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href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-mental-health-benefits" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Science has your back: The mental health benefits of a healthy sex life are abundant…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/scheduling-masturbation" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Why I Reserve Time on My Calendar to Masturbate|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/scheduling-masturbation" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/12094-Why_I_Reserve_Time_To_Masturbate_In_My_Calendar-thumbnail-732x549-1-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/scheduling-masturbation" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Why I Reserve Time on My Calendar to Masturbate|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/scheduling-masturbation" data-testid="title-link">Why I Reserve Time on My Calendar to Masturbate</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/scheduling-masturbation" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Why I Reserve Time on My Calendar to Masturbate|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/scheduling-masturbation" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Masturbation has many benefits, but it can be hard to find time for self-pleasure during a…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_3|/health/womens-health/cannabis-lube-benefits" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|I Tried Cannabis Lube for Sex — And Now It’s My Vagina’s Cure-All…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/cannabis-lube-benefits" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6919-Jennifer_Skog-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_3|/health/womens-health/cannabis-lube-benefits" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|I Tried Cannabis Lube for Sex — And Now It’s My Vagina’s Cure-All…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/cannabis-lube-benefits" data-testid="title-link">I Tried Cannabis Lube for Sex — And Now It’s My Vagina’s Cure-All…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_3|/health/womens-health/cannabis-lube-benefits" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|I Tried Cannabis Lube for Sex — And Now It’s My Vagina’s Cure-All…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/cannabis-lube-benefits" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">The calming effects of cannabis may be just what you need to truly unwind before sex and…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_4|/health/intimacy-is-more-than-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Let’s Get Intimate: 8 Tips for When Chronic Illness Gets in the Way of…|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/intimacy-is-more-than-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/732x549_Intimacy_is_more_than_sex-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_4|/health/intimacy-is-more-than-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Let’s Get Intimate: 8 Tips for When Chronic Illness Gets in the Way of…|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/intimacy-is-more-than-sex" data-testid="title-link">Let’s Get Intimate: 8 Tips for When Chronic Illness Gets in the Way of…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_4|/health/intimacy-is-more-than-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Let’s Get Intimate: 8 Tips for When Chronic Illness Gets in the Way of…|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/intimacy-is-more-than-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">If sex isn't available with your partner due to chronic illness, there are several ways to…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_5|/health/mental-health/not-having-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|I’m One of the Millennials Not Prioritizing Sex — It’s Not a Bad Thing|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/not-having-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/10881-Im_One_of_the_Millenials_Not_Prioritizing_Sex__Its_Not_a_Bad_Thing_thumbnail-732x549-1-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_5|/health/mental-health/not-having-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|I’m One of the Millennials Not Prioritizing Sex — It’s Not a Bad Thing|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/not-having-sex" data-testid="title-link">I’m One of the Millennials Not Prioritizing Sex — It’s Not a Bad Thing</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_5|/health/mental-health/not-having-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|I’m One of the Millennials Not Prioritizing Sex — It’s Not a Bad Thing|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/not-having-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">The Atlantic recently coined this as a “sexual recession,” suggesting that this numerical…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_6|/health/sex-energy-exchange" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Do We Really Exchange Energy During Sex?|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sex-energy-exchange" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/young-couple-kissing-blur-close-up-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_6|/health/sex-energy-exchange" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Do We Really Exchange Energy During Sex?|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sex-energy-exchange" data-testid="title-link">Do We Really Exchange Energy During Sex?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_6|/health/sex-energy-exchange" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Do We Really Exchange Energy During Sex?|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sex-energy-exchange" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Whether you’re into weekend flings, group sex, or monogamy, it all comes down to what you…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/sex-highly-sensitive-person-hsp" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Sex Is Different When You’re a Highly Sensitive Person — Here’s How|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-highly-sensitive-person-hsp" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Couple_Bed_Snuggle_732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/sex-highly-sensitive-person-hsp" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Sex Is Different When You’re a Highly Sensitive Person — Here’s How|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-highly-sensitive-person-hsp" data-testid="title-link">Sex Is Different When You’re a Highly Sensitive Person — Here’s How</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/sex-highly-sensitive-person-hsp" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|Sex Is Different When You’re a Highly Sensitive Person — Here’s How|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-highly-sensitive-person-hsp" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Powerful physical sensations, plus a need for deep concentration and actual connection…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_8|/health/psoriasis/intimacy-and-psoriasis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|How Psoriasis Impacted My Sex Life — And How a Partner Can Help|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/intimacy-and-psoriasis" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5311-Alisha_Bridges-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_8|/health/psoriasis/intimacy-and-psoriasis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|How Psoriasis Impacted My Sex Life — And How a Partner Can Help|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/intimacy-and-psoriasis" data-testid="title-link">How Psoriasis Impacted My Sex Life — And How a Partner Can Help</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Perspectives_Small Image Listing_8|/health/psoriasis/intimacy-and-psoriasis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Perspectives|LINK|How Psoriasis Impacted My Sex Life — And How a Partner Can Help|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/intimacy-and-psoriasis" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">When it comes to the challenges of relationships — and intimacy in particular — this is…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae"><div class="css-5qz12o"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">Common Questions</h2></div></div><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1h1rean"><div class="css-z468a2"><ul class="css-17mrx6g"><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/stop-having-sex-long-time" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|What Are the Effects of Not Having Sex for a Long Time — or Ever?|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/stop-having-sex-long-time" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Flowers_Door_Closet-732x549-Thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/stop-having-sex-long-time" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|What Are the Effects of Not Having Sex for a Long Time — or Ever?|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/stop-having-sex-long-time" data-testid="title-link">What Are the Effects of Not Having Sex for a Long Time — or Ever?