Women

Sex and Happiness: Where do you fit in?

Much is made about happiness in pop culture and media. We’ve become a society affixed on the idea that it is our prerogative, a formidable right, and anything less than outstanding and endless satisfaction of whatever expectations we’ve collected along the way is a real and serious crisis.

She Plays, He Plays: Operation Pussy Power

Since the 50 Shades craze, there has been a lot of talk about kegel exercisers. Sales for these little lady helpers have skyrocketed across the board. But which set is best for your body? Rydell Johnson gives you the scoop on four sets carried on EdenFantasys.com.

Breasts: Bigger, Sooner and Laced with Jet Fuel?

Women think of breast cancer as the sole boogey man lurking under our breastbones, but jet fuel in boobie juice and toddlers developing buds make it pretty obvious: the environmental impact on mammillary health is double-D huge.

Sliding Backwards

How have we slipped so far so fast, with perhaps more backsliding to come? On the face of it, that doesn't make sense, even with so many cranky and fascist old white guys in leadership positions in the local, state and federal government despite men being only half the population.

Treacherous Times For Hymens, Uteri and Vaginas

The author contemplates if we are “one step closer to saying good-bye to an era when simply being a woman is treated as a preexisting condition” as Senator Barbara Mikulski stated, or heading into the equivalent of the sexual dark ages in our own civilized backyards?

Presidents’ Day Protest Teaches Lawmakers a Lesson in Fact-Checking

All eyes are on Virginia as their government decides whether or not to state-sanction rape.

Sexual Health Benefits of Love and Romance

While some of us are hating on Valentine’s Day for various reasons of our own, this author points out a number of awesome health benefits. Health benefits from a “Hallmark holiday?” Read on.

Women Prescribed Defective Birth Control Able to File Suit

But don't expect to get too far. It’s easier to prove a botched vasectomy.

Pfizer Recalls Defective Birth Control Pills

Ladies, if you were prescribed these pills, return them and get tested.

Rick Santorum Says Rape Babies are a Gift from God

Nurse Ratched puts his presidential campaign on suicide watch.

Britain Allows Abortion Clinics to Advertise on Television

Don't worry! Ads won't be all abortion, all the time.

Weak Implants Filled with Fuel Additive

’Cause they like to guarantee Cancer in France.

Coercive Group Sex on the Rise Among Teens

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be rapists.

Pilates Breathing Maneuver Dislodges Breast Implant

Cause who doesn't want to play Hide and Seek in their rib cage?

Survey: 20 Percent of Women Have Been Sex Assault Victims

Oklahoma is rated worst for domestic violence, CDC says.

Study Shows Abortion Doesn't Raise Mental Health Risk

Women with unwanted pregnancies have higher incidence of mental health problems.

Arizona State and the Case of the Disappearing Condoms

Dispensers removed from dormitories; university's role in sex safety and education debated.

When Pain in the Punani Gets in the Way of Pleasure

Vaginal pain is the number one reason why marriages are unconsummated, but treating and healing this condition is possible. Tinamarie discusses this all-to-common problem and reveals publically for the first time her experiences with a sexually debilitating condition.

Dear Redheads: I’ll Take Your Sperm!

Shopping for a potential mate and a potential sperm donor involves evaluation of very different sets of information. When choosing the DNA material to pair with yours to create a child, what's really important and how does it different from choosing a potential life partner?

FDA Orders Recall of Contaminated Kotex Tampons

Customers in nine states affected. Check the box to be on the safe side.

144 Tweets to Document Sexual Abuse ... Before She Died

Texas teen said her story wasn't believed, and she committed suicide.

Mississippi Voters Reject 'Personhood' for Zygotes

Yes, it is crazy that they would have to vote on it.

Fearing Infidelity, U.K. Man Fattens Wife on Steroid Diet

Yes, this is abuse. And we're thinking he got off easy.

Drunk, in G-String and Fishnets, Driving 128 mph ...

Yes, she was arrested. It could have ended a lot worse, right?

Mississippi Voters May Choose 'Personhood' for Fertilized Eggs

Unconstitutional? Sure. Will it stop them? Maybe not ...

Safety of Vaginal Mesh Devices Challenged

More than 100 women are suing companies and the FDA is under fire, too.

CDC Recommends that Boys Get HPV Vaccination

It's fair, cost effective and prevents disease. So listen to the doctors, not the political crazies.

Mom Donates a Womb for Daughter's Child

Transplant surgery a first in Australia.

The Best Medicine

Fighting cancer – and saving beautiful ta-tas – one t-shirt at a time.

E! Star Giuliana Rancic Has Breast Cancer

“Call your doctor tomorrow, make an appointment. That’s what you could do for me.”

