What to do when sex hurts
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By: health
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June 4, 2019
Sex is all about feeling great—until it doesn’t feel great. Unfortunately, dyspareunia (pain during sex) is more common than you might think. In fact, it’s so common that 3 out of every 4 people with vaginas experience it at some point in their lives. (Although some people enjoy experiencing pain during sex, that’s not the […]
Sex in the news: May edition
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By: health
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May 31, 2019
We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles about sexual health and birth control from the past month to make it really easy for you to get the facts on the things that could affect your health. 7 Things to Know About Birth Control If You Are Transgender or Non-Binary (Teen Vogue) Most people—wherever they fall […]
June horoscopes: Get ready for some summer lovin’
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By: health
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May 31, 2019
June will bring the official beginning of summer (finally!), and with it, a sense of lightness and freedom. And after a long winter and unpredictable spring, we need all that June has to offer, especially when it comes to love. Read on to find out what this month has in store for your love life: […]
How stress impacts your sex life
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By: health
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May 21, 2019
Stress has a way of piling up, from little things like your commute and your annoying co-workers to bigger things like your finances and the never-ending news cycle. Unsurprisingly, all of these stressors can affect your mental health. But repeatedly feeling stressed out can also affect your physical health; it can contribute to heart disease […]
Are you cleaning your sex toys wrong?
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By: health
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May 17, 2019
Whether you’re using sex toys with a partner or solo (btw May is Masturbation Month, enjoy), or both, you’ve probably wondered at some point whether they’re actually clean. Like clean-clean . We went straight to the source, the iconic sex educator and owner/founder of Spectrum Boutique , Zoë Ligon, to find out.* Q: How do […]
Spring cleaning your sex life in 6 steps
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By: health
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May 10, 2019
Spring: that special time for budding flowers, the first rays of sunshine in months, and being chronically underdressed for the weather and therefore colder than you were in the winter. It’s also when we suddenly want to clean under the couch and throw away half of what we own for some reason. We don’t make […]
Polyamory and open relationships: should you try ethical non-monogamy?
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By: health
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May 3, 2019
If your best friend’s sister isn’t raving about it, then your sister’s best friend probably is. But is it something anybody can try once (and only some people will actually like and want to try again, like kombucha), or are there some situations in which it really shouldn’t be attempted at all? And if you […]
May horoscopes: Bringing sexy back
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By: health
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April 26, 2019
Here’s what’s in store for you this month. Spoiler alert: April showers bring May flowers AND lots of hot, hot sex. Taurus Things may get a little freaky between the sheets for you this month. Your tastes are usually more on the vanilla end of the spectrum (which is totally cool!), so this is a […]
How to travel with sex toys
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By: health
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April 12, 2019
You know that moment in Home Alone where Catherine O’Hara is sitting on the plane to Paris and she finally figures out what she left at home? And it’s the worst thing she could’ve possibly left at home? That’s how we feel when we forget to pack our sex toys. Like we may as well […]
Sex in the news: March edition
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By: health
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March 26, 2019
We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles about sexual health and birth control from the past month to make it really easy for you to get the facts on the things that could affect your health. 5 Things Your Gynecologist Wants You To Stop Doing ASAP (mindbodygreen) Practicing good vaginal and vulvar health may not […]