</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/stop-having-sex-long-time" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|What Are the Effects of Not Having Sex for a Long Time — or Ever?|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/stop-having-sex-long-time" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Not having sex doesn’t mean you’re broken. Here’s what you need to know about long-term abstinence and how to explain your…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-f3l4jo"><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1vwljw6"><div data-empty="true" class="css-10ix2bq"><div class="css-1hjaa0k"><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div id="MMR1__slot" data-adbridg-ad-class="MMR1" data-ad="true" class="css-1l7cd95"></div></div></div></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/side-effects-of-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|Are There Any Side Effects of Sexual Activity?|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/side-effects-of-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sex-couple-bed-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/side-effects-of-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|Are There Any Side Effects of Sexual Activity?|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/side-effects-of-sex" data-testid="title-link">Are There Any Side Effects of Sexual Activity?</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/side-effects-of-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|Are There Any Side Effects of Sexual Activity?|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/side-effects-of-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Thanks to increased blood flow and heart rate — and the rush of hormones and endorphins that accompany the act — sex has head-</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/average-number-of-sexual-partners" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|What’s the Average Person’s Number of Sexual Partners?|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/average-number-of-sexual-partners" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/two_people_kissing-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/average-number-of-sexual-partners" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|What’s the Average Person’s Number of Sexual Partners?|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/average-number-of-sexual-partners" data-testid="title-link">What’s the Average Person’s Number of Sexual Partners?</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/average-number-of-sexual-partners" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|What’s the Average Person’s Number of Sexual Partners?|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/average-number-of-sexual-partners" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">When it comes to sex — or your sexual history — it’s easy to wonder what’s “normal.” Can you have too many partners? Too few…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/how-long-should-sex-last" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|How Long Should Sex Really Last?|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/how-long-should-sex-last" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Couple_Intimate_Bedroom-Embrace-732x549-Thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/how-long-should-sex-last" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|How Long Should Sex Really Last?|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/how-long-should-sex-last" data-testid="title-link">How Long Should Sex Really Last?</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/how-long-should-sex-last" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|How Long Should Sex Really Last?|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/how-long-should-sex-last" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">It's hard to quantify how long sex typically lasts — or "should" last — because there are countless ways to have sex. Here's…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/too-much-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|Is It Actually Possible to Have Too Much Sex?|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/too-much-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Couple_Intimate_Bed_RV-732x549-Thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/too-much-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|Is It Actually Possible to Have Too Much Sex?|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/too-much-sex" data-testid="title-link">Is It Actually Possible to Have Too Much Sex?</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Common Questions_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/too-much-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Common Questions|LINK|Is It Actually Possible to Have Too Much Sex?|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/too-much-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Let’s start by putting your head to rest: You’re probably not having too much sex. Still, your frequency can interfere with…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><section class="css-82r5pg"><div data-empty="true" class="css-1d3cz3a"><div class="css-1hjaa0k"><span class="css-zya54r"></span></div><div id="DMR1__slot" data-adbridg-ad-class="DMR1" data-ad="true" class="css-488q2e"></div></div></section></div></div></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae" data-widget-id="widget-small-listing-2"><div class="css-7s188z"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">Safety</h2></div></div><ul class="css-1q1zlz3"><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/safer-sex-tips-positions-during-covid-19" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|A Realistic Guide to Safer Sex During COVID-19|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/safer-sex-tips-positions-during-covid-19" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/HL-1065268-A_Realistic_Guide_to_Safer_Sex_During_COVID_19-732x549-Thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/safer-sex-tips-positions-during-covid-19" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|A Realistic Guide to Safer Sex During COVID-19|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/safer-sex-tips-positions-during-covid-19" data-testid="title-link">A Realistic Guide to Safer Sex During COVID-19</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/safer-sex-tips-positions-during-covid-19" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|A Realistic Guide to Safer Sex During COVID-19|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/safer-sex-tips-positions-during-covid-19" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">It is possible to have in-person (!) partnered and multi-partnered sex in the middle of…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_2|/health/peeing-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Is Peeing After Sex Really Necessary? And 9 Other FAQs|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/peeing-after-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Bedroom_Couple_Smile-732x549-Thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_2|/health/peeing-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Is Peeing After Sex Really Necessary? And 9 Other FAQs|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/peeing-after-sex" data-testid="title-link">Is Peeing After Sex Really Necessary? And 9 Other FAQs</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_2|/health/peeing-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Is Peeing After Sex Really Necessary? And 9 Other FAQs|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/peeing-after-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">In the post-sex afterglow, sometimes the question is, "To cuddle or to pee?" But is peeing…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/sexual-health-testing" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Sexual Health Is More Than Just Birth Control and STI Testing — Here’s…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sexual-health-testing" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/portrait_of_androgenous_person-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/sexual-health-testing" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Sexual Health Is More Than Just Birth Control and STI Testing — Here’s…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sexual-health-testing" data-testid="title-link">Sexual Health Is More Than Just Birth Control and STI Testing — Here’s…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/sexual-health-testing" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Sexual Health Is More Than Just Birth Control and STI Testing — Here’s…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sexual-health-testing" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Sexual health is about screening for other conditions, identifying your “hang-ups,” how…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_4|/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Is It Safe to Have Sex During Your Period? Tips, Benefits, and Side…|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sex-period-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_4|/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Is It Safe to Have Sex During Your