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September horoscopes: Autumn looks awesome
Sweater weather is coming, along with shorter days and cozy nights. But before we say hello to fall and goodbye to summer, September has a few astrological adventures for us. Find your sign and read on… Virgo Blazing confidence looks good on you! Enjoy a break from criticizing yourself. You deserve it. You also deserve […]
Are Millennials closing the orgasm gap?
Imagine you work for a condom manufacturer and you want to understand your market better, so you hire a big marketing company to help you do some research. What kinds of questions would you ask? The company that makes LifeStyles® and SKYN® Condoms came up with some interesting ones to learn about everything from lube […]
Anniversary gifts: Getting (and giving) what we really want
If you’re traditional, you exchange leather for your 3rd. Lace for your 13th. Rubies for your 40th. If you’re more modern, there’s appliances on your 4th. Watches on your 15th. Diamonds on your 60th. We’re talking about wedding anniversary gifts and what you’re supposed to give based on how many years you’ve been married. Single, […]
Pull out all the stops: Doubling up with withdrawal
Withdrawal, or pulling out, is often ignored by health care providers and researchers as a form of birth control. The U.S.’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doesn’t even include withdrawal on its list of contraceptive methods . When researchers ask people about the birth control they use, they […]
Waiting for “the one”? How to let that go and find love
Confession: We love love. Romance too. We’re suckers for love stories and we cry at weddings. So it’s going to sting when we admit that we don’t really believe in soul mates. To clarify, we don’t believe that there’s just one soul mate out there who is meant to complete you, love you, and fulfill […]
My BFF has genital herpes
On the morning of my 26th birthday I went to work thinking about seeing my friends at the bar later. My best friend Abby* had just returned from visiting another friend out of state and I couldn’t wait to see her and hear what they had gotten up to together. I knew I wouldn’t be […]
Nope. Sorry. Nah. Not gonna happen: How to say no in any situation
You can be the most brazen badass and still find it hard to say no in certain situations. Why? Because saying no can be awkward. Or it can make you feel guilty or rude. Sometimes it can feel like saying no will cause you to miss out on something. Other times, you might avoid saying […]
Yup, the pill prevents uterine cancer
Uterine cancer is common. Among women in the U.S., it’s the fourth most common type of cancer —about one in 35 women will be diagnosed with it at some point in their lives. (BTW, uterine cancer is also sometimes called endometrial cancer since it often starts in the lining of the uterus, the endometrium.) But […]
LGBTQ health research? There’s an app for that
A team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, is conducting the first large, multi-year study of people who consider themselves LGBTQ. They’re calling it The PRIDE Study . It’s a 21st century version of the Framingham Heart Study all about the health of the LGBTQ community. Where do I sign up? Anyone […]
August horoscopes: No regrets, just love
Come on, August. We’re counting on you to unleash your summer magic. Will we fall in love in flip flops? Travel to tropical beaches? Work all week and dance all weekend? Is there adventure and excitement in our future? Leo Just say yes. Romance. Sex. Vacation. Surprises. All of it is coming your way and […]
