Your Vagina 1

Vaginal dryness: Why it happens and what you can do about it 7

Tips, reasons and remedies for vaginal lubrication 7

Top things to know about vaginal dryness: 7

Why is my vagina dry? Common causes of vaginal dryness 7

Estrogen levels 7

Your body produces less estrogen: 7

Medications 8

Emotions and sexual desire 8

Menstrual cycle hormonal fluctuations 8

Allergies and health factors 8

What can I do about vaginal dryness? 9

Treatments for vaginal dryness 9

Personal lubricants can make sex better 9

Masturbation myths 10

Do women masturbate? 10

Does everyone masturbate the same way? 10

Can solo masturbation cause diseases? 11

Can masturbation help you learn how to orgasm? 11

Can you lose your virginity by masturbating? 11

Is it okay to masturbate if you're in a relationship? 12

Is masturbation BAD for you? 12

Why are there so many myths about masturbation? 13

Let's lose "virginity," once and for all 13

Where does this idea come from, anyway? 14

The problem with the hymen 14

What about male virginity? 15

"Virginity" makes sex about straight cis people and it shouldn't be 16

What exactly are we "losing"? 16

A short history of the vibrator 17

Did Cleopatra invent the vibrator? Not quite. 17

1800s: "Manipulators," "circulators" and the myth of medical masturbation 17

1900s: Vibrators as a cure for male impotence? 18

1920s-1950s: "That great-to-be-alive feeling" 19

1960s-1970s: Masturbation as liberation 20

1980s-1990s: Masturbation goes mainstream—and, of course, the Rabbit 20

2018: Easier to buy, and more popular than ever, but still taboo 21

Anal sex: everything you've ever wanted to know 22

How to have anal sex safely 22

Top things to know about anal sex: 22

Anal sex in history 22

The anatomy of anal sex 23

How to have safe anal sex 23

Three recommendations for a pleasant anal sex intercourse 23

How to prepare for anal sex 24

Risks of anal sex practices 25

HIV risk reduction 25

Sex, sensation, and the menstrual cycle 25

1. Cervical position 26

2. Lubrication 26

3. Sex drive and arousal 26

4. Breasts and beyond 27

5. Pain for pleasure 27

Let's talk about squirting 27

Why is it important, and what does it feel like? 28

Top things to know about squirting: 28

A short history of female ejaculation and squirting 28

What exactly is "squirting"? 28

Squirting controversy: Isn't it just urine? 28

What does squirting feel like? Personal experiences 29

"With time my feelings have definitely changed." 29

"When I squirt I feel really good with my body and my gender." 30

"I feel very sexy and powerful when squirting." 30

"It was very nice, a bit messy but very intimate." 30

Vaginas 101 31

Everything you need to know about the vagina 31

Top things to know about vaginas: 31

What is a vagina? 32

Anatomy of the vagina 32

How the vagina changes with age 33

How the vagina changes during the menstrual cycle 33

How the vagina changes during sex 33

Sex, fertility, and contraception after birth 34

There are many factors at play in the timing of the body's return to fertility postpartum 34

Top things to know about sex after birth 34

How long should I wait to have sex after birth? 34

When should I start birth control postpartum? 35

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