Period? Tips, Benefits, and Side…|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods" data-testid="title-link">Is It Safe to Have Sex During Your Period? Tips, Benefits, and Side…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_4|/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Is It Safe to Have Sex During Your Period? Tips, Benefits, and Side…|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Is it safe to have sex during your period? Can you still get pregnant? We answer those…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/my-boyfriend-ripped-me" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Accidental Rips and Tears Can Happen During Sex — Here’s How to Deal|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/my-boyfriend-ripped-me" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pain-sex-vagina-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/my-boyfriend-ripped-me" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Accidental Rips and Tears Can Happen During Sex — Here’s How to Deal|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/my-boyfriend-ripped-me" data-testid="title-link">Accidental Rips and Tears Can Happen During Sex — Here’s How to Deal</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/my-boyfriend-ripped-me" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Accidental Rips and Tears Can Happen During Sex — Here’s How to Deal|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/my-boyfriend-ripped-me" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Sexual activity — solo or partnered — can lead to accidental rips and tears on and around…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/fluid-bonding" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Everything You Should Know About Fluid Bonding|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/fluid-bonding" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Underwater_Kiss_732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/fluid-bonding" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Everything You Should Know About Fluid Bonding|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/fluid-bonding" data-testid="title-link">Everything You Should Know About Fluid Bonding</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/fluid-bonding" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Everything You Should Know About Fluid Bonding|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/fluid-bonding" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Fluid bonding is more intentional than an on-the-whim choice to skip a condom or forego a…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_7|/health/hiv-aids/transmission-risks-faqs-serodiscordant-couples" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|FAQs Around HIV and Transmission in Serodiscordant (Mixed-Status)…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids/transmission-risks-faqs-serodiscordant-couples" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4126-couple_outdoors-732x549-thumbnail-1-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_7|/health/hiv-aids/transmission-risks-faqs-serodiscordant-couples" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|FAQs Around HIV and Transmission in Serodiscordant (Mixed-Status)…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids/transmission-risks-faqs-serodiscordant-couples" data-testid="title-link">FAQs Around HIV and Transmission in Serodiscordant (Mixed-Status)…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_7|/health/hiv-aids/transmission-risks-faqs-serodiscordant-couples" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|FAQs Around HIV and Transmission in Serodiscordant (Mixed-Status)…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hiv-aids/transmission-risks-faqs-serodiscordant-couples" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">In a mixed-status couple, one partner is HIV-positive and one isn’t. Get answers to…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/anal-sex-safety" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About Anal Sex Safety|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/anal-sex-safety" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/anal-sex-concept-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/anal-sex-safety" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About Anal Sex Safety|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/anal-sex-safety" data-testid="title-link">Everything You Need to Know About Anal Sex Safety</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Safety_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/anal-sex-safety" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Safety|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About Anal Sex Safety|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/anal-sex-safety" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">If you’re adding anal sex to your repertoire of pleasure, safety needs to be a priority…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae"><div class="css-5qz12o"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">HOLISTIC SEXUALITY</h2></div></div><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1h1rean"><div class="css-z468a2"><ul class="css-17mrx6g"><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/mind-body-sex-connection-intimacy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|This Is the Key to Unlocking Your Best Sex Yet — Solo or Partnered|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/mind-body-sex-connection-intimacy" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/shy_person_tucked_in_sheets-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/mind-body-sex-connection-intimacy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|This Is the Key to Unlocking Your Best Sex Yet — Solo or Partnered|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/mind-body-sex-connection-intimacy" data-testid="title-link">This Is the Key to Unlocking Your Best Sex Yet — Solo or Partnered</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/mind-body-sex-connection-intimacy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|This Is the Key to Unlocking Your Best Sex Yet — Solo or Partnered|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/mind-body-sex-connection-intimacy" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">The interaction between mind and body can have some significant implications, both in and out of the bedroom. Here’s what…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/probiotics-gut-sex-life" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|Could Probiotics Improve Your Sex Life? 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Learn its meaning and lore, plus how to recognize blockages.</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/what-does-ashwagandha-do-for-women" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|What Does Ashwagandha Do for Women’s Wellness?|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/what-does-ashwagandha-do-for-women" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hand-holding-measuring-cup-protein-powder-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/what-does-ashwagandha-do-for-women" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|What Does Ashwagandha Do for Women’s Wellness?|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/what-does-ashwagandha-do-for-women" data-testid="title-link">What Does Ashwagandha Do for Women’s Wellness?</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/what-does-ashwagandha-do-for-women" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|What Does Ashwagandha Do for Women’s Wellness?|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/what-does-ashwagandha-do-for-women" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Ashwagandha's ability to balance hormones may benefit women’s overall wellness, impacting the menstrual cycle, reproduction…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/sex-surrogate" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|A Beginner’s Guide to Surrogate Partner Therapy|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-surrogate" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/couple-intimate-intimacy-holding-hands-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/sex-surrogate" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|A Beginner’s Guide to Surrogate Partner Therapy|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-surrogate" data-testid="title-link">A Beginner’s Guide to Surrogate Partner Therapy</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_HOLISTIC SEXUALITY_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/sex-surrogate" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - HOLISTIC SEXUALITY|LINK|A Beginner’s Guide to Surrogate Partner Therapy|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-surrogate" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Surrogate partner therapy is a three-way therapeutic relationship between a licensed therapist, a client, and a sex partner…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><section class="css-82r5pg"></section></div></div></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae" data-widget-id="widget-small-listing-4"><div class="css-7s188z"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">Lifespan</h2></div></div><ul class="css-1q1zlz3"><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/what-happens-when-you-lose-your-virginity" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - 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Lifespan|LINK|When Can You Get Pregnant and What’s the Best Age to Have a Baby?