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As you prepare for your baby’s arrival, you may have started thinking about who will have the honor of cutting your baby’s umbilical cord after birth. But have you given much thought to what happens next? Read more to learn about umbilical cord care, including how to keep it clean, signs of an infected umbilical cord, and things to watch out for after it’s detached. During pregnancy, your baby’s umbilical cord is vital to its development. Your baby’s umbilical cord provides the blood, oxygen and nutrients it needs to grow through its two arteries and one vein. It also removes…
Kacey has experienced a wide range of births, including a planned C-section for Breech presentation and three VBACs, 1 medicated and 2 unmedicated. Kacey’s first pregnancy was smooth and uneventful until 32 weeks, when they discovered her son was in the breech position. The next 7 weeks were spent researching at home ways to encourage a breech baby to turn over as well as discussions with her husband and doctor to weigh their birth options. She and her husband eventually agreed on a planned C-section as the best option for them with the expectation that any future births could be…
Picture this: you and your partner are having a fantastic date night, with your chemistry soaring through the roof. You want to get that lingering intimacy in bed, but the moment you start to lift your manhood and he’s gone… you realize you’ve released yourself too soon. While your partner may respond positively to your apology, you know deep down that this experience was more than a little disappointing. And it’s okay to feel that way. As embarrassing as this experience was, it is not at all unusual. A premature ejaculation affects 30% of sexually active men at least once.…
RecordMany queer men use gay dating apps like Grindr, Scruff and Hornet [1], but their effects on youth are not well understood. To further understand these implications, we interviewed health professionals working with young gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (YGBQTM) men.Summary of the surveyWe interviewed 28 health professionals working with YGBTQM in British Columbia. We aimed to understand how gay dating apps affect the health and well-being of YGBTQM. Analysis of the data reveals three categories of effects that had positive and negative dimensions.Pleasure sexuality versus transactional sexualityHealth professionals felt that gay dating apps increased access to sex, which made…
When it comes to sex toysthere are so many options out there. One of the most popular categories of sex toys is vibrators — not to be biased, but we’re big fans of this OG recreational product.And we’re not the only ones! According a review published in Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 52.5% of the 3,800 women surveyed (ages 18 to 60) said they had used a vibrator at least once in their lifetime. Respondents too mentionted regularly use a vibrator as part of their sexual repertoire, with 40.9% using a vibrator during foreplay and 37.3% during vaginal intercourse.In addition, vibrators have…
Go crazy; Could it be early onset dementia? Depression? Worry? What’s going on with my skin, my hair, my attitude, my life?! Why can’t I get up from this chair? This was me in 2021. A recent diagnosis of ADHD does not change the past. I’ve always had ADHD and managed just fine. In hindsight it affected me regularly, especially when my hormones fluctuated (so once a month then!). But okay, okay, I survived. That was until perimenopause hit and I was no longer well and just couldn’t take it anymore. 2019 was difficult for us as my stepson had…
ONE new meta-analysis eight published studies found that the risk of sexually transmitting HIV is almost zero in people with a low viral load. This study confirms and extends the message that “Undetectable=Untransmittable” or “U=U,” which encourages people living with HIV to stay on drug treatments both for their own health and to prevent transmission of the virus to partners. Until now public health has focused on undetectable viral loads (less than 200 copies of the virus per mL of blood), but this study shows that low viral loads (less than 1,000 copies/mL) may offer the same benefits in terms…
By Emen8, updated 2 months ago at Health / Sexual health Afraid to get tested for HIV? Maybe you think it’s too scary, too time-consuming, or too annoying. Maybe you think you don’t need to because you’ve always been careful. It is important to remember that HIV does not discriminate — it can affect anyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, race or gender. And the only way to know for sure if you have HIV or not is to get tested. Maybe you’re reading this because it’s on your mind… but we want to assure you that getting an HIV…
Movember is an Australian charity that dedicates the month of November to raising awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and men’s mental health. As part of an initiative dedicated to providing trusted information and support to prostate cancer survivors and their partners, Movember supported the creation of Guidelines for sexual health care for patients with prostate cancer: Recommendations of an international panel. The guidelines were approved by the Society of Sexual Medicine of North America (SMSNA), the International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM) and other related organizations. Prostate cancer patients often experience sexual problems after…
In my opinion, we could all stand to talk about sex more often. But if there’s one sex-related topic that people tend to shy away from, it’s STDs. I know, I know. For most of us, it’s easier to talk sex positionsthe oral techniquesthe dirty talk, or…pretty much anything else. But the fact is that 50-80% of American adults I have oral herpes, which usually occurs as recurrent cold sores. It is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases out there, and yet it is wildly misunderstood. But you can have an awesome sex life with oral herpes. Symptoms…