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Miss_kitty

Why Doesn't my boyfriend want to have sex with me anymore?

ASKED by Miss_kitty on May 19, 2009 - 9:46am

We've been dating for over a yer now but in the last few months our sex has drastically decreased at first started to go down from at least 1-2 times a day for at least 5 months and then it went down

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I Had an Abnormal Pap Smear!

Written by Shaina Gaul on November 19, 2009 - 3:51pm

No woman expects it. Most of us don’t even think about it.

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Sexual Holistic Healing

Written by Shaina Gaul on August 28, 2009 - 2:48pm

Holistic medicine is that which treats the body as a whole, as opposed to its separate parts. For example, traditional medicine will tell you to take ibuprofen for a headache, while holistic medicine will tell you to sit in a quiet location, calm your mind, and meditate, to relieve the stressors causing the headache.

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Latest Comment by Anonymous on November 9, 2009 - 2:32pm View Comments
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In Menopause, Out Libido?

Written by Lisa Martinez on July 24, 2009 - 7:37am

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There’s a lot that women have to go through in their lifetimes – at first, it’s the burgeoning sense of womanhood where your body starts to undergo changes that signal the end of innocence, then you endure your monthly menstrual cycle with all its aches, discomfort and inconvenience, after which you move on to pregnancy and motherhood, one of the best (and worst) experiences there is, and finally you have to go through the agony of menopause, your body’s way of telling you that you’ve reached the end of your fertile years.

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Latest Comment by Diane Porter on November 6, 2009 - 9:41am View Comments
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Getting Over Your Ex: What Not To Do

Written by Aimee Boyle on November 3, 2009 - 6:24pm

We've watched 'What Not To Wear' and have slowly begun collectively tossing our overalls forever and never, ever buying plastic belts, no matter how neon, gold or skinny-jean oriented they may be.

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Intern234

Is it safe to use estrogen, progesterine, and testoterone topically for vestibulodynia?

ASKED by Intern234 on October 30, 2009 - 9:22am

Are there any fans of (doctor's name edited by mod) of San Diego out there? He has prescribed a very healthy dose of topical hormones for my vestibulodynia. I have suffered from this for 20 years.

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Anonymous

Why can't I orgasm?! I've read much on the subject and still am having problems ...

ASKED by Anonymous on July 29, 2009 - 3:44am

I have been married for two months now and was a virgin up until my marriage. I have a high sex drive and so does my husband, and we have sex whenever we can. But strangely I cannot orgasm.

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Anonymous

Orgasm frustration... kind of.

ASKED by Anonymous on January 27, 2009 - 1:37pm

I'm 21 years old, and sexually active since I'm 15.

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Latest Comment by Anonymous on October 16, 2009 - 12:52pm View Comments
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The 5 Best Positions for Achieving Orgasm

Written by Shaina Gaul on October 5, 2009 - 5:16pm

If you’re one of the millions of women who have difficulty achieving orgasm through intercourse alone, this article is for you.

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Ashley Madison: The Cheating Files

Written by Shaina Gaul on October 8, 2009 - 1:19pm

A relatively new rabble-rouser has come to town, and it goes by the name Ashley Madison. For those of you who haven’t already heard of this website on Dr. Phil, The View, Good Morning America, Larry King, Ellen, etc., Ashley Madison is a dating site for married people who are looking to have a sexual affair. Because the database includes over 4.5 million members, it’s obviously brought to light many questions that people have about the reality of fidelity in American relationships.

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