|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/childbearing-age" data-testid="title-link">When Can You Get Pregnant and What’s the Best Age to Have a Baby?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_2|/health/womens-health/childbearing-age" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|When Can You Get Pregnant and What’s the Best Age to Have a Baby?|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/childbearing-age" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Women can get pregnant anytime from their first menstrual period until menopause but…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/womens-sexual-peak" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Hey Vulva Owners, Your Sexual Peak May Last Longer Than You Think|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/womens-sexual-peak" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Female_Couple_Kissing_732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/womens-sexual-peak" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Hey Vulva Owners, Your Sexual Peak May Last Longer Than You Think|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/womens-sexual-peak" data-testid="title-link">Hey Vulva Owners, Your Sexual Peak May Last Longer Than You Think</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/womens-sexual-peak" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Hey Vulva Owners, Your Sexual Peak May Last Longer Than You Think|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/womens-sexual-peak" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Spoiler alert: There is no one age in which nature gifts us with hot sex, nor is there an…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_4|/health/womens-health/loose-vagina" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Is It Possible to Have a Loose Vagina?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/loose-vagina" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4979-woman_with_a_cup_of_coffee_in_hand-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_4|/health/womens-health/loose-vagina" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Is It Possible to Have a Loose Vagina?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/loose-vagina" data-testid="title-link">Is It Possible to Have a Loose Vagina?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_4|/health/womens-health/loose-vagina" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Is It Possible to Have a Loose Vagina?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/loose-vagina" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">When it comes to the vulva, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions. The concept of a…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_5|/health/menopause/q-and-a-sex-in-your-50s-and-60s" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|7 Frequently Asked Questions About Sex in Your 50s and 60s|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/q-and-a-sex-in-your-50s-and-60s" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/older_couple_in_love_flirting-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_5|/health/menopause/q-and-a-sex-in-your-50s-and-60s" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|7 Frequently Asked Questions About Sex in Your 50s and 60s|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/q-and-a-sex-in-your-50s-and-60s" data-testid="title-link">7 Frequently Asked Questions About Sex in Your 50s and 60s</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_5|/health/menopause/q-and-a-sex-in-your-50s-and-60s" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|7 Frequently Asked Questions About Sex in Your 50s and 60s|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/q-and-a-sex-in-your-50s-and-60s" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Just because you’ve gone through menopause doesn’t mean your sex life has to end, or even…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/why-cant-i-get-wet" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Read This If You’re Asking Yourself ‘Why Can’t I Get Wet?’|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/why-cant-i-get-wet" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/rose-flower-pedal-wet-water-vagina-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/why-cant-i-get-wet" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Read This If You’re Asking Yourself ‘Why Can’t I Get Wet?’|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/why-cant-i-get-wet" data-testid="title-link">Read This If You’re Asking Yourself ‘Why Can’t I Get Wet?’</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/why-cant-i-get-wet" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|Read This If You’re Asking Yourself ‘Why Can’t I Get Wet?’|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/why-cant-i-get-wet" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Your natural lubrication levels are nothing to be ashamed about. Still, if you’re not…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/sex-in-your-20s-30s-40s-50s-60s-70s" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|What It’s Like to Have Sex in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and Beyond|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-in-your-20s-30s-40s-50s-60s-70s" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/9770-couple_feet_bed-732x549-thumbnail_0-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/sex-in-your-20s-30s-40s-50s-60s-70s" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|What It’s Like to Have Sex in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and Beyond|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-in-your-20s-30s-40s-50s-60s-70s" data-testid="title-link">What It’s Like to Have Sex in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and Beyond</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/sex-in-your-20s-30s-40s-50s-60s-70s" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|What It’s Like to Have Sex in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and Beyond|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sex-in-your-20s-30s-40s-50s-60s-70s" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">It’s a common myth that sex gets worse as you get older, or that the 70s isn’t a time for…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_8|/health/mens-health/old-penis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|How Does the Penis Change with Age?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/old-penis" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Senior-Male-Phone-Chair-732x549-Thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_8|/health/mens-health/old-penis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|How Does the Penis Change with Age?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/old-penis" data-testid="title-link">How Does the Penis Change with Age?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Lifespan_Small Image Listing_8|/health/mens-health/old-penis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Lifespan|LINK|How Does the Penis Change with Age?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/old-penis" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">The penis changes as you age — so what do you need to know about "old penis"? Here are the…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae"><div class="css-5qz12o"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">EMBODIED PLEASURE</h2></div></div><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1h1rean"><div class="css-z468a2"><ul class="css-17mrx6g"><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/what-does-sex-feel-like" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|If You’re Wondering What Sex Can or Should Feel Like, Start Here|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/what-does-sex-feel-like" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Couple_Bed_Embrace_732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/what-does-sex-feel-like" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|If You’re Wondering What Sex Can or Should Feel Like, Start Here|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/what-does-sex-feel-like" data-testid="title-link">If You’re Wondering What Sex Can or Should Feel Like, Start Here</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/what-does-sex-feel-like" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|If You’re Wondering What Sex Can or Should Feel Like, Start Here|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/what-does-sex-feel-like" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Answers to the question “What does sex feel like?” range from poetic and adjective laden to nondescript and boring. Here’s…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/erogenous-zones" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About Erogenous Zones|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/erogenous-zones" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Erogenous_Zones-732x549-Thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/erogenous-zones" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About