You don’t have to love your period, but you can learn to manage it to make yourself more comfortable.
Scarleteen's Link-In-Bio
A list of recent links posted to Scarleteen's social media platforms.
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 & 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.
What’s This Sore on My Vulva?
Noticed something’s not quite right on your vulva? Get the lowdown here!
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.
Unveiling Amatonormativity: Notes From the Books and the Field
Society assumes romantic relationships are the most important ones in our lives, but that’s simply not true.
I need advice on being myself in a conservative area while not being a protected class anymore
Even if you can’t live authentically in all aspects of your life, it’s still possible to prioritize gender-affirming self-care wherever you can.
Hey, Autistic People: You're Enough
You exist and that’s a good thing. I wish I’d been told that earlier, because it’s the truth for all of us, in as well as outside the autistic community.
Dating With a Service Dog
If someone can’t handle the vest, they don’t deserve the girl (or the dog) behind it.
Sexual Desire
A way to challenge internalized ideas about desire is to ask yourself: whose voice is this thought coming from?
