customs enforces national import law. Compare US, UK, Canadian and Australian cabin rules with destination customs bans.

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Sex, Tampons and Baths After IUD Insertion: Same Day, 24–48 Hours or 7 Days?

After an IUD fitting, pregnancy protection and aftercare run on different clocks. Compare immediate copper cover, the hormonal 7-day back-up rule, and clinic windows for sex, tampons, cups, baths and swimming.

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Sex and Masturbation After a Vasectomy: The Two Different Clocks

After a vasectomy, the wait to ejaculate is measured in days, but contraceptive clearance takes weeks or months and requires a semen test. This guide separates healing from testing.

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