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Miscarriage: What It Is, Why It Happens and How to Deal

A miscarriage is a pregnancy that naturally ends before twenty weeks of pregnancy, all by itself. Here's what it's all about and how it can be as an experience.

Pregnancy and Delivery: Super-Basic Edition

If you don’t know about what it’s like to be pregnant at any or every stage and you just want half a clue, this is your article.

Sexuality in Color: On HIV/AIDS

In observance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, we take a look at what President Trump had to say (and chose not to say) about the impact of HIV on millions of Americans in his first proclamation and upate on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

Even the Cutest Kittens: The Upbeat Song About STI Testing You Didn't Know You Needed.

When an email came into the Scarleteen inbox with kittens in the title, we were excited, of course (because kittens!) but unsure what to expect. What we got was this gloriously weird video for a cheerful little ditty about getting tested for STIs.

Endometriosis - Why You Shouldn't Ignore Severe Period Pains

What's endometriosis and what can you do about it?

Trans Summer School: The Magic of Hormones!

The ins, outs, whys, and what fors of hormone replacement therapy.

When, Where, and Why: Telling Your Partner You Have an STI

So, you've got an STI. How do you tell current or potential partners?

I Hate my Body, What Should I Do?

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I'm in a long-distance relationship with a guy I met on a dating site, and I am having a very difficult time with showing him my body in a way that is real as opposed to posed/cropped/filtered in a way that makes me look better. To give some background, exactly a year ago I developed disordered eating, then "graduated" to binging/purging....

Toy Queries

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If I get an IUD can I use a vibrator?...

Oh My God! Christonormativity and Sexual Politics

Public spotlight has focused intently on reproductive justice lately: in the campaigns of presidential hopefuls, in the media, and in the procedings of the U.S. legistlature. Debates have culminated this fall in a show-down on Capitol Hill as members of Congress attempt to de-fund Planned Parenthood. The House and Senate both voted to de-fund the organization, which amounts to cutting off Medicaid payouts to the non-profit that millions of low-income people depend on for healthcare.

But wait a second: why are lawmakers making such a stink over Planned Parenthood anyway?

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