The reality is that sex education continues to be unreliable, lacking, or even missing for many people growing up. Sex education should start off with the basics of anatomy and function for the purpose of understanding reproduction, but also for the purpose of understanding pleasure and how it […]
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Are You Contributing to Shaming by Using the the Word Vagina?
Okay, I admit it. This is one of my pet peeves. People everywhere use the word ‘vagina’ when they are really referring to a woman’s ‘vulva’. In fact, unless you’re reading a medical piece, you won’t hardly see the word ‘vulva’, but instead the word […]
Period Sex Can Be More Intense
It’s true that so many people are socialized to feel that having sex during a woman’s menstrual cycle is dirty, unhealthy, or worse – wrong. Actually, intercourse during a woman’s period can be more intense both for her and for him. Here’s why.
Increased […]
Sex to Make You Blush
Sex is so good for you in so many ways. It is truly healing – and not just emotionally, but physically too. This is one of the reasons why I advocate for having regular sexual activity, because it adds to your overall health and wellbeing. When you have satisfying […]
Why Women Prefer Girth
What creates pleasure for women during sexual intercourse?
It’s no secret that women tend to place more importance in penis girth over length. A recent study conducted by SPAN lab in California highlighted this fact when they found that women could more reliably judge girth […]
4 Reasons a Woman Should Have an Orgasm Every Day
Although I believe that the goal of sexual relationships is connection and mutual pleasure, I also believe that there is great power in having orgasms. Women, in particular, benefit from making orgasms a priority in their life. Not only do orgasms add to their pleasure and vitality, orgasms […]
Annual 2015 SKYN® Condoms Sex Survey Reveals Millennials Sexual Habits
Not only do millennials make up the majority of the market for condoms in the United States, but they also appear to be closing the gap in many areas of sexuality. The annual SKYN® Condoms Sex Survey reported in July 2015 and taken by the makers of Lifestyles […]
Why Getting Good Sleep is Vital to Your Sex Drive
A person’s libido should be naturally active and spontaneous, right? Most people want to believe that their sex drive is so instinctual that it should beat out any other obstacles that might come its way. The truth is that a strong, healthy sex drive depends on quite […]
Can Technology Promise DIY Fertility?
The business of fertility has grown exponentially over the last 2 decades as millions of couples have found it more and more difficult to conceive. Although the focus has been primarily on women’s decreasing fertility as they age, there are increasingly more cases of men with sperm […]
Video: Misunderstandings With the Word “Vagina”
Hello everyone. It’s The Sex MD, Dr. Madeleine Castellanos, and today I have to speak to you about vaginas—yeah, no seriously!
Using the word “vagina” can cause misunderstandings.
So the word “vagina.” Now, I think I need to speak about this because I think […]
