Couples who can’t get pregnant turn to medicine to help them have a child. IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) is often their last hope. But what is IVF? What do you need to know? Check out our top five facts!
Nigeria banned female genital cutting or female genital mutilation (FGC/FGM) last week. That is a huge step forward for women's rights. But what is FGC? And what does the situation look like elsewhere?
Getting turned on is mostly physical for men – they get an erection, then they want sex. But for women, thoughts and emotions matter more to sexual arousal than physical changes like their vagina getting wet.
“A guy and a girl got married. On the wedding night, when they thought they were all prepared to have sex, they couldn't find the vagina! I was that girl – and my husband used a torch to figure out my anatomy,” says Rini.
The chances of becoming pregnant during menstruation are extremely small, but it can still happen. If you thought that sex during periods/menstruation is off-limits, think again. Many of us are hesitant to try it, because we’re culturally conditioned to think it’s unclean.
My whole family thinks menstruation is evil, especially my chaachi and my cousin. Please tell me whether there is any truth in these rumours at all! Ritupriya (23), Bhopal.
