Love & Sex articles:

Getting Off Birth Control Pills Can Be Tricky

By Nicole Pajer Birth control pills are, if used properly, 99 percent effective at preventing pregnancy. They can also clear the complexion, regulate a woman’s cycle and lessen the symptoms of PMS. The pill helps protect against pelvic inflammatory disease, may ward off endometrial cancer, and can decrease the risk of developing ovarian cysts. So […]

Testosterone Temptation

The fear evaporated, his libido returned in spades, and he seriously considered buying a monster-sized truck. Michael had found the fountain of youth.

To Breed or Not to Breed—That Is the Question

At age 17, I walked down a small side street in my hometown, my fingers laced in my sister’s as we both wiped our tears with our free hands. I’d just told my sister that I’m gay, and it was an emotional moment. She helped me process how I would tell my parents, and then we talked about the future and what my adulthood would be like, neither of us knowing for sure how things would play out.

A Kid’s Eye View of the Summer of Love

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Whether or not the hippie movement was a success, and whether or not their ideas and protests stopped the Vietnam War, the flower children in that garden were the real thing.