Health

For some, BDSM can be a therapeutic exercise in self-healing.

Phexxi, a brand-new birth-control gel, is inserted into the vagina up to one hour before vaginal sex.

Here are some of the most pressing questions this doctor hears in her office.

Can you really have orgasms from exercise? Thankfully, the answer is yes.

How do you know if your masturbation habits are getting out of hand?

The clitoris is a sprawling organ located within the vulva. It has a singular purpose: Pleasure.

Squirting isn’t that different from peeing, so how do you know the difference?

We’ve added to our resource about sex, wellness, and relationships.

There are lots of common rumors about nutrition and sex, but how do you tell fact from fiction? 

Birth control options can feel almost endless these days. Here’s a thorough breakdown.

It can be tricky to navigate sex and breastfeeding.

Talking frankly about STIs and sexual health can build trust and intimacy.

Here’s everything you need to know about having sex on your period.

Self-massage offers us an opportunity to give ourselves the supportive and healing touch we need.

The pandemic has awakened “skin hunger”—a longing for touch—that many of us haven’t quite felt before.

There’s a lot more to pelvic floor health than kegels.

Our bodies need sleep to get in the mood.

Our society often reduces pregnant people to nonsexual vessels—but that ignores a much more pleasurable reality.

There’s actually a biological connection between fear and arousal.

Period pain is often depicted as inevitable and natural, but these women’s solutions challenge that assumption.

In some states, the pandemic has made it even harder for pregnant people to access abortion care.

Here are six helpful Swells posts about why sex might be painful or uncomfortable, and what to do about it.

This fall, take stock of your sexual health and hygiene.

When we are underfed or overworked, we often struggle to have pleasurable sex.