After delivery, some doctors recommend that you wait for a few weeks before engaging in sex again. This is because it provides time for your body to heal as your body is undergoing a lot of changes due to breastfeeding and other duties that come with taking care of your baby.
While breastfeeding your baby, your body tends to produce a low amount of estrogen which is a key hormone for sexual…
Getting complimented when you walk past in your favourite dress, smelling like a million bucks, is always a good highlight of the day. Flip the switch; no one wants to hear whispers about their poor hygiene, especially from a sexual partner.
You can incorporate different hygiene practices into your lifestyle that will keep your genitals healthy and prevent any development of foul odours. We…
Condoms are one of the barrier methods of contraception. They are a means of birth control by helping to prevent pregnancies.
Male and female condoms exist, but the most common ones are males. A male condom also called an external condom, is easily accessible, inexpensive, and easy to use.
Even though the primary purpose of using condoms is birth control, it can also benefit the user. One such…
Maybe you’ve been feeling low recently. It may even be that your sex drive has gone down. Or you don’t feel like getting up and doing anything productive anymore. This might be because your testosterone levels are low.
In males, generally, testosterone levels fall by 1 to 2% every year or more when there’s an unbalanced lifestyle. Hence, with increasing age, you should ensure that you…
A ventral hernia occurs when there is a protrusion of the intestine or other tissues through a weakness in the abdominal wall. It can appear on the abdominal wall at any location.
The three specific ventral hernias are incisional, umbilical (belly button), and epigastric (stomach) hernia. Incisional hernias are formed at the healed site of past surgical incisions. In this type of hernia, the…
If you are sexually active, you might be considering contraceptive options to protect yourself from unplanned pregnancies.
Contraception aims to prevent pregnancy; it tries to stop pregnancy by stopping egg production, keeping the sperm and egg apart, or stopping the combination of egg and sperm (fertilisation of egg) from attachment to the lining of the womb.
Women, men, or couples at any given…
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection affecting different body parts. A virus causes HPV, but it is not just one virus. There are more than 100 forms of the virus, and some are deadlier than others.
Some strains of HPV cause warts on the face, feet, hands, etc., and about 30 HPV can affect the genitals, including the cervix, penis and scrotum, vulva, vagina, and the…
Hepatitis B is an infection caused by the hepatitis B virus or HBV, leading to liver disease. It is spread through sexual intercourse but can be prevented by using condoms during sex or by getting the hepatitis B vaccine. This disease can be severe, and there is no known cure, but the good news is that it is very easy to prevent.
Symptoms
Most infected people never feel sick. However, some newly…
Sexual health and the desire for sexual intimacy are essential at any age. Your body goes through changes that may get in the way of the rewarding sex life you enjoyed when you were younger because of ageing, which may be due to chronic pain, certain medical conditions, decreased hormone levels, side effects of certain medications, and history of specific surgical procedures.
However, every adult…
Sex therapy is a kind of psychotherapy that individuals and couples can undergo together or go through on their own to work through their sexual challenges and make their sexual satisfaction better. Typically, it is a form of talk therapy in couples or individuals can expect to talk about concerns or hesitations regarding physical intimacy.
Anybody who wants to improve their relationship with sex…