When you’re struggling with infertility, it can feel like everyone around you is getting pregnant and starting their family, but you’re not alone. About 6.1 million women struggle to get pregnant or carry a pregnancy to term in the United States. While it can be comforting to know that you aren’t the only one going through it, […]
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If you’ve experienced a significant loss of interest in sex, you’re not alone. Nearly one third of women ages 18-59 have experienced low libido, and there are a variety of physical and emotional factors at play. No matter what you’ve heard, there’s no normal frequency for sex. If what you’re currently doing is working for […]
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Urinary incontinence is something lots of women fear every time they feel a sneeze coming on, cough or laugh. Incontinence also affects women while exercising or while performing any activity that involves jumping or bouncing. Surprisingly, women of all ages can experience incontinence. However, for most women, this normally happens post-pregnancy or during menopause. Incontinence […]
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Vaginal Tightening After Giving Birth Women’s bodies go through one of the greatest transformations during pregnancy and delivery. Almost everything changes both physically and emotionally. Women have to go through watching their hips widen, feet grow larger, getting bigger breasts, and having stretched skin. During vaginal birth, some women have a more difficult delivery based […]
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We all know what the textbooks say: men have higher sex drives and they can be turned on at the drop of a hat. But what if everything we’ve known about our libidos has been slightly off-center? That’s right—new studies are showing that there’s more to learn about what’s revving the engine than previously thought. […]
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Because having sex shouldn’t mean anything elseRemember Mean Girls, anyone? Although pop culture has helped to ease some of the stigma on talking about such taboo subjects, there’s still a lot left to learn about sexual health. With 50,000 people becoming infected by HIV — the human immunodeficiency virus — it’s something worth talking about. […]
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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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Let’s talk about everyone’s favorite subject: sex. Sex is supposed to feel great—mind-numbingly great. After all, isn’t that the kind of sex people write novels about? It can be devastating when it isn’t like that at all, but it’s important to remember it’s not your fault. Painful intercourse is also called dyspareunia, and can be […]
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During delivery, many of your vaginal tissues are stretched and often torn. Your cervix dilates and often undergoes a certain amount of trauma. It takes approximately 6 weeks for your uterus, cervix, and vaginal tissues to return to their normal pre-pregnant state. Because of this, your physician will probably ask you to wait for six […]
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