Talk about it! Empowerment and Female Genital Mutilation_Cutting

21 Pleasure and Relationship Not everyone is aroused and feels pleasure the same way. Some may like to be touched and caressed all over their bodies, others may find pleasure when something is inserted into the vagina. Discovering new body parts that bring pleasure by touching can be fun. It is something pleasant to do alone or with one‘s partner. To share sexual fantasies with a partner is important but it is as important to know that not all fantasies need to be lived out. It should be joyful for both partners. No one should be forced to have sexual encounters of any kind and having sex is not mandatory! Forcing anybody into sexual activity of any kind is prohibited in Germany regardless of the relationship‘s status (e.g., marriage). It is exclusively your decision when, how often to have sex or to have sex at all! Family Planning and Contraception Family planning is an active decision whether and when to have children or not. For many women it is not easy to plan when to become pregnant. Either a lack of information about how to become pregnant or expec- tations of others, that women should become pregnant right after the wedding, can be reasons for this. There is a broad variety of contraceptives for women to prevent unintended pregnancy. The contraceptive pill is the most common method. The only contraception method to prevent STIs (sexual transmitted infections) is the condom. Doctors or counselling centres such as AWO Lore- Agnes-Haus can provide information as well. It is every woman‘s free will to decide whether and when to become pregnant. e We often hear from women that their partners are „careful“ during sex. Which means he pulls his penis out of the vagina before ejaculating. This is NOT a suitable form of contraception! Women can become pregnant from the slightest amount of sperm emerging from the man‘s penis during intercourse. Additionally, men are often unable to control ejaculation.