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โI Didnโt Know I Had A Tilted Uterus Until It Impacted My Sex Life. Hereโs What I Want Other Women to Knowโ
Read More: โI Didnโt Know I Had A Tilted Uterus Until It Impacted My Sex Life. Hereโs What I Want Other Women to KnowโโYou know you have a retroverted uterus, right?โ the nurse casually said as she examined the grainy black-and-white image of my transvaginal ultrasound. A generously lubricated wand had been inside me for what felt like the length of a feature film as the nurse searched around my reproductive organs forย signs of PMOS. A retro-what? Iโd…
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What To Know About The New Generic IUD In South Africaย
Read More: What To Know About The New Generic IUD In South AfricaยEven though IUDs are one of the most affordable birth control options over time, the high initial cost can be a huge hurdle. Thatโs compounded by the fact that IUDs are limited in public clinics, and the misconceptions about them impact how many women use them. But with the introduction of South Africaโs first generic…
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Beyond The Bedroom: What Your Partnerโs Erectile Dysfunction May Reveal About His Health
Read More: Beyond The Bedroom: What Your Partnerโs Erectile Dysfunction May Reveal About His HealthWhen it comes to erectile dysfunction (ED), many partners mistakenly interpret ED as a loss of attraction, infidelity or lack of interest. โIn reality, ED is usually a medical condition with identifiable causes,โ says Dr Jireh Serfontein, a medical doctor working exclusively in the field of sexual medicine, based in Pretoria. She adds that approximately…
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Getting An Abortion In South Africa: What You Should Know
Read More: Getting An Abortion In South Africa: What You Should KnowDespite abortions being legal โ and free โ in South Africa, doctors and nurses are not obligated to offer this service (kind of). As a result, many doctors and nurses refuse to conduct abortions for moral reasons, sometimes not knowing they are breaking the law. According to one estimate, only 7% of government facilities actually…
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Getting An Abortion In South Africa: What You Should Know
Read More: Getting An Abortion In South Africa: What You Should KnowDespite abortions being legal โ and free โ in South Africa, doctors and nurses are not obligated to offer this service (kind of). As a result, many doctors and nurses refuse to conduct abortions for moral reasons, sometimes not knowing they are breaking the law. According to one estimate, only 7% of government facilities actually…
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Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?
Read More: Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?South Africa has some of the most liberal sexual and reproductive health laws in the world. This means that, as women, we are in control of our own bodies. Women are legally entitled to a safe abortion in South Africa up to the 20th week of pregnancy. Itโs been this way since November 1996, under…
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Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?
Read More: Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?South Africa has some of the most liberal sexual and reproductive health laws in the world. This means that, as women, we are in control of our own bodies. Women are legally entitled to a safe abortion in South Africa up to the 20th week of pregnancy. Itโs been this way since November 1996, under…
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Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?
Read More: Where Should You Go For A Safe Abortion In South Africa?South Africa has some of the most liberal sexual and reproductive health laws in the world. This means that, as women, we are in control of our own bodies. Women are legally entitled to a safe abortion in South Africa up to the 20th week of pregnancy. Itโs been this way since November 1996, under…
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From Douching To Discharge: 5 Feminine Hygiene Myths, Busted
Read More: From Douching To Discharge: 5 Feminine Hygiene Myths, BustedNearly half the world has a vagina, yet myths about feminine hygiene still thrive. But here at WH we want to share what science โ not stigma โ says about keeping your intimate area healthy.ย So of course, we went full on MythBusters (sans the beret and facial hair) to bust five big myths about…
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15 Minutes With: Sabrina Johnson Talks Treatment for Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Sabrina Johnson Talks Treatment for Female Sexual Arousal DisorderOctober is Menopause Awareness Month. Youโve probably heard of a little blue pill called Viagra thatโs prescribed for men with erectile dysfunction. But can you name a treatment for sexual arousal disorder thatโs made for women? No? Despite the fact that as many as half of all women worldwide experience female sexual dysfunction, we rarely…
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Everything You Need To Know About Getting A Pap Smear
Read More: Everything You Need To Know About Getting A Pap SmearYeah, yeah, we all know how important a Pap smear isโฆ but how many of us can say we look forward to them? *Crickets*. Hereโs everything about getting a Pap smear explained, so you can stop avoiding them and do the best thing to protect yourself. What Is A Pap Smear?ย A Pap smear, also…
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11 Important Things You Need To Know About The Morning-After Pill
Read More: 11 Important Things You Need To Know About The Morning-After PillWhether you suffered from a condom mishap or a total lapse in judgment, having a backup plan is key when it comes to preventing unwanted pregnancy. Thatโs where the Morning-After Pill comes in. A safe and effective tool, emergency contraception can be accessed without a prescription or explanation.ย Knowing a few key facts about your…
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11 Important Things You Need To Know About The Morning-After Pill
Read More: 11 Important Things You Need To Know About The Morning-After PillWhether you suffered from a condom mishap or a total lapse in judgment, having a backup plan is key when it comes to preventing unwanted pregnancy. Thatโs where the Morning-After Pill comes in. A safe and effective tool, emergency contraception can be accessed without a prescription or explanation.ย Knowing a few key facts about your…
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Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?
