Sex Advice With An Edge
Some pundits say that talking with little kids about sex and gender primes them to be taken advantage of. Sex-ed researchers say that the opposite is true. By Olga Khazan If you ask some (okay, many) conservative pundits, Democrats are “grooming” children. As in, grooming them to be abused by pedophiles. Some Republicans have even …
By ELIZABETH KIEFER Once upon a time, that time being 1982, there was sex. And then, suddenly, there was sex. The difference? A teensy half-inch ribbed nub on the upper front wall of your vagina. Scientists—and magazines (hi) and books and sex-toy companies and movies and TV shows and your roommates and your sex-ed teacher—reported …
A person can expect vaginal changes after giving birth. Common changes include perineal pain, pain during sex, bleeding, and vaginal dryness. by Tabitha Britt According to the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), it is not unusual for people to notice new and uncomfortable vaginal changes after giving birth. To ensure a safe recovery, people …
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By Julie Nguyen If you’re asking yourself how you can be a better lover, you’re probably looking for tips to elevate your bedroom game. However, being good at sex isn’t always about making someone come harder (or faster). On the contrary, being a better lover is often more about increasing emotional intimacy and embodying open-hearted …
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By Christine Emba Rachel, 25, has the open face and friendly demeanor of a born-and-bred Midwesterner. She’s lively and opinionated, and feels in control of most areas of her life. But when it comes to sex, something isn’t right. “I don’t know,” she sighed over coffee as we spoke in downtown D.C. “I’ve never been …
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Everything you need to know about orgasms by James McIntosh Many people regard the orgasm as the peak of sexual excitement. It is a powerful feeling of physical pleasure and sensation. There is still more for researchers to know about the orgasm, and over the past century, theories about the orgasm and its nature have …
This medication can significantly lower your risk of HIV As recently as the 1990s, it was unthinkable that medication could someday prevent the spread of HIV. But in 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first medication known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, which can prevent HIV from taking hold in your …
Here’s what I learned in my many years as a virgin. By Amanda McCracken I waited until I was 41 years old to have sexual intercourse. At 16, I pledged in a church to wait for marriage to have sex. It became my own story to untangle, not the church’s responsibility. My toddler taught me …
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Graves dating back thousands of years are giving up their secrets, as new ways to pin down the sex of old bones are overturning long-held, biased beliefs about gender and love By I Emilie Steinmark In the early summer of 2009, a team of archaeologists arrived at a construction site in a residential neighbourhood of …
By Lindsay Dodgson Female pleasure appears to be coming to the forefront of conversations around sex during the coronavirus pandemic. Emjoy, an app that helps women learn more about their sexuality and needs, has seen a 160% increase in use since worldwide lockdowns began. Insider spoke to sex and relationship experts about why this might …
— Whether They’re Teenagers or 40-Somethings Among the young, social media, gaming and “rough sex” may contribute to this trend By Emily Willingham Human sexual activity affects cognitive function, health, happiness and overall quality of life—and, yes, there is also the matter of reproduction. The huge range of benefits is one reason researchers have become …
Everything you need to know about achieving a “dry orgasm.” By Tracey Anne Duncan I feel like I have a basic familiarity with sexual landscapes across the board but honestly, the prostate is kind of a mystery to me. I don’t have one and since I only had sex with people with vaginas for like …
By Natalie Arroyo Camacho Partnered and solo sex can offer a multitude of health and wellness benefits. To name just a few, having sex can be an antidote to PMS symptoms, it can help put you in a better mood (especially if you have afternoon sex), it can boost heart health, and it can relieve …
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— 5 types of orgasms every woman should know about Which ones have you experienced? By Shona Hendley We speak to a ‘sexpert’ about how to achieve the many pleasurable – and elusive – types of O’s. We all know that scene. The one where Meg Ryan’s character, Sally shows Harry (Billy Crystal) and everyone else …
Sexual frequency is declining in the United States, according to a study by Indiana University researchers. “Our study adds to a growing body of research that has reported on declines in sex,” said Tsung-chieh “Jane” Fu, a research associate at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington who co-led the study. “The declines in partnered sexual …
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