Breast Cancer Awareness: A Tale of Two Sisters

Breast Cancer has touched many of our lives in ways with both positive and negative outcomes. Sharing these experiences reveals just how far we've come in the battle against cancer; it also exposes the grim reality for many who must fight this battle with inadequate or no insurance benefits.

Dear Boobies,

It probably doesn’t seem like it, but I really do love the two of you. I’m so grateful that you’ve not withered away from the abject neglect and borderline abuse I’ve put you through. If you were my children, social services would be knocking on my door to take you away from me.

Denial of Sterilization as a Form of Birth Control: Discrimination or Due Diligence?

Nothing polarizes debate like birth control. Though many high-profile arguments rage on about abortion, the “morning-after” pill, and insurance payments for birth control pills, sterilization is an often overlooked but equally charged form of contraception.

HPV Further Implicated in Rise in Oral Cancers

Men more affected than women, but scientists don't know why.

Uniboob Look is Definitely Not the New Sexy

Want cosmetic surgery? Choose your doctor carefully.

New Treatment Offers Hope in Fight Against Breast Cancer

Patients live longer with less side effects using alternative to chemotherapy.

Prostitution Past Erased for Sex-Trafficking Victim

New law allows former “pimp controlled” sex workers a fresh start.

New Yorkers Band Together to Stem Assaults on Women

Police hunt man who has attacked nine victims in Brooklyn since March.

Birth Control Pills Out of Order and Recalled

Company says: “No immediate health issues.” How is pregnancy not a health issue?

Bachman Ridiculed for Repeating HPV Vaccine Story

Linking to retardation has “zero credible scientific evidence.”

Anorexia Doctor in Denmark Faces Sexual Assault Charges

He claims photographing genitalia of patients was part of treatment and not creepy at all.

FDA Wants National Database of Breast Implants

Silicone still considered as safe, but government wants better studies.

Guatemalans in 1940s Were Deliberately Infected with STDs

Experiments were supposed to test effectiveness of penicillin.

Insurer Fined for Denying Coverage of IUD Removals

Nearly 1,000 women denied over the years ... and one finally fought back.

Perry Flip-Flops on Women's Health, Gay and Abortion Rights

Latest GOP presidential candidate realigns views to satisfy conservatives.

New, Simple Blood Test Can Determine Baby's Gender

DNA can reveal sex as early as seven weeks into pregnancy.

In Norway, Teen Pregnancy Shown to be Contagious

Yes, you do still have to have sex to have a baby. But ...

Sane People Tout Benefits of More Accessible Contraception

Removing cost barrier will help tear down the ignorance barrier.

Conservatives Decry, Demonize and Trivialize Birth Control

Right-wing wackos, predictably, hate the new mandate on preventative health care for women.

FDA Warns on Counterfeit Morning-After Pill

Evital not approved, shouldn't be used, might have side effects.

Feds Rule Insurers Must Cover Preventative Care, Birth Control

New guidelines go into effect next year. Hooray!

Pole-Dancing for Kids Bothers U.K. Mom's Group

Instructor claims it's all about fitness. Is it?

'The SCAR Project' Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness

Pink ribbons are great, but these photos say it all.

Never Have I Ever

When you discover the need to focus on yourself and make changes, sometimes you need to step back from that which you use as a distraction, a diversion from paying attention to your problems. Sometimes you need to give up sex.

SexCult: Will Common Sense Contraception Without Co-Pay Be Derailed by Crazy?

Most of Americans are in favor of including contraception and contraceptive counseling in the Affordable Care Act — so why be worried it might be left out? Recent attacks on reproductive freedom from funding for Planned Parenthood to legislative initiatives to restrict access to abortion give good cause for concern.

Rationalizing the Right to Life: Pro Choice and Pro Life — Equally Mired In Hypocrisy, Part 1

There are two activist groups that imagine themselves to be almost diametrically opposed — yet I consider them deserving of equal contempt. They’re the pushy pro-life extremists who seek to drive abortion into illegality, and the extreme wing of the pro-choice movement — who seek to make access to terminating pregnancies perhaps more easy and impersonal than it should be.

Milk Producers Find Out No One Thinks PMS is Very Funny

Ads are pulled from airwaves. Want to alleviate symptoms? Try sex.

‘Panties Across the Bridge’ Raises Awareness of Cervical Cancer

In Cincinnati, they also do “Bras Across the Bridge.” And why not?

And Now, For Something Completely Different ...

A woman with a nipple on the bottom of her foot. Really.

Tuesdays With Nina: Lesbian Bed Death, Part 2

Many women suffer from the secret insecurity of wondering if their partner is repulsed by what they find between their legs. Does it smell bad? Does it look bad? Most likely, things are just fine down below, but what can a woman do to help herself be more confident when exposing her most feminine side?

Amy Poehler Adds Voice to Planned Parenthood Support

... And every voice counts when it comes to a guardian of women's health.

