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"A hairy girl is a social outcast"

Female body
“I’ve been de-fuzzing my legs, arms, underarms and upper lip twice a month since I was 15,” says Shahnaaz. “Waxing, threading, shaving -- epilation is painful business. But I do it because being a hairy girl is like being a social outcast.”

Wearing red: dressed for sex

Meeting someone
Women wearing red clothes are more interested in having casual sex and are seen as more attractive by men, scientists say. Red roses, red hearts and red saris all make you think about love and romance. Men are even willing to spend more money on a lady in red.

How can I increase my breast size?

Female body
I am unhappy about my small breasts. Can I do something to increase my boob size? I know that boys in my college make fun of me because I’m flat-chested. I feel very embarrassed. Shalini, 16, Kunnur
 

Will I get addicted to a vibrator?

Ways to Make Love
If I use a vibrator, will I get addicted and not be able to have orgasms the normal way? I want to buy one for myself but I'm not sure. What will my husband think if he gets to know I have been using a vibrator to have orgasms? Namrata, Mumbai

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.

Oral sex does not cause cancer

Ways to Make Love
Oral sex has no links to cancer. Getting cancer from giving head shouldn’t be a worry for most healthy, monogamous couples.

Women's wet dreams: is that normal?

Orgasms
Q: I'm 33 and I regularly have wet dreams. The nights I have wet dreams I am more aroused the following day. I am happily married, but I seem to orgasm a lot easier in a wet dream than with my husband. Should I be worried? Sharmila, New Delhi

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.