Read More: Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?Okay, so getting a Pap smear is definitely not our definition of fun, but itโs crucial that we get it done. With as many as 10 500-11 000 new cases of cervical cancer recorded annually in South Africa, itโs now the leading cause of female cancer-related deaths in SA (per 2023 data). One of the…
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Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?
Read More: Did You Know That You CAN Get A Pap Smear Done At A GP?Okay, so getting a Pap smear is definitely not our definition of fun, but itโs crucial that we get it done. With as many as 10 500-11 000 new cases of cervical cancer recorded annually in South Africa, itโs now the leading cause of female cancer-related deaths in SA (per 2023 data). One of the…
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The A to Z Of Sexual Wellness โ Literally Everything You Need To Know
Read More: The A to Z Of Sexual Wellness โ Literally Everything You Need To KnowThe World Health Organisation (WHO) deems sexual and reproductive health as a fundamental human right. However, with so much misinformation and stigma doing the rounds, as well as a lack of resources, itโs nearly impossible for many to make informed choices.ย To help bridge this gap, our friends at Lovehoney created a no-judgment glossary to keep…
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How To Deal With Your Latex Condom Allergy
Read More: How To Deal With Your Latex Condom AllergyLatex, a common ingredient in healthcare, is a liquid material derived from the rubber tree โ and is found in many products such as condoms, gloves and balloons. Experts define a latex allergy as an immune system response to the proteins in natural rubber latex, which goes on to symptoms such as mild skin irritation…
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Femagene Launches #FemEffect: Supporting Women With Menstrual Cup Donations
Read More: Femagene Launches #FemEffect: Supporting Women With Menstrual Cup DonationsFemagene is excited to announce the launch of its new campaign, #FemEffect. This initiative focuses on helping women feel confident and in control of their lives, with the belief that when women are empowered, they can achieve anything. At the core of the campaign is a simple yet impactful effort: for every Femagene product purchased,…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Starting Again โ Navigating Sex and Dating After Divorce or Loss
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Starting Again โ Navigating Sex and Dating After Divorce or LossEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author of the USA Today Best-Selling book, Anatomy of Desire: Five Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion, and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. Janeane, a new client, sat across from me in my therapy office, her…
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Endometriosis, Health, Health Advice, Health Conditions, Menstruation, Painful Sex, Painful Sex Conditions, Periods, Sexual health
โI Ignored My Symptoms For 10 Years. It Turned Out To Be This Life-Altering Condition.โ
Read More: โI Ignored My Symptoms For 10 Years. It Turned Out To Be This Life-Altering Condition.โFor over a decade, 29-year-old Lizรฉ Coetzer from Cape Town ignored the things that were happening in her body. Then she found out they were severe endometriosis symptoms. This is her story. What Is Endometriosis? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), endometriosis isย a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus…
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Debunked: 7 STI Myths
Read More: Debunked: 7 STI MythsMedically reviewed by Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., FACOG, NCMP April 13-19, 2025, is STI Awareness Week. Misinformation is a lot like an STI โ you may pass it on to someone else and not even know it. Myths and assumptions about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been around forever. Before the internet, you probably heard…
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I Taught People How Not to Get Herpes. Then I Got Herpes.
