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A list of recent links posted to Scarleteen's social media platforms.

I really hate my period

You don’t have to love your period, but you can learn to manage it to make yourself more comfortable.

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Innies & Outies: The Penis, Testes and More

You may know where the penis is, but what about the rest of it? Learn about external and internal reproductive and urinary anatomy for most penis-bearing folks.

Innies and outies: The vagina, clitoris, uterus, and more.

Innies & Outies: The Vagina, Clitoris, Uterus and More

A lot of questions about how to have intercourse, how to masturbate, and worries about what’s all going on down there can be solved by simply getting to know your own body.

Young woman with dark hair in a ponytail and wearing a white bra and underwear. Her hands are pressed over her vulva and she is looking down. Between her hands over her underwear are two angry red dots and above her head is a red "?!" graphic.

What’s This Sore on My Vulva?

Noticed something’s not quite right on your vulva? Get the lowdown here!

Young woman with long, dark hair and wearing a white shirt stares into the camera with an anxious and worried expression. Above her head is a uterus with ovaries surrounded by red emphasis marks.

Let's Dial Down Some (Maybe) Ovulation Freakouts

“AND OMFG I WAS OVULATING, TOO!!!!!!!” This sentence is becoming familiar to us.

More young people seem to be developing some new knowledge about fertility cycles. I think that’s great. Well, kind of great. Thing is, lots of the information you’re getting, or think you have, is often dodgy, only half the picture, or just flat-out wrong.

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The Bisexual Mental Health Gap: Why So Many of Us Struggle

Mental health struggles aren’t unique to bisexual individuals, but we’re more likely than other groups to find things hard.

Three different types of anal bead toys displayed against a bright pink heart. Everything is also covered in sparkly gold stars.

How to Play With Toys: Anal Beads

Anal toys—and anal beads in particular—are often dubbed advanced sex toys, but the category itself is not off-limits to those new to the wonderful world of sex toys.

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Sex Education Could Be a Lifeline for Brazilian LGBTQIA+ Youth

In Brazil, attacks on comprehensive sexuality education are cutting LGBQTIA+ young people off from critical resources.

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I want to use a toy for myself. My boyfriend is asking me not to.

A partner telling you not to use toys is engaging in controlling behavior. You have agency over your own sexuality.

Woman with long black hair sits hunched over, holding her head and stomach as if she is not feeling well. Surrounding her are various forms of hormonal birth control including an IUD, birth control pills, the morning after pill, a Depo-Provera shot, and a birth control ring.

Birth Control and Emetophobia: A Guide

Don’t let fears of nausea and vomiting hold you back from using birth control: You have lots of options!