What do the Olympics and safer sex have in common? Lots and lots of condoms.

Since 1992, condoms have been available at the Olympics to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. For the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 100,000 condoms were provided for all 10,500 athletes. That might seem like a lot. But a supply of 70,000 condoms during the 2000 Sydney Olympics ran out, and an extra 20,000 had to be ordered.

Making condoms available at the Olympics, means athletes can reduce the risk of an unplanned pregnancy or an STD. Abstinence is the only way to completely avoid pregnancy and STDs. But if you’re going to have sex—whether you’re an Olympian or not—you need to have safer sex.

Check out the Olympic spirit in these condom ads from China:

Lots of people think that once you have vaginal, oral or anal sex, you’re no longer a virgin. But some believe you can be a “born-again” virgin, either through a pledge of abstinence or even surgery.

If you lose your v-card, is it gone forever? Or can you have a sexual do-over and be a “born-again” virgin? There isn’t a simple answer to this question, especially since virginity means different things to different people.

We asked our users what they thought about reclaiming virginity:

“You’re only physically a virgin once. Maybe you can have a virgin heart again, but you’re PHYSICALLY a virgin once.”
—xjacknsallyx48, 16, IL

“Well, I certainly think you can have secondary virginity, when you pledge to be abstinent. I think the whole thing starts with your personal beliefs, like what you think would make this kind of thing official. I think if I would lose my virginity and want to have secondary virginity, then I would take the pledge with a friend or a group of friends so that they can hold me true to my word.”
—musicchickie, 14, MD

Whether you think virginity is lost forever or can be renewed, the important thing is this: Your first time should be a good time, without regrets. You know you’re totally prepared—mind, body and spirit—to have sex for the first time when you don’t have to doubt your decision. Then the reclaiming virginity debate doesn’t matter at all.

Just remember that the surest way to avoid STDs and pregnancy is to abstain from sex. Think you’re ready to lose your v-card? Read this FAQ before you take the plunge.

If you’ve been to your local Kmart recently, you might have spotted the latest and greatest in girls’ fashion. Kmart is selling sweat pants that have the message “True Love Waits” written—of all places—across the backside.

If you’ve ever participated in an abstinence-only-until-marriage program, you’re probably familiar with the “true love waits” message. Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs urge teens to wait until they marry their “true love” to have sex. And while abstinence is the only 100-percent effective way to protect yourself from STDs and unplanned pregnancy, we’ve got a few questions for Kmart:

• So it’s not “true love” if you have sex before marriage?
• If you can’t legally get married because you’re gay, lesbian or bisexual, does that mean you should never have sex?
• Where are the “True Love Waits” pants for boys? Doesn’t the message apply to them, too?
• Why on earth would you have the message “True Love Waits” across your butt?!

Is Kmart trying to make abstinence-only sexy? Seems more like a mixed message to us.