Got health insurance? Hello, birth control options!
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By: health
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January 23, 2013
By Gretchen Borchelt of the National Women’s Law Center . Has birth control ever given you sticker shock? Thanks to the new health care law , the Affordable Care Act (or ACA), if you have health insurance, your preferred birth control method should now be a covered benefit without any out-of-pocket expenses. You read that […]
First mandate of 2013: Love the skin you’re in
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By: health
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January 4, 2013
We believe you’re crazy sexy just as you are and that includes being touchable from your face to your feet. But winter can rough up skin, dim your usual glow, and make you want to skip the pedi and wear socks to bed. What do you say we undo that? Your face: Let it glow, […]
Birth control for breastfeeding moms
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By: health
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January 3, 2013
Now that your bundle of joy has come, it’s time to snuggle up with that new-baby smell and settle into being a mom. Between that and dealing with the effects of sleep deprivation— going to the grocery store in pajamas, falling into bed right after dinner, and drooling in public —you’ve got enough to worry […]
Cozying up to 2013: It’s going to be a hot year
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By: health
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December 28, 2012
Can you feel it? That exciting sense of possibility that comes with a brand new year? Will you fall in love? Hook up on NYE ? Travel the world ? Get a promotion? Get some new sex toys ? Graduate? Makeover your bedroom ? Make it to yoga every day in January? Drive less? Kiss […]
Fooling around with feng shui: How to turn your bedroom into a smoldering den of sex
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By: health
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December 21, 2012
Even if you’re having adventurous sex all over the place , bedrooms are still where the magic happens the majority of the time. Does yours have a let’s-get-it-on vibe? Here’s how to use feng shui –the ancient Chinese art of creating spaces that foster harmony, health, and good fortune—to turn a drab bedroom into a […]
Abuse by birth control sabotage
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By: health
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December 19, 2012
By Dr. Liz Miller, MD, PhD, the Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. About twelve years ago, I was working as a doctor in a clinic in California. A young woman came in and requested a pregnancy test. Her test was negative. I asked her if she wanted to be […]
5 myths about herpes, busted
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By: health
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December 11, 2012
Herpes is common. Really common. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in six adults has genital herpes, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by herpes simplex virus.* (To learn more about the two types of herpes, HSV-1 and HSV-2, check out the CDC’s herpes fact sheet ). While […]
Calm the eff down: Relaxation tips for a better December
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By: health
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December 7, 2012
Sex will help you feel less stressed. (There. We got that out of the way.) But you don’t need to have a big O every time you start to get tense. Here are some of our favorite ways to quiet the mind and soothe the soul when things get all crazytown. LOL. Don’t type it. […]
Fertility unawareness
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By: health
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December 3, 2012
The good news? Young folks who have used fertility awareness or withdrawal (a.k.a. pulling out) for birth control have a better idea of when in a person’s cycle they’re most fertile compared to folks who have never used those methods. The bad news? That’s not sayin’ much. A Research Brief from Child Trends used data […]
Hello, seat warmers: How to rock a winter road trip
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By: health
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November 16, 2012
We told you how to do it when it’s hot out , but once the cold weather kicks in, you need new rules. If you want to pile in the car and get out of town this winter, here are a few things you should know to keep yourself sexy and safe. Stay warm. Duh, […]