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You wouldn’t think it at first, but yes, the clitoris can bruise. It’s very sensitive, so things like friction or overstimulation can make it sore afterwards. Most of the time, it’s temporary and goes away in a few days if you take things slow. But if it continues to bother you or feels different than normal, it’s worth getting it checked out rather than ignoring it. Import Sometimes you wake up and everything seems fine, but then there’s this weird pain down there. You are taken aback, this tenderness in such a sensitive spot. I mean the clitoris isn’t something…
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a small commission for your purchase at no cost to you. Feel free to check my disclosure and terms for more information! PUBLISHED: May 11, 2026 | By Hilary Erickson After watching thousands of patients have their baby in the hospital — today, I want to share 3 things that people don’t think to bring to the hospital, but will find very helpful if they do. You won’t see it on major hospital lists (and you can certainly live without them), but many patients find it useful! In case we haven’t…
Where has our humanity gone? Locked in our homes for two years, glued to our devices and our humanity has declined. What does it mean to be more human? What connects us? And most importantly, how do we get it back? In situations of fear we lose our ability to think clearly. We seek constant distraction to keep the truth out. When we have a little pause in the day, we pick up our devices and scroll until we get a taste of what we should be thinking, what we should be feeling, who we should be with or against,…
An uncontrollable craving for a certain type of food is something that everyone has experienced at some point. Whether it’s 3am for some ice cream or 7pm for some junk food, we’ve all been there, haven’t we? Food cravings come in all shapes and sizes, but unfortunately they are all premature. You may have just had a heavy meal but you have this overwhelming craving for something sweet, “this is weird” you start to wonder, but really not that much. Food cravings are actually a way of signaling your body that it needs a certain nutrient. But before we get…
For men with advanced prostate cancer that no longer responds to standard hormone treatments, treatment options are limited – and time is of the essence. As the disease progresses, the window for effective, less intensive treatments begins to close. A multi-institutional clinical trial led by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Emory University tested whether an experimental drug could extend the effectiveness of existing treatments. The study, published in Cancer Medicineexplored a new strategy to overcome treatment resistance in advanced prostate cancer. This is a very difficult population to treat. These are patients whose cancer…
By Daniel Heller, MSc, CSCS, RSCC We’ve all had a bad night’s sleep. And we’ve all felt like we don’t want to do anything physical the next day. We are humans. So you skip the gym that day? The answer is simple. If you occasionally have a bad night’s sleep, show up and modify your workout to accommodate your energy level. If you you regularly wake up refreshed and tiredsee your healthcare provider. Basic principle: movement! Poor sleep and feeling tired are two common responses stress and one of the big excuses for not exercising. Ironically, some form of adapted…
Kerigo Odada is a South African-based human rights lawyer specializing in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Africa at the Center for Human Rights-University of Pretoria. She currently serves as a board member of the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights The novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19 has disrupted normal life and operations around the world. It has intervened in political, social and economic activities worldwide, including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. However, for many young people, especially teenagers, COVID-19 has not introduced any new barriers to accessing SRHR services. COVID-19…
From MotherToBaby and experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) At 16 weeks pregnant, Maria is busy planning a summer trip for her family. But lately, every time she opens her phone, she sees another headline about measles cases. It makes her pause and wonder: What does this mean for me and my baby? What is measles and why are people worried about it? Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air when someone who is sick with measles coughs or sneezes. From the measles it spreads So easily, up to nine out of…
ExiVex Biopharma (formerly EmerRx Biopharma), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing a proprietary dual-chamber intranasal drug delivery platform, today announced human pharmacokinetic (PK) data for lead candidate EMRX-101, an intranasal naloxone product targeting opioid depression. In an exploratory PK study in healthy volunteers (n = 13), EMRX-101 (4 mg) produced an approximately 13.7-fold higher cumulative exposure in the first two minutes (AUC0–2) and about 3.1 times higher Cmax by the approved comparator. Additionally, EMRX-101 produced a peak naloxone plasma concentration of approximately 14 ng/mL—approaching peak plasma concentrations similar to IV with T.max about 6-10 minutes, compared to a Tmax approximately 25…
A chronic pain cycle can begin when actual physical pain disrupts daily life and then slowly shapes how a person thinks, feels, moves, rests, and connects with others. Pain rarely stays only in the body. over time, it can become part of an emotional and behavioral pattern that deserves compassionate support. Chronic pain cyclePain managementMind-body connectionTreatment support Basic information: The cycle of chronic pain does not mean that the pain is imagined. It describes how physical pain, nervous system sensitivity, fear, avoidance, sadness, and anxiety can influence each other over time. In his consulting work, Bryan Van Vranken, MA, MBA,…