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WHAT IS THE BEST FEMALE CONTRACEPTION?

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  When it comes to types of contraception, there is a vast amount of information out there to consider. The best female contraception method completely depends on your body and your needs; and luckily, here in the U.K, there are many different types that are readily available to choose from. These options vary from lubricated condoms,  through to hormonal contraceptives, like the pill. So, whether you are looking for more information around the types of female contraception, or you’re trying to decide between the comfort and ease of condoms vs. something maybe more long term, we answer all your questions in our female contraception guide. How does female contraception work? Female contraception can work in different ways depending on the type of female contraception you opt for. Hormonal contraceptives, such as the combined pill or the vaginal ring, contain hormones that work to prevent pregnancy. They usually do this by stopping the body from ovulating, but there are oth...

What’s the Best Time of Day for Sex?

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  Morning sex vs. evening sex – it’s an age-old conflict, usually with men on one side and women on the other. Men wake up aroused, so morning is prime time. But women often prefer evenings when things have relaxed a bit – after work and chores are done and children are put to bed.  Why does this happen and how can you resolve the issue? Testosterone difference  – Men do have a spike in testosterone between six and nine o’clock in the morning. They naturally like to capitalize on a good morning erection. Unfortunately, women have their lowest amount of daily testosterone in the morning and a minimal increase by evening. Difference in hormone cycles  – Men can experience a daily 25-50% differential in testosterone in the morning, translating to a huge appetite for early sex. For women however, significant changes in testosterone don’t happen daily, but monthly, with the largest increase happening mid-month during ovulation (and that increase is not nearly as dramatic ...

8 Ways Alcohol Can Affect Your Sex Life

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  The relationship between alcohol and sex is a tricky one. It can help us open up to healthy sexual activities, but as you can imagine, it can lead us into dangerous situations as well. So, how does alcohol affect our sex lives exactly? Here’s the good and bad of it. Alcohol lowers our inhibitions.  Though it doesn’t actually increase libido, alcohol does lower our inhibitions. It can ease our anxiety and help us move past the issues that have kept us from being sexual. Body image concerns or worries about pleasing a partner or reaching orgasm can be relaxed with a glass of wine. Alcohol may also make erotic talk seem easier. Focusing on performance suffocates a man’s instinct to initiate, and a small amount of alcohol can reduce his fear of a poor outcome and increase his sexual courage. If performance problems are psychogenic, his “going with the moment” and the lack of anxiety will improve his erections or his staying power. Alcohol can help us focus on the present.  ...