Read More: I Taught People How Not to Get Herpes. Then I Got Herpes.As told to Erica Rimlinger April 13-19, 2025, is STI Awareness Week. When I first saw the lesion, I knew it looked familiar. After working in HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, Iโd seen enough pictures to recognize herpes. When the first signs of a sore appeared, I was confused and thought: โThat canโt…
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Painful Periods? PCOS? Meet The Hormone-Balancing Supps
Read More: Painful Periods? PCOS? Meet The Hormone-Balancing SuppsJooce. Kiko. Zoie. Bluum. These are just some of the burgeoning supplement brands on the market, offered as a long-awaited answer to the problem of menstrual disorders and unmanageable menopause symptoms. But how do these hormone balancing supps work โ and are they effective? Womenโs Health Solutions Are Ignored In the healthcare industry, menstrual disorders…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Alcohol, Women and Sex
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: Alcohol, Women and SexEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. โDo you want to come up for a drink?โ We all know what that means, right? Alcohol and sex have long been connected in our culture from romanticized depictions in…
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Why Itโs Important To Talk About Your Periods + How To Do It
Read More: Why Itโs Important To Talk About Your Periods + How To Do ItFor many โ if not most โ people with ovaries, the first period is unexpected, painful and secretive. Without anything being said, we are silently taught to not talk about periods, despite it being a natural part of the menstrual cycle. But sweeping the issue under the rug can have negative impacts. โAs sociological studies…
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How To Have Safe Oral Sex
Read More: How To Have Safe Oral SexSimply put, oral sex is the act of stimulating your partnerโs genitals with your lips, tongue and mouth. Sometimes part ofย foreplayย and sometimes as a complete sexual experience in itself, oral sex is not something unusual or unheard of. For a sexual act that is relatively common and has been around for so long, it is…
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Is There Anything You Can Eat To Make Your Vagina Smell Good + More Sexual Health Questions Answered
Read More: Is There Anything You Can Eat To Make Your Vagina Smell Good + More Sexual Health Questions AnsweredWhere sexual health is concerned, there are many misconceptions doing the rounds becauseโฆbetween Google and TikTok, someoneโs always ready to play expert. From whether youโll be able to have good sex after a hysterectomy to whether probiotics really do anything for your vaginal health โ and everything else in between โ Pretoria-based ob-gynย Dr Sebolelo Mojaki…
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4 Most Common Questions Women Ask About Their Sexual Health
Read More: 4 Most Common Questions Women Ask About Their Sexual HealthWhat does your โGirls Nightโ consist of? Pizza, wine and a few episodes of Emily In Paris? Or is it a night where you and your girls get deep into conversations about sex, toys and men? For many, it will be the first option, as the latter tends to make many feel uncomfortable. Why is…
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These Unusual PMS Symptom Treatments Actually Work โ Minus Painkillers
Read More: These Unusual PMS Symptom Treatments Actually Work โ Minus PainkillersIf youโre like most people with ovaries on earth, you have a hate-hate relationship with PMS. Seriously, whatโs to like about premenstrual syndrome, with its ugly calling cards: mood swings, bloating, uncontrollable food cravings and irrational crying fits? The worst part? Weโve mostly been taught that PMS symptom treatments start with hot water bottles and…
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Bladder Leakage During Sex
Read More: Bladder Leakage During SexWhat do the following have in common? A) Public speaking in the nude B) Finding a rattlesnake in your underwear drawer C) Being held upside down over a cauldron of lava Answer: Most women would probably say these experiences are less terrifying than telling their partner theyโre having bladder leakage during sex. But bladder leakage…
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15 Minutes With: Cindy Eckert Talks About the First FDA-Approved Pink Pill for Low Libido in Women
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Cindy Eckert Talks About the First FDA-Approved Pink Pill for Low Libido in WomenCindy Eckert is passionate about a lot of things. Near the top of her list is your sex drive. Eckert is the founder and CEO of Sprout Pharmaceuticals โ the company behind the first and only FDA-approved pill for female hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), or low sex drive. Eckert made history when the drug…
