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Clue is on a mission to help you understand your body, periods, ovulation, and so much more. Start tracking today. Sex drive, is complex and is affected by physical and emotional aspects. Sex is not just for procreation—it should also be pleasurable for every person involved. STIs are common and if caught early, may be treatable. Although sex is a part of the human lifecycle, many people still find it taboo to discuss.

Back to Sexual health. Find out the things you need to ask yourself if you're thinking about having sex. Most people have sex for the first time when they're 16 or older, not before. If someone's boasting about having sex, it's possible they're pretending.

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Sex positivity is a great thing. While there are many reasons people choose to have sex pleasure, pleasing others, intimacy, stress relief, escape, or self-validation , there are plenty of other ways to meet these reasons without having sex. More importantly, being purely and wholly disinterested in sexual activity is a choice that needs to be respected. So, in a world that oversimplifies sex, it may be helpful to understand what never having sex really means and how to explain it to others. If you find that you feel significantly distressed by your lack of sexual desire, find a sex-positive therapist to validate your experience.