Story winner of the MY STI STORY contest by Safely and Medical Herstory The day I got my IUD, I felt invincible. Leaving my calculus class early, I excitedly picked up my prescription at the pharmacy. The IUD brand was called the Mona Lisa, and I chuckled at the image…

Much like preventing forest fires, only you can figure out if your lesbian sex dream means something about your gayer subconscious Written by Miriam Tanenbaum You’re a lady, and you had a dream where you were getting down and dirty with another lady. Now you might either be panicking a…

There are several potential benefits that sex has to offer to those who desire and enjoy it. The opposite is also true: engaging in sex when it is not desired or when it is non-consensual can increase stress, lower self-esteem, and adversely affect the body. …

It sucks, but it happens Written by Miriam Tanenbaum If you’ve been in the dating world for any amount of time, chances are you’ve had some, shall we say… less than stellar experiences. And guess what, I’m just like you. I too have been scarred by the occasionally Ebolic cesspool…

Bet you heard International Women’s Day and threw it in there with National Margarita Day, and all those other “holidays” we now celebrate by overindulging in our vice of choice. But you’d be wrong, friend, because International Women’s Day originated in 1908 during the women’s suffrage movement. Fifteen thousand women marched for equality through the streets of New York City and, a year later, the Socialist Party of America declared National Women’s Day. …

What IS sex? Conventional definition: Most definitions, and certainly the most widely accepted, define intercourse as “sexual contact between individuals involving penetration, especially the insertion of a man’s erect penis into a woman’s vagina, typically culminating in orgasm and the ejaculation of semen.” This definition comes from Google’s Dictionary. Some variations of this definition can…

Heterosexual and bisexual women only reach completion about 70% of the time. Written by Bailey Brown Women are estimated to be 30-to-40% less likely to have an orgasm during sex than their male counterparts. According to a 2018 study performed by researchers at both Indiana University and Chapman University, heterosexual…

Here are some common signs and symptoms to look out for Written by Miriam Tanenbaum So you have a vagina. Congratulations! And you may have a yeast infection. Less congratulations. While it is possible for people with penises to get yeast infections, for the purposes of this article, we’ll be…

Model divides individuals into 5 categories Summary by Dr. Kenneth Fife Scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a model that identifies individuals at greatest risk of transmitting HIV, and helps to design strategies to reduce (and eventually eliminate) HIV transmission in the US. …