Erogenous Zones|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/erogenous-zones" data-testid="title-link">Everything You Need to Know About Erogenous Zones</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/erogenous-zones" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About Erogenous Zones|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/erogenous-zones" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">The human body is filled with erogenous zones waiting to be explored. Find out which touchpoints could use a little TLC…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/sensual-touching" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|How to Take Sensual Touch to the Next Level|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sensual-touching" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Couple_Snuggling_732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/sensual-touching" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|How to Take Sensual Touch to the Next Level|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sensual-touching" data-testid="title-link">How to Take Sensual Touch to the Next Level</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/sensual-touching" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|How to Take Sensual Touch to the Next Level|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sensual-touching" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Sensual touching can up intimacy between partners, and help you explore your own body. It doesn't have to lead to sex, but it…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/sexual-fantasies" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|The 7 Most Common Sexual Fantasies and What to Do About Them|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sexual-fantasies" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Female_Bed_Tattoo_732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/sexual-fantasies" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|The 7 Most Common Sexual Fantasies and What to Do About Them|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sexual-fantasies" data-testid="title-link">The 7 Most Common Sexual Fantasies and What to Do About Them</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/sexual-fantasies" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|The 7 Most Common Sexual Fantasies and What to Do About Them|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sexual-fantasies" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Everyone has sexual fantasies. Although the possibilities are endless, there are 7 main categories. Learn what we’re all…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/solo-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|Solo Sex Is for Everyone — Here’s How to Get Started|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/solo-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Female_Bed_732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/solo-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|Solo Sex Is for Everyone — Here’s How to Get Started|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/solo-sex" data-testid="title-link">Solo Sex Is for Everyone — Here’s How to Get Started</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_EMBODIED PLEASURE_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/solo-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - EMBODIED PLEASURE|LINK|Solo Sex Is for Everyone — Here’s How to Get Started|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/solo-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Just as partnered sex is way more expansive than penis-in-vagina, solo sex is way more expansive than rubbing your bits…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><section class="css-82r5pg"></section></div></div></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae" data-widget-id="widget-small-listing-6"><div class="css-7s188z"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">Orgasm</h2></div></div><ul class="css-1q1zlz3"><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/painful-orgasm" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Orgasm Shouldn’t Be Painful — Here’s How to Find Relief|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/painful-orgasm" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/orgasm-woman-alone-bed-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/painful-orgasm" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Orgasm Shouldn’t Be Painful — Here’s How to Find Relief|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/painful-orgasm" data-testid="title-link">Orgasm Shouldn’t Be Painful — Here’s How to Find Relief</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_1|/health/healthy-sex/painful-orgasm" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Orgasm Shouldn’t Be Painful — Here’s How to Find Relief|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/painful-orgasm" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Officially known as dysorgasmia, painful orgasms are something someone of any gender can…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/anorgasmia-in-people-who-have-a-vulva" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Here’s What You Need to Know About Anorgasmia in People with Vulvas|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/anorgasmia-in-people-who-have-a-vulva" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Lesbian_Couple_732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/anorgasmia-in-people-who-have-a-vulva" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Here’s What You Need to Know About Anorgasmia in People with Vulvas|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/anorgasmia-in-people-who-have-a-vulva" data-testid="title-link">Here’s What You Need to Know About Anorgasmia in People with Vulvas</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/anorgasmia-in-people-who-have-a-vulva" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Here’s What You Need to Know About Anorgasmia in People with Vulvas|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/anorgasmia-in-people-who-have-a-vulva" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Orgasms aren't the point of sex, but they can be enjoyable. So if you haven’t had one…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/fake-orgasm" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Anyone Can Fake an Orgasm — but You Don’t Have to If You Don’t Want To|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/fake-orgasm" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Lesbian_Couple_Bed_732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/fake-orgasm" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Anyone Can Fake an Orgasm — but You Don’t Have to If You Don’t Want To|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/fake-orgasm" data-testid="title-link">Anyone Can Fake an Orgasm — but You Don’t Have to If You Don’t Want To</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/fake-orgasm" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Anyone Can Fake an Orgasm — but You Don’t Have to If You Don’t Want To|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/fake-orgasm" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Fake orgasms are common. So, what do you do if you’ve been fudging your climax and are…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/signs-she-came" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|How Do You Know If You or Your Vulva-Having Partner Had an Orgasm?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/signs-she-came" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/woman-sex-bed-alone-orgasm-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/signs-she-came" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|How Do You Know If You or Your Vulva-Having Partner Had an Orgasm?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/signs-she-came" data-testid="title-link">How Do You Know If You or Your Vulva-Having Partner Had an Orgasm?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/signs-she-came" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|How Do You Know If You or Your Vulva-Having Partner Had an Orgasm?