How to navigate a sexual dry spell in your relationship, or on your own

Everything can remind you of sex if you’re not getting any, but there are ways to get through a phase of inactivity by Brit Dawson Of all the jaw drop moments on the most recent season of The White Lotus, one of the biggest talking points was how married couple Ethan and Harper reignited a …

23 new gender and sexuality terms added to the dictionary in 2022

By Julia Naftulin In 2022, Dictionary.com and the Oxford English Dictionary added 23 words to describe gender and sexuality concepts. New gender-related words include “enby,” “nounself pronoun,” and “pangender.” New sex and sexuality words include “throuple,” “sixty nine,” and “simp.” As people’s understandings of gender and sexuality shift, whether due to cultural changes or scientific …

Sexual coercion

— Definition, examples, and recovery Sexual coercion is when a person pressures, tricks, threatens, or manipulates someone into having sex. It is a type of sexual assault because even if someone says “yes,” they are not giving their consent freely. By Zawn Villines People who experience sexual coercion may feel they have no option but …

I tried three sexual wellness apps to see if they would enhance my life

— Exploring the forgotten part of wellness routines. BY HANNAH COLE I am a woman of many attempted wellness routines. I’m great at exercising daily for my mental health and sticking to morning and evening skincare routines, but one aspect of my self-care that significantly lacks attention is my sexual wellness. It’s important, but I’m …

Early sexual experiences could lead to healthier sex later in life

In her research, Diana Peragine encountered study after study that suggested an early sexual debut poses a risk to sexual health and sets the stage for a long list of negative outcomes, from unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections to sexual exploitation and abuse. “Research has traditionally cast first sexual intercourse as a young person’s …

Few Patients With Breast Cancer Are Educated on Treatments’ Impacts on Sexual Health

Although very few patients are informed about the effects that breast cancer treatments may have on their sexual health, many patients expressed wanting that information throughout all stages of their treatment, according to study findings. By Miranda Lankas Few patients with breast cancer receive adequate information about the potential effects that treatment may have on …