How to be Safe in Those Beloved and Dangerous Shoes

... Because "To Die For" should not mean you have to, you know. Die.

Physiotherapy Recommended for 'Provoked Vestibulodynia'

Sufferers from excruciating genital pain can find relief.

Walgreens Lauded for Stocking Female Condoms

Women's health groups support retailer's decision.

North Carolina Judge Denies Cancer Patient Custody of Her Children

Judge says kids should have a more “normal” childhood.

Want Bigger Breasts? Try iAugment

Of course, it's just an app.

More from the Dept. of ‘Your Vagina is not a Purse’ …

Apparently, this is a bigger problem than one would think.

Sex Worker's Plea Keeps Her Out of Prison

Woman caught in prostitution bust gets supervised release.

Duke Study Says Obesity Has Adverse Effect on Sexual Satisfaction

Researchers look at “sexual quality of life.”

Mom Furious about School's Sex Ed Book

Maybe a little more communication with parents is in order, here ...

Solicitation: The Secret Life Of Johns, Part Three — Trafficking

When celebrities take on humans rights issues, eyes will roll. Take, Demi and Ashton's DNA project and it's “comedy” videos featuring celebs like Justin Timberlake with the message “Real Men Don't Buy Girls” which has been criticized for being insensitive. And I agree, it's hard to take anything Justin Timberlake does as important.

Washington State Teen Fakes Pregnancy to Make a Point

Her findings? Stereotyping, rumors and innuendo, everywhere.

Parents Furious Over Marketing Grown-Up Stuff to Young Girls

And we're thinking maybe they shouldn't give cell phones to 8-year-olds?

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Tell Someone. Help Someone.

National Sexual Violence Resource Center premieres PSA in Times Square.

Florida Therapist, Clinic Sued for Sexual Misconduct

Woman says she feared losing custody of her son if she didn't comply.

Suspect Hides 54 Bags of Heroin in Her Vagina

Plus some empty baggies, cash and change ... (WTF?)

Planned Parenthood Called “Planned Genocide”

If you think the enemies of PP aren't serious, please think again ...

Sex Does a Body Good

We like science that tells us to like what we already like.

Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts Rejected

Senate Democrats united in blocking GOP effort, but this isn't over.

Sperm Wars and Scrambled Eggs

The latest assaults on the family jewels, and why you should give a damn.

Florida Woman Gives Police a Peep Show

From the department of “More Things Not to Do When You’re Nude”

Botox Trial Showing Promising Results on Some Vagina Ailments

No, this isn't about beauty or wrinkles. It's about pain relief.

What Do You Tell a Woman Who is Considering Abortion?

UK doctors emphasize safety, divided on psychological advice.

Queer Union and NYBC Protest Blood Donor Ban

New York group says it's safe for gays to give blood.

Breast Augmentation Record-Holder in Coma

Model OD's; was despondent over implant removal.

South Dakota Bill Could Justify Killing Abortion Providers

Proposal would expand definition of “justifiable homicide.”

Sexual Assault Clinic Launched in North Wales

Health, law enforcement join forces in new facility.

Women Cancer Patients Don't Seek Help with Sexual Issues

Survey says many want support after treatment but few ask.

Contraception Without Copay

If your car only started half the time or your computer only worked on alternate days, what would you do? If you found you were only getting half the channels on your cable you’d call up the company and raise holy hell, right?

"Orgasm Inc." and the Search for a Female Viagra

Documentary looks at pharmaceutical industry and medicalization of sex.

Breast Implants May be Linked to Rare Cancer

Don't panic. VERY rare and still under investigation.

o.b. to be Back on Shelves “Soon”

Popular tampon returning to stores after mysterious absence.

Sex Fitness Games: Postcards from a Sex Nerd

You don’t need a gym membership to stay sexually fit. A few simple exercises, performed regularly, can boost your performance, pleasure and orgasm quality! And these routines can be done at work, on your commute, while doing chores, taking care of the kids or even while watching TV.

Sex Toy Queen Survives Lame Poisoning Attempt

Nanny charged with tampering with soup.

Sexy Calendar Benefits Domestic Violence Victims

“Strength is Sexy” in Lehigh Valley, Pa.

Wear Sexy Panties, Be Happy

Survey says bad underwear can ruin your whole day.

Wikileaks, Now in Leak-Free Sanitary Napkin Ads

Clever idea, and we're so glad it wasn't one of ours.

Can Estrogen Treatments Prevent Breast Cancer?

Researchers faced with conflicting studies.

Anti-Abortion Enforcement in Mexico Puts Women at Risk; Judge’s Sex Charges Dropped; Film Fest Flaunts Erotic Poster

Since Mexico City legalized abortion, authorities in other parts of the country have cracked down, endangering the health of women and putting them at risk of criminal charges.

