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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.

Love hormone oxytocin - everything you need to know

Orgasms
Snorting the hormone oxytocin prescribed by his doctor had a surprising effect for one man – it worked wonders on his sex life. Oxytocin’s unexpected sexual effects on mystery patient Mr B were so strong that scientists are calling for more research.

Can I visit a sex-worker for my physical needs?

Safe Sex
Is it right to go to a sex worker to enjoy sex? I know that such an act involves lots of risks. But if I use a condom, am I safe? Diwakar, Cochin

'My hands were shaking'

Pregnancy
Last week a friend of mine suffered major anxiety attacks – her period was late. “I thought I was pregnant. My boyfriend and I were reconsidering our whole lives,” she said as she shared her story with Love Matters India.

Cheaters have riskier sex

Safe Sex
Cheaters are more likely to have unsafe sex than people who have agreed to have an open sexual relationship, a recent US study found. They’re less likely to use condoms, either with their partner or their lovers.

When I made love to a girl for the first time!

Sexual Orientation
“I had always been attracted to women, but I never thought I was a lesbian,” says Avni. At school she thought being a lesbian meant “having short hair, wearing oversized boyish clothes and generally being a social outcast”.

He made me feel very nice - but condom?

Safe Sex
A friend of mine hooked up with a guy for the first time recently. He was nice and cute and all that, but he refused to wear a condom. “All the foreplay was done and I said, ‘Come on, why don’t you wear a condom?’ And he refused to saying her does not know how to wear condoms,” my friend said.