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/signs-she-came" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">If you’ve ever left a sex sesh (be it partnered or solo) confused about whether you or…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/bad-orgasm-signs" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Yes, It’s Possible to Have a ‘Bad’ Orgasm — Here’s What It Looks Like|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/bad-orgasm-signs" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lesbian-sex-bed-couple-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/bad-orgasm-signs" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Yes, It’s Possible to Have a ‘Bad’ Orgasm — Here’s What It Looks Like|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/bad-orgasm-signs" data-testid="title-link">Yes, It’s Possible to Have a ‘Bad’ Orgasm — Here’s What It Looks Like</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_5|/health/healthy-sex/bad-orgasm-signs" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Yes, It’s Possible to Have a ‘Bad’ Orgasm — Here’s What It Looks Like|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/bad-orgasm-signs" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Orgasm resulting from consensual sex is generally assumed to be positive, but research…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/male-g-spot" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Male G-Spot’|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/male-g-spot" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gay-couple-portrait-a-day-of-life-morning-in-the-bed-room-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/male-g-spot" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Male G-Spot’|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/male-g-spot" data-testid="title-link">Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Male G-Spot’</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_6|/health/healthy-sex/male-g-spot" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Male G-Spot’|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/male-g-spot" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Yep, there's a male G-spot, too. We're peeling back the mystery to show you how to find it,</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/man-having-trouble-coming" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|What to Do If You or Your Penis-Having Partner Are Having Trouble…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/man-having-trouble-coming" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cisgender_couple_being_affectionate-in_bed-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/man-having-trouble-coming" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|What to Do If You or Your Penis-Having Partner Are Having Trouble…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/man-having-trouble-coming" data-testid="title-link">What to Do If You or Your Penis-Having Partner Are Having Trouble…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_7|/health/healthy-sex/man-having-trouble-coming" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|What to Do If You or Your Penis-Having Partner Are Having Trouble…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/man-having-trouble-coming" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">There are a lot of possible reasons why someone might have trouble coming — some more…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/can-you-still-have-orgasm-after-radical-prostatectomy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Can You Still Have an Orgasm After a Radical Prostatectomy?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/can-you-still-have-orgasm-after-radical-prostatectomy" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/happy-senior-couple-dancing-732-549-feature-thumb-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/can-you-still-have-orgasm-after-radical-prostatectomy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Can You Still Have an Orgasm After a Radical Prostatectomy?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/can-you-still-have-orgasm-after-radical-prostatectomy" data-testid="title-link">Can You Still Have an Orgasm After a Radical Prostatectomy?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Orgasm_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/can-you-still-have-orgasm-after-radical-prostatectomy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Orgasm|LINK|Can You Still Have an Orgasm After a Radical Prostatectomy?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/can-you-still-have-orgasm-after-radical-prostatectomy" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">You won’t be able to have a prostate orgasm after radical prostatectomy. But you’ll still…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae"><div class="css-5qz12o"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">Find Support</h2></div></div><div class="css-m260rd"><div class="css-1h1rean"><div class="css-z468a2"><ul class="css-17mrx6g"><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/what-is-stealthing" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|What is Stealthing? Everything You Should Know|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-stealthing" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/stealthing-concept-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/what-is-stealthing" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|What is Stealthing? Everything You Should Know|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-stealthing" data-testid="title-link">What is Stealthing? Everything You Should Know</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_1|/health/what-is-stealthing" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|What is Stealthing? Everything You Should Know|lp1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-stealthing" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Marked by the removal of a condom or other barrier mid-sex without the consent of the other person or people involved…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/guide-to-consent" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|Your Guide to Sexual Consent|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/guide-to-consent" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/8224-consent_traffic_light-732x549-Thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/guide-to-consent" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|Your Guide to Sexual Consent|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/guide-to-consent" data-testid="title-link">Your Guide to Sexual Consent</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_2|/health/guide-to-consent" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|Your Guide to Sexual Consent|lp2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/guide-to-consent" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">One in three women and one in six men in the United States experience sexual violence in their lifetime. Yet there’s…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/was-i-raped" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|How Do I Know If I Was Raped or Sexually Assaulted?|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/was-i-raped" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/142339-How_Do_I_Know_If_I_Was_Raped_or_Sexually_Assaulted-732x549-Thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/was-i-raped" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|How Do I Know If I Was Raped or Sexually Assaulted?|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/was-i-raped" data-testid="title-link">How Do I Know If I Was Raped or Sexually Assaulted?</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_3|/health/was-i-raped" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|How Do I Know If I Was Raped or Sexually Assaulted?|lp3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/was-i-raped" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">In the aftermath of an assault, you may have a lot of questions. Chief among them may be, “Was that rape?” We'll walk you…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/sabotaged-condoms" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|What to Do If Your Condoms Were Sabotaged|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sabotaged-condoms" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bathroom-alone-female-serious-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/sabotaged-condoms" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|What to Do If Your Condoms Were Sabotaged|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sabotaged-condoms" data-testid="title-link">What to Do If Your Condoms Were Sabotaged</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_4|/health/sabotaged-condoms" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|What to Do If Your Condoms Were Sabotaged|lp4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sabotaged-condoms" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Condom sabotage isn’t just morally wrong; it’s a form of assault that can have serious emotional, mental, physical, and…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-iyua43"><div class="css-lm0pdr"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-f0t0lw css-1ko67ru"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|Sexual Assault Resource Guide|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/11211263-Sexual_Assault_Resource_Page-732x549-Thumbnail63-Sexual_Assault_Resource_Page-03-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1cxppk9 css-10f0enr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|Sexual Assault Resource Guide|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide" data-testid="title-link">Sexual Assault Resource Guide</a><p class="css-52s32e"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Find Support_Medium Image Listing_5|/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Medium Image Listing - Find Support|LINK|Sexual Assault Resource Guide|lp5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-assault-resource-guide" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Sexual assault is a broad term that encompasses many different experiences. If you believe you've been sexually assaulted or…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><section class="css-82r5pg"></section></div></div></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae" data-widget-id="widget-small-listing-8"><div class="css-7s188z"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">Discomfort</h2></div></div><ul class="css-1q1zlz3"><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_1|/health/numb-vagina" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Is Vaginal Numbness Normal?