Vagina of Steel

Squeeze 1 … 2 … 3, and release

No Church for Faithful Anne Rice, Naked Roller Coaster Ride Saves Breasts, Gaga Diva Goes Godiva at Lollapalooza

It’s really powerful to see someone secure enough in their faith to fight for the rights of others. The doyenne of undead fiction, Anne Rice, has taken up the cause.

Female Condoms, What Price Contraception? How Young is Too Young for Long-Term Birth Control

“But it just doesn’t feel the same…” We wonder if women will start using this line when referring to the female condoms that are now gaining wide recognition in major U.S. metropolitan cities.

Eating Disorders – Thin, Sexy, Perfect and… Frigid?

I studied eating disorders like a Ph.D. candidate, crossing back and forth from memoir to scholarly article, to magazine column and back again to autobiography. I put in hours of effort, memorizing passages and quotes, regurgitating information and ultimately learning everything there was to be learned about Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa.

Chemo Sexual

At 31, she was diagnosed with Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell (Non Hodgkin’s) Lymphoma. Described at times as “diffuse” and “aggressive,” this cancer targets white chicks in their early thirties. Now, 16 months into remission, the author looks back on her road to wellness, including some sexual detours along the way.

Burning for You

UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections) are not “teh sexay”—to some, they are the TMI of sex; but nonetheless they are a fact of life. But when they start showing up more frequently than syndicated episodes of Seinfeld, there has to be a solution.

RX Side Effects: When Meds Aren’t Sexy

Who knew that one little pill daily—a mere 20 milligrams of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) Paxil—would cause my entire world to come crashing down?

Dr. Dick on Demand: The Lube Rubric: A Little Dab’ll Do Ya!

When it comes to producing natural lubrication, no two women are exactly alike. And since lubrication is essential during sex—no matter how aroused you are—it’s more than a good idea to have a bottle nearby.

What Does Healthcare Reform Mean, Sexually Speaking?

Q: What’s almost 2,000 pages long, has the head of a donkey, the tail of an elephant, the petrified genitals of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and the scent of something rotten in the state of U.S. Politics? A: The Affordable Healthcare for America Act

Period Sex: Blood In, Blood Out

On a 1 to 10 scale of Internet freakydeaky, I’d personally place period fetishes at a rather tame three or four. And if any of you wonderful readers have a lust for the moon blood, alas, this is not your story, but a quest to discover how many people are unwilling to go to town when Aunt Flo’s in.

Tuesdays with Nina: A Bit of Everything

Nina answers a few viewers’ questions on yeast infections, excessive masturbation, and...Nina dishes on her favorite sex toy!

Grading on the Curves: A Report Card on Women’s Healthcare

It’s fair to say that healthcare and women have a complicated history. Let’s take a look at why.

No More Periods: Is This a Good Idea?

Many of today’s newer birth control pills are specifically marketed for a new reason, other than birth control itself: menstrual suppression

Tuesdays with Nina: Kegels

This week, Nina delves into the topics of Kegels—what are they, how to do them, and who should be doing them (hint: they're not just for women)—and, most important of all, what they can do for you!

The Great Douche Debate

It turns out that Gladys’ husband wasn’t impotent, after all. And June’s wasn’t in the closet. Nope. The problem, duh, was FEMININE ODOR. Think about it: What red-blooded American male could manage to think about pussy after a hard day’s work when it smelled like, um, PUSSY?

Living with Infertility

With a media that pushes pregnancies of 8 or families of 18, it can be difficult to accept the reality that simply having a first or second child may be extremely difficult or ultimately, never happen at all.

Dr. Dick on Demand: The Self-Sexological Exam

What if—you, a healthy, otherwise happy woman—had gone through your entire life...without having experienced the joys of an orgasm?

You Are What You Eat – Foods That Improve Your Sex Life

Did you know that the food you eat affects not only your sexual desire and stamina; it also affects the taste of your semen and pussy? Regardless of your sexual orientation and gender, you will only benefit from eating and drinking the kinds of foods that will give you the sexual pep you desire. Here is a pyramid scheme you can get into—the Hot And Sexy Food Pyramid. Check it out below.

Keeping A-Breast of Things

Whether you know them as bazongas, bazookas, cha-chas or torpedoes, chances are likely that breasts have influenced some aspect of your life. They are not only at the core of female sexiness, but they define fantasies, appear as desires and are a cash cow for movies, magazines and music world-wide. Regardless of whether you love them or hate them, it is nearly impossible to avoid the dynamic duo.

Sex and Pregnancy: A Short Guide to Getting Off When You’re Knocked Up

So, you’re pregnant! Don’t let your mother-in-law tell you that you can’t have sex during the next nine months—chances are that not only can you have sex, it might just be the best sex of your life.

O: Your Own Carnal Knowledge

So you think you know what an orgasm is (and isn't)? Think again!

Clitology

The fervent focal point of a woman’s sexuality – but what do you really know about it?