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Don’t give up on the Health Insurance Marketplace!
UPDATE: President Biden has opened the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for 2022. You can now enroll in one of these plans until January 15, 2022, at healthcare.gov . Some states have their own open enrollment periods and websites for signing up. Check to see if your state does . […]
Party sex. Drunk sex. Smart sex. Safer sex. Having it all.
Does the party season ever really end? No. It just gets more ambitious. This time of year, invites start to double. Then alcohol consumption doubles. Then our search for hangover cures doubles. That’s why it’s important to make sure you and your birth control can handle the festivities. Before the Party Make a plan with […]
Which medications can mess with birth control?
Many women using birth control with hormones—including the pill , the patch , and the ring —have heard that antibiotics can make these methods less effective. Thankfully, that’s not true for most antibiotics. But there are medicines that can interfere with some kinds of birth control. Let’s talk details, why these meds mess with birth […]
Sexual fantasies and daydreams: Let your mind wander
There’s your external sex life that is physical and very real. Then there’s your internal sex life that takes place in your mind. For some, the internal stuff is a vivid realm filled with sexual exploration and imaginative settings, scenarios, and partners. Others barely fantasize at all. Both are normal. What does it mean when […]
Better health services = better sexual health for students
New research from Minnesota showed that schools with more health services had students with healthier sex lives . Over 6,300 students from 28 Minnesota colleges were in the study. All the students were 18-24 years old, unmarried, had had sex in the last year, and attended a 2- or 4-year college. The study took into […]
Look, but don’t touch: What if you’re in a relationship and attracted to someone else?
It doesn’t matter how in love you are, how mature you are, or how much you enjoy sex with your partner. It’s pretty common to feel attracted to someone else even if you’re in a happy, healthy relationship. But when is the attraction natural and harmless, and when is it something more? Ask yourself these […]
Quick fixes and DIY remedies for getting it on
Sure, we love high tech, super modern conveniences when it comes to boot knocking and birth control . But we also love old-fashioned quick fixes and do-it-yourself remedies we can whip up at home like Betty Effing Crocker. Here are a few of our favorites for anyone who wants to get dirty. (We meant get […]
There’s no place like home (to GYT)
We admit it—getting to your health care provider once a year can be tough, especially when juggling work, school, social and love lives. But that’s the current recommendation for sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing: once a year for all sexually active women under age 26. But what if you could GYT for two of the […]
Get back on that horse! How to end a dry spell
You could be the most delicious sex goddess on Earth and still experience the occasional dry spell. It’s just part of the natural flow of relationships, sex, and life. But sometimes it can make you feel out of practice or—depending on how long it lasts—like you’ve regained your virginity. If yours goes on a little […]
This is the end: How to break up with someone
We told you how to really mend a broken heart . But what if you’re the one who’s doing the heartbreaking? How do you minimize someone else’s pain (yes, even those times when you want to hurt them) and move on with your integrity intact? Here’s what the experts suggest. Are you sure? If your […]
