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'Vibrators can change your life'

Orgasms
Vibrators give the most speedy and powerful orgasms. In fact women worry their sex toy could put their partners out of job. For women who have trouble with climaxes, a vibrator is the answer, according to the Medical Center for Female Sexuality.

First period: everyone knew I was bleeding

Female body
My mother invited all my relatives and neighbours to celebrate my first period. I was a shy 11-year-old when I had my first period. I didn’t want the world to know that I was bleeding. But everybody knew. I was confused and embarrassed.

First period: my mother thought I was evil

Female body
When I got my first period, it was scary as hell. One morning, as usual I was hurling my clothes out of the bathroom – a childish habit that had stuck. Suddenly, my sister started screaming, asking my mother to take a look at my skirt.

“Hi, want sex?” - it only works for gorgeous guys

Meeting someone
“Hi there! Would you go to bed with me tonight?” A guy who tries this chat-up line on a girl is heading for a brush-off. Yet reverse the roles, and the guy might seize the opportunity. Danish researchers set up an experiment to test the theory.

Who says girls don't like porn?

Porn
When we talk about porn, we generally think it is an activity for men. But do you know many girls love watching porn too? Love Matters India asked a few women what they feel about watching porn.

Long ring finger, big penis?

Male body
The longer a man’s ring finger is compared to his index finger, the longer his penis is likely to be, a recent South Korean study found. A larger shoe size = a larger penis is a myth, but men’s hands may say more about their owners than we thought. What is normal penis size?

Women who are happy about their vagina get more pleasure?

Female body
Women who feel confident and comfortable about their vaginas have more sex and get more head, according to a US study. But vaginal self-confidence isn’t only about pleasure, it could just save your life.

Men can fake orgasms too!

Orgasms
More than a quarter of men surveyed in two recent studies have faked an orgasm at least once. We assume it’s virtually impossible for men to fake orgasms, but in the survey by University of Kansas, 78 percent said they acted out an orgasm.

Top 10 condom blunders we all made!

STI prevention
All kinds of people all over the world make mistakes with condoms, a new international study found. Researchers compared 50 studies on common condom blunders like using wrong condom size, putting it on inside out, unrolling it first, or not pinching the tip.

Happy couples talk about sex

Happy relationships
Couples that aren't too shy to talk about sex feel better about their relationships and closer to each other, a recent study found. And yet married men and women don’t talk about sex all that often.

Penis enlargement methods don't work

Male body
Penis enlargement methods are nearly all a waste of time and money. Whether pumps, pulleys, prosthetics or pills, so-called penis enlargement techniques don’t work and can potentially damage the penis.

Viagra for kicks: the myths and risks

Sex Problems: how to overcome them
Twenty percent of healthy young men have used Viagra or a similar drug, a recent Argentinean study found. And not because they have erection problems, but to boost their sexual performance – despite the serious health risks.