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Scarleteen's Link-In-Bio

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 Agonising Wait: Years Lost to Undiagnosed PCOS, Endometriosis, and PMDD

PCOS, endometriosis, and PMDD take years to diagnose, worsened by racism, fatphobia, and LGBTQIA+ bias. Get resources to combat medical gaslighting and receive care.

T4T sex and feeling euphoric

A common misconception about engaging in sex with trans and nonbinary people is that there is a “right” and a “wrong” way to touch each other. There isn’t.

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How to Play with Toys: Strokers

Beginner-friendly and intuitive, strokers can help people reimagine masturbation or manual sex with a partner, adding textures, sensations, and sometimes vibrations.

a bottle of poison because that's what generative AI is

False Friends: Risks, Realities, and Safer Alternatives to AI Chatbots

AI chatbots may make tempting conversational partners, but you should know the real dangers of this technology so you can make informed decisions about if, and how, you use them.

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Feeling Good When You're Feeling Bad: Dealing with Unwanted or Confusing Sexual Arousal

There’s nothing wrong with you if you’ve been aroused in a situation where you were uncomfortable or the setting wasn’t sexual.