Maybe you’re feeling extra dry because of hormonal changes during (and after) pregnancy. Or maybe you’ve just started having sex and you are learning about the kinds of touch that turn you on. Or maybe you’re having a dry spell because a medication you’re taking affects your body’s natural lubrication. You might even be going through menopause, a dramatic change of the body’s hormonal landscape, and you’d like a little more lubrication.
Summer is here, and with it comes warm weather, beach vacations, sand, sun, saltwater, and …vaginal infections?! Nothing puts a damper on the fun like an infection. But why do doctors and other sexual health experts see such a spike in these infections during the warm summer months?
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Women the world over grow up learning how to do a monthly breast exam, but they are rarely taught to check in with their vaginas. The good news? Many of the same reasons to check on your breast health also apply to vaginal health. Try these four steps listed below on a monthly basis, maybe even at the same time you check on perform your breast exam.
The truth is that you can do everything “right” and still test positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Just as the pandemic is indiscriminate, STIs also spread among those of all ages and backgrounds – often without people knowing.
Spring is in the air again and just like the birds and the bees, many of us feel ready to be meeting new people, dating, and being intimate in pre-pandemic ways.
Isolation is something many of us know all too well right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has asked us to distance ourselves from many loved ones. Luckily, we have the ability to stay connected through technology, but physical contact is something many of us are still lacking.
