You know what we mean: you’ve heard the stereotypical statements about how women always appear to “catch feelings” after having sex. But how much truth is there in the cliché? We’re going to answer that, as well as some other questions you may have about the no-strings-attached approach to sex: Get the Stats SELF magazine […]
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What does “50 Shades of Grey,” Rihanna, and Eyes Wide Shut have in common? Let’s Talk About Sex In the past decade or two, you may have noticed changes happening in the culture of sex and how we view it. Just like our idea of what beauty is has changed in the last century, so […]
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Painkillers for your post-surgery or the gateway to addiction? Between the movement to legalize marijuana and beloved actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death last week, the use of narcotics in America has certainly come into focus. Although everyone remembers the D.A.R.E. talks from grade school, the reality of drug use is much darker than you may […]
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Just how strong is the connection between mental health and concussions? With the Super Bowl just a few short days away, many of you are preparing your living room for a hungry, rowdy crowd. You’ve spent the last week planning a trip to the grocery store for snacks, and gently placing a hold on all […]
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It’s no secret that navigating birth control options can be terrifying: each body is built differently, meaning what works for your best friend, your mother, or even what worked for you in the past may not work for you now. If you’ve been considering the IUD—an intra-uterine device—there are a few things you need to […]
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Alright, let’s see a show of hands—who’s guilty of a selfie here or there? Since being added to the dictionary this year, there’s been a lot of commotion regarding the simple act of taking a picture of yourself. Perhaps the biggest wave came when celebrities everywhere began posting pictures of their post-pregnancy bodies on social […]
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Once they find out they’re pregnant, many first-time moms-to-be get swept into a whirlwind of excitement. Having a baby, especially a first one, is pretty awesome after all. While they always wonder if they’ll be great parents, for most of them, the fear of miscarriage isn’t part of the picture. But miscarriage does happen. According […]
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Whether you’ve been on birth control pills for just a few months or are a dedicated user of a decade or more, your body will likely need time to adjust once you stop. From wildly fluctuating hormones to a return to whatever your pre-pill menstrual cycle looked like, the symptoms you’ll experience can vary widely. […]
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By now you should be no stranger to osteoporosis: the disease that affects the bones by stripping them of their strength and density, leading to approximately 1.5 million fractures each year. With over 9 million women diagnosed already, just knowing osteoporosis exists isn’t enough. But how do you begin fighting a battle that’s been going […]
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Once you’ve decided you’re ready for a child, nothing can be more frustrating than the months going by and failing to receive a positive pregnancy test. After you’ve tried the internet remedies, your mother’s suggestions, and spent a little time crying in the bathroom, you’re probably at your wit’s end. But what if the problem […]
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For most women, pregnancy is a time of unbridled joy. But it’s also a time of anxiety, especially for new mothers. While it may not be a matter of life or death, one of the issues that women find most anxiety-inducing is weight gain. And that’s understandable — it’s difficult to adjust to radical changes […]
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Public service announcements and doctors have made it clear that Diabetes 2 is bad, but what else do you know about it? For many people, the question centers on what exactly it is and how to prevent it. Type 2 Diabetes is the result of having too much glucose, or sugar, in the system, and […]
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Now that drones are set to deliver mail, it would seem like there isn’t much left separating us from The Jetsons. Even in healthcare, new developments are consistently being made: although studies need to be replicated several times over to be proven, there’s still overwhelming evidence that we’re making a lot of progress. The Huffington […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes a food pyramid designed to show Americans the best way to eat. There are several pyramids depicting the FDA-advised American diet for several special groups of people — pregnant women and diabetics, for example. All FDA pyramids rely heavily on grain consumption but a growing number of […]
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You’ve likely heard (or read) some of the more troubling statistics on the occurrence of breast cancer in the United States. You may know that one-in-eight women will be diagnosed with cancer, and that around 39,620 will die from the disease this year. You may also know that 85% have no family history and that […]
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but what does that really mean? About one in every eight women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, second only to lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2009 alone, over 211,731 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, […]
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When things fall out of place, sometimes they just need a little bit of help getting back. Those words can seem scary: pelvic reconstruction? Pelvic organ prolapse? What do they even mean? There’s no reason to panic: while the words may seem scary, it’s just a way of saying that your abdominal muscles were weakened […]
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When you have to go, you just have to go. But what happens when you can no longer control the go? It can be embarrassing to lose control when you’re in a public place or on an outing, but it doesn’t need to dictate your life. Instead of letting fear of an uncontrollable body keep […]
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Fall’s approaching, and that doesn’t just mean pumpkin spice lattes and unpacking your boots: September is all about gynecological cancer awareness, and October is devoted to saving second base. Instead of letting you figure it all out on your own, we’ve got the skinny on what to look out for: September and Your Uterus September […]
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The physical—an awkward occurrence that, unless you were very involved in athletics, you may have been avoiding. There are two different types of physicals, and a variety of reasons why they’re important to your health. Typically, they can either serve as reassurance that you’re in good health, or a warning system to detect problems before […]
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