Hair thinning is often one of the earliest signs of hormonal imbalance and there’s a lot you can do from topical and oral solutions to light therapy and deeper metabolic support.

Dry skin and vaginal/vulvar dryness during perimenopause and menopause are primarily caused by hormonal changes, particularly the decline in estrogen levels.

As no two snowflakes (or bodies, or ears or lips or vaginas!) are alike, no two breasts

Breast lumps are common—affecting 8 out of 10 women—and fortunately most are not cancerous. Depending upon where in your menstrual cycle you are, you will probably detect some lumps.

Depending on your pain tolerance, you might want to prep yourself thirty minutes before insertion of an IUD with 600 to 800 mg of ibuprofen.

Okay, so you’re breastfeeding after the birth of your child—bravo! But if you’re thinking that you’re guaranteed active contraception during the process, you may be sadly mistaken.

Yes, you can contract any variety of STI’s from anal sex. Unfortunately, because it’s not possible to get pregnant through anal sex, men and women alike make the mistake of thinking that they are “protected” during anal sex.

Let me put it this way: Yes, anal sex can be good, “naughty” fun, but it takes a certain amount of cleanliness.

Don’t mistake porn for “normal” sexual activity or something you need aspire to!

If you haven’t already discovered the myriad of sex toys available to women

Masturbation is a completely normal, common, and completely healthy activity.

So, let’s say your partner tells you that they test “negative” for sexually transmitted infections, and because of that you don’t need to use a condom.