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Your Most Urgent โDown Thereโ Questions Answered By Experts
Read More: Your Most Urgent โDown Thereโ Questions Answered By ExpertsTada! We asked the experts to tend to your most pressing sexual health questions so you canโt stop shooting in the dark or wondering if thereโs something wrong with you. Given the sensitivity of the vaginal region and the important role it plays in reproduction, we really cannot afford to take any chances when it…
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Exactly How To Make A Sex Tape, From Those Who Know
Read More: Exactly How To Make A Sex Tape, From Those Who KnowYou donโt have to be Kim Kardashian to get steamy on camera. Hereโs how to make sure your version is tasteful, sexy and, above all, funโฆ Orgasms guaranteed. Youโve never thought of yourself as an exhibitionistโฆ Unless, of course, youโre one of the 39 percent of WH readers who confessed to having filmed their intimate…
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These Changes Mean You Might Have An STI โ Hereโs What They Mean (And What To Do)
Read More: These Changes Mean You Might Have An STI โ Hereโs What They Mean (And What To Do)Part of being a woman assigned at birth can mean thereโs always something worrying you. Feeling super emotional? Your period might be on the way! If your period is a little late, youโre probably already obsessing over whether youโre pregnant (even though the last time you had sex was years ago)! And if you experience…
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Whatโs The Difference Between STDs And STIs?
Read More: Whatโs The Difference Between STDs And STIs?You probably learned to group conditions such as herpes, chlamydia and genital warts under the term STD, meaning sexually transmitted disease. But in the past five years or so, these three consonants have increasingly been replaced by STI (sexually transmitted infection), leading many to ask: whatโs the actual difference between STDs and STIs? Is the…
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Um, Can You Really Get An STD From Kissing?
Read More: Um, Can You Really Get An STD From Kissing?Weโre willing to bet youโve asked yourself a ton of questions about kissingโฆ when you were 13. Now, though, aside from hoping their beardโs not too scratchy or they donโt have a cold, youโre not too worried about smooches. Right? Wellโฆ per experts, it turns out you could get an STD from kissing. Read it…
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This Is EXACTLY What Men Thinkโฆ During Sex
Read More: This Is EXACTLY What Men Thinkโฆ During SexEver wondered what goes through his mind during sex? We got the answers from local men and asked the Menโs Health team for advice on what you can do to make it better for your guy. Onโฆ Sex in The Shower What heโs thinking: โThis isโฆ Uhm, how do youโฆ This is harder than it…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: The Female Orgasm Is Elusive โ But Not Unattainable
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: The Female Orgasm Is Elusive โ But Not UnattainableEmily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. The female orgasm has long been a topic of intrigue and โ unfortunately โ confusion. Despite being a pleasurable experience, many women or people with female genitals find it elusive,…
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The 9 Best Natural Lubes For A Happy Vagina
Read More: The 9 Best Natural Lubes For A Happy VaginaItโs no secret that, for lots of people, lube is a game-changer when it comes to sex. So youโd probably assume that lubes (โnormalโ and natural lubes) are pretty safe (even good) for your vagina given their myriad other benefits โ and most are. But you need to proceed with caution and familiarise yourself with…
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Itโs Time To Stop Believing These Sexual Health Myths
Read More: Itโs Time To Stop Believing These Sexual Health MythsFrom periodsย to contraceptionย to fertility, womenโs sexual health is subject to its fair share of myths. In South Africa alone, these myths are not just rampant but serve as a barrier for women to access healthcare. Per one study, โIn South Africa, about one in five (19%) women of reproductive age (15โ49 years) have an unmet…
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Good Sex with Emily Jamea: What Is the Coital Alignment Technique?
Read More: Good Sex with Emily Jamea: What Is the Coital Alignment Technique?Emily Jamea, Ph.D., is a sex therapist, author and podcast host. You can find her here each month to share her latest thoughts about sex. Pick up a book on sexual positions, and even the most in-shape, flexible person is likely to feel intimidated by images that depict bodies twisted into pretzels in the name…