|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/numb-vagina" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/257873-Is-Vaginal-Numbness-Normal_Thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_1|/health/numb-vagina" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Is Vaginal Numbness Normal?|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/numb-vagina" data-testid="title-link">Is Vaginal Numbness Normal?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_1|/health/numb-vagina" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Is Vaginal Numbness Normal?|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/numb-vagina" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Good sex is supposed to leave your vagina buzzing. If you’re left feeling tingly, numb, or…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/sore-penis-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|What Causes a Sore Penis After Sex?|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sore-penis-after-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/banana_and_apples-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/sore-penis-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|What Causes a Sore Penis After Sex?|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sore-penis-after-sex" data-testid="title-link">What Causes a Sore Penis After Sex?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_2|/health/healthy-sex/sore-penis-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|What Causes a Sore Penis After Sex?|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/sore-penis-after-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">A sore penis after sex isn’t always a cause for concern. But if you’re experiencing other…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/vaginal-scarring" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Vaginal Scarring Is One of the Top Reasons People with Vulvas Find…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/vaginal-scarring" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Female_Underwear_Anonymous-732x549-Thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/vaginal-scarring" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Vaginal Scarring Is One of the Top Reasons People with Vulvas Find…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/vaginal-scarring" data-testid="title-link">Vaginal Scarring Is One of the Top Reasons People with Vulvas Find…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_3|/health/healthy-sex/vaginal-scarring" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Vaginal Scarring Is One of the Top Reasons People with Vulvas Find…|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/vaginal-scarring" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Nearly half of vulva owners will find sex painful at some point in their life. Known by…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/cbd-suppositories-better-less-painful-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Are CBD Suppositories the Answer to Better, Less Painful Sex?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/cbd-suppositories-better-less-painful-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cbd-suppository-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><div class="css-59ek7"><a class="css-1c2ok3c" data-event="Navigation|content listing whisper click|cbd" href="https://www.healthline.com/cat1/cat1-cbd">cbd</a></div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/cbd-suppositories-better-less-painful-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Are CBD Suppositories the Answer to Better, Less Painful Sex?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/cbd-suppositories-better-less-painful-sex" data-testid="title-link">Are CBD Suppositories the Answer to Better, Less Painful Sex?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_4|/health/healthy-sex/cbd-suppositories-better-less-painful-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Are CBD Suppositories the Answer to Better, Less Painful Sex?|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/cbd-suppositories-better-less-painful-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Whether you’re looking to remedy pelvic pain or experience more pleasure, CBD…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_5|/health/itching-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Why Am I Itchy After Sex, and What Can I Do About It?|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/itching-after-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/directly-above-non-binary-couple-lying-in-bed-together-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_5|/health/itching-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Why Am I Itchy After Sex, and What Can I Do About It?|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/itching-after-sex" data-testid="title-link">Why Am I Itchy After Sex, and What Can I Do About It?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_5|/health/itching-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Why Am I Itchy After Sex, and What Can I Do About It?|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/itching-after-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Genital itching after sex is common. Mild symptoms are usually treatable at home, but…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_6|/health/mens-health/friction-burn-penis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Friction Burn on Your Penis|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/friction-burn-penis" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Socks_and_Underwear-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_6|/health/mens-health/friction-burn-penis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Friction Burn on Your Penis|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/friction-burn-penis" data-testid="title-link">How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Friction Burn on Your Penis</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_6|/health/mens-health/friction-burn-penis" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Friction Burn on Your Penis|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mens-health/friction-burn-penis" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Rubbing very hard on your penis — whether during sex or masturbation — can create enough…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_7|/health/sore-vagina-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|What Causes a Sore Vaginal Area After Sex?|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sore-vagina-after-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/couple-intimate-love-sex-732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_7|/health/sore-vagina-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|What Causes a Sore Vaginal Area After Sex?|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sore-vagina-after-sex" data-testid="title-link">What Causes a Sore Vaginal Area After Sex?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_7|/health/sore-vagina-after-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|What Causes a Sore Vaginal Area After Sex?|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sore-vagina-after-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Many of the issues that can cause pain in the vaginal area after sex can be treated or…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/cramps-after-ejaculating-inside" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Can Ejaculate Inside Your Vagina Cause Cramps?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/cramps-after-ejaculating-inside" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Condom_Glitter_732x549-thumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/cramps-after-ejaculating-inside" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Can Ejaculate Inside Your Vagina Cause Cramps?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/cramps-after-ejaculating-inside" data-testid="title-link">Can Ejaculate Inside Your Vagina Cause Cramps?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_Discomfort_Small Image Listing_8|/health/healthy-sex/cramps-after-ejaculating-inside" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - Discomfort|LINK|Can Ejaculate Inside Your Vagina Cause Cramps?