Sexual Health

Sexual health is an important part of your overall health and includes aspects of your physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being. Maintaining optimal sexual health involves taking a respectful approach to your sexuality, building healthy relationships, and ensuring the prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections (STI), among other practices.

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What You Need To Know About Douching and Alternatives You Can Use
How To Increase Libido and Enhance Sexual Desire
How To Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor
Why Does Your Vagina Feel Like It's Burning? 7 Possible Causes and Treatments
Experiencing Vaginal Dryness? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options
How Do You Know if You Have Erectile Dysfunction (ED)?
How to Spot and Get Rid of Pubic Lice ("Crabs")
Types of STDs: Everything You Need to Know
What Is Sexual Addiction?
Men With High-Quality Sperm May Live Years Longer, Study Suggests
What To Expect During a Pelvic Exam
Is Bacterial Vaginosis an STI? Researchers Say Yes—Here’s Why It Matters
What To Know about Atrophic Vaginitis (Vaginal Atrophy)
What Happens When You Don't Ejaculate (Release Sperm) for a Long Time?
What Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)—and Do You Need It?
Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Becoming More Common in Older Adults, CDC Data Show
What Is Vaginal Irritation (Vaginitis)?
7 Signs You Have a Fear of Intimacy—and How To Overcome It
What Is Sexual Performance Anxiety?
7 Ways To Increase Blood Flow to the Penis Naturally
9 Ways to Increase Your Sperm Count
Diphallia (Double Penis): A Rare Genetic Condition
What Are Pheromones and How Do They Impact Attraction?
Can Masturbating Too Much Cause Erectile Dysfunction?
What Is Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)?
What's Causing Bumps on Your Penis?
What Is Genital Herpes?
What Are Genital Warts?
What To Know About Syphilis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
How Is Chlamydia Treated?
Signs and Symptoms of Chlamydia
Trichomoniasis: What It Is and How It Affects Your Health
Is Blue Waffle Disease a Real STI? 
How To Give Cunnilingus: Tips for Oral Sex Without Risk
Can You Get STD (STI) Tested on Your Period?
Home Remedies to Relieve Vaginal Itching
11 Types of Condoms, Plus the Pros and Cons
Yes, Men Can Get Yeast Infections. Here’s Why It Happens.
Herpes: Everything You Need to Know About Prevention and Treatment
What Is Erectile Dysfunction?
Signs and Symptoms of Genital Herpes
What Is an Aphrodisiac?
Should You Try Kegel Exercises?
What Are 4 Benefits of a Prostate Massage?
What Is Libido (Sex Drive)?
Everything You Need to Know About Using a Dental Dam
What Is an Orgasm? 10 Types of Female Orgasms
What Is the G-Spot, and How Do You Find It?
What Is an Anal Orgasm?
What Is Semen? 12 Frequently Asked Questions
Is It Safe To Use Coconut Oil as Lube?
Understanding Vaginal Pain: 8 Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
How To Use Lube for Better Sex
A Complete Guide to Your Testicles (Testes)
What Causes Painful Urination (Dysuria)?
Best Foods for Vaginal Health
What I Wish I Knew About HIV Symptoms
How Is Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treated?
What You Need To Know About HIV Causes
Signs and Symptoms of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Getting a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Diagnosis
What I Wish I Knew About the Community I’d Have After My HIV Diagnosis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Signs and Symptoms in Women