|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/cramps-after-ejaculating-inside" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Cramps could be a result of your partner ejaculating inside your vagina, but there are…</a></p></div></div></li></ul></div><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><span class="css-zya54r"></span><div class="css-1p72dae" data-widget-id="widget-small-listing-9"><div class="css-7s188z"><div class="css-1e10nv6"><h2 class="chartbeat-section css-l80h1z">CHRONIC CONDITIONS</h2></div></div><ul class="css-1q1zlz3"><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_1|/health/sexual-positions-for-limited-mobility" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|12 Best Sex Positions for People Who Have Limited Mobility|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-positions-for-limited-mobility" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1891487-Sex-Positions-Limited-Mobility-Thumb-732x549.png" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_1|/health/sexual-positions-for-limited-mobility" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|12 Best Sex Positions for People Who Have Limited Mobility|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-positions-for-limited-mobility" data-testid="title-link">12 Best Sex Positions for People Who Have Limited Mobility</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_1|/health/sexual-positions-for-limited-mobility" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|12 Best Sex Positions for People Who Have Limited Mobility|null1" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sexual-positions-for-limited-mobility" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">The sexual preferences of people with limited mobility are as varied as the preferences of…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_2|/health-news/how-an-asthma-attack-can-be-triggered-by-sexual-activity" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How an Asthma Attack Can Be Triggered by Sexual Activity|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-an-asthma-attack-can-be-triggered-by-sexual-activity" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/couple-asthma-inhaler-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_2|/health-news/how-an-asthma-attack-can-be-triggered-by-sexual-activity" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How an Asthma Attack Can Be Triggered by Sexual Activity|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-an-asthma-attack-can-be-triggered-by-sexual-activity" data-testid="title-link">How an Asthma Attack Can Be Triggered by Sexual Activity</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_2|/health-news/how-an-asthma-attack-can-be-triggered-by-sexual-activity" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How an Asthma Attack Can Be Triggered by Sexual Activity|null2" href="https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-an-asthma-attack-can-be-triggered-by-sexual-activity" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Researchers say sexual activity can affect breathing patterns and airways, causing an…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_3|/health/adhd/adult-adhd-sex-life" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Effects of ADHD on Sexuality|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adult-adhd-sex-life" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Effects-of-ADHD-on-Sexuality_732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_3|/health/adhd/adult-adhd-sex-life" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Effects of ADHD on Sexuality|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adult-adhd-sex-life" data-testid="title-link">Effects of ADHD on Sexuality</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_3|/health/adhd/adult-adhd-sex-life" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Effects of ADHD on Sexuality|null3" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adult-adhd-sex-life" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">ADHD's effects on sexuality can be difficult to measure, since symptoms may present…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_4|/health/back-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How to Keep Back Pain from Messing with Your Sex Life|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/back-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/126815-How_to-Keep_Back_Pain_from_Messing_with_Your_Sex_LifeThumbnail.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_4|/health/back-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How to Keep Back Pain from Messing with Your Sex Life|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/back-sex" data-testid="title-link">How to Keep Back Pain from Messing with Your Sex Life</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_4|/health/back-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How to Keep Back Pain from Messing with Your Sex Life|null4" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/back-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Back pain can make sex uncomfortable, but it doesn't have to be this way. We'll give you…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_5|/health/can-you-have-sex-without-a-prostate" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Can You Have Pleasurable Sex After Prostate Removal?|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-have-sex-without-a-prostate" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mature-couple-embrace-kitchen-732-549-feature-thumb-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_5|/health/can-you-have-sex-without-a-prostate" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Can You Have Pleasurable Sex After Prostate Removal?|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-have-sex-without-a-prostate" data-testid="title-link">Can You Have Pleasurable Sex After Prostate Removal?</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_5|/health/can-you-have-sex-without-a-prostate" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Can You Have Pleasurable Sex After Prostate Removal?|null5" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/can-you-have-sex-without-a-prostate" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Sex, orgasms, and pleasure are all still possible after prostate removal surgery. Here's…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_6|/health/sex-after-hysterectomy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How to Approach Sex After a Hysterectomy|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sex-after-hysterectomy" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/732x549_THUMB_Hysterectomy-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_6|/health/sex-after-hysterectomy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How to Approach Sex After a Hysterectomy|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sex-after-hysterectomy" data-testid="title-link">How to Approach Sex After a Hysterectomy</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_6|/health/sex-after-hysterectomy" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|How to Approach Sex After a Hysterectomy|null6" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/sex-after-hysterectomy" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">These are the tips and precautions you need to know about when it comes to approaching sex…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_7|/health/peyronies-disease/peyronies-disease-and-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Ways Peyronie’s Disease Can Affect Your Sex Life and What to Do About…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/peyronies-disease/peyronies-disease-and-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/senior-african-american-couple-walking-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_7|/health/peyronies-disease/peyronies-disease-and-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Ways Peyronie’s Disease Can Affect Your Sex Life and What to Do About…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/peyronies-disease/peyronies-disease-and-sex" data-testid="title-link">Ways Peyronie’s Disease Can Affect Your Sex Life and What to Do About…</a><p class="css-ghc6ug"><a class="css-onvglr" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_7|/health/peyronies-disease/peyronies-disease-and-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Ways Peyronie’s Disease Can Affect Your Sex Life and What to Do About…|null7" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/peyronies-disease/peyronies-disease-and-sex" data-testid="text-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1">Understanding the ways Peyronie’s disease can affect intimacy and your partner can help…</a></p></div></div></li><li class="css-1ib8oek"><div class="css-8sm3l3"><span style="font-size:0;line-height:0"></span><figure class="css-1e4ja14 css-ljd86m"><a class="css-j5n0jw" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_8|/health/womens-health/endometriosis-and-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - CHRONIC CONDITIONS|LINK|Endometriosis and Sex: How to Get Busy Pain-Free|null8" href="https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/endometriosis-and-sex" aria-label="image-link" data-testid="image-link" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><div class="css-79elbk"><span class="css-rwmw5v css-1pf0x3y"><span class="css-rlaxw5"><lazy-image alt="" src="https://media.post.rvohealth.io/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/3675-hands_outside_732x549-thumb-732x549.jpg" className="css-10vopkp"></lazy-image></span></span><span class="css-1fb1nmp"><span class="css-a10gts"></span></span></div></a></figure><div><a class="css-1yf5qft" data-event="Landing Page Engagement|Link Click_CHRONIC CONDITIONS_Small Image Listing_8|/health/womens-health/endometriosis-and-sex" data-element-event="INTERNALLINK|SECTION|Landing Page Engagement|Small Image Listing - 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