Kegels
Toys
Beads, Balls & Bullets — Which Are Right for You?

As sex toys go, some fall much more neatly into categories than others. For example, rabbit-style vibrators all have a very iconic shape and clear use. However, some terms, such as ‘love egg’ are used a lot more broadly and inconsistently. Generally, it can apply to any sort of small, spherical or egg-shaped sex toy that is […]

How To
In Honor of National Orgasm Day, 7 Simple Things You Can Do To Improve Yours!

July 31st is National Orgasm Day! While orgasms are like apples — one a day will keep the doctor away — it’s still nice to have one day of the year dedicated to their celebration. Especially if you’re not getting them as often as you’d like or as often as you should be. (Maybe it […]

Research
12 Fascinating Facts About the Vagina (At Least 1 of Which Will Give You Nightmares)

by Emily Blackwood for YourTango   1. The word vagina comes from the Latin root meaning “sheath for a sword.” Not surprisingly, the word “gladius,” meaning “sword,” was a common term for the penis. WeHeartIt 2. In 2014, a doctor removed a potato that started sprouting vines inside patient’s vagina. The patient’s mother had told her it would prevent pregnancy. 3. It’s impossible […]

Toys
Happy Orgasm Day! Here Are 8 Reasons to Have More

Not that we need any encouragement, but to celebrate National Orgasm Day today (July 31st), our friends at LELO, the world’s leading experts in pleasure, have compiled their top 8 reasons why we should all have more orgasms: 1. People who orgasm 4 or more times a week look up to 7 years younger Dr. […]

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I Dropped My Ben-Wa Balls on Date Night

by Alex Alexander for YourTango I think we can all blame Fifty Shades of Grey for our knowledge and misconceptions about Ben-Wa balls – or at least I can. I’ve known about the existence of them for a long time – and it’s why I always giggled when Ben Wallace took the court during an […]

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Fifty Shades of Luxury: How to Shop for Toys Like Christian Grey

LELO’s 20-karat gold Luna Beads Luxe | Sponsored Post One of our theories about why the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy sold so well (despite terrible writing and a thin, derivative plot) is that it’s dripping with wealth. The private jets and the fancy gifts and the luxurious home are like a spoonful of sugar that help […]

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And the Winner of Our #KegelizeAMovie Contest Is…

@cd_clifford! Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of a brand new LUNA Smart Bead™ from LELO! Longer, stronger, easier-to-come-by orgasms are now within your (or your partner’s) reach, thanks to your acumen at Kegelizing movie titles. It was a very close race between Christen Clifford and Chris Perkins, but Christen’s strong showing (“The Kabinet of Dr. […]

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Last Chance to Enter Our #KegelizeAMovie Contest!

*THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.* You only have until EOD Thursday, November 6th at 11:59 EST to enter our awesome  #KegelizeAMovie Contest and get the chance to win a new Luna Smart Bead from LELO! There’s a lot of great entries so far, but they’re only by a handful of entrants, so your odds are still EXCELLENT! Here’s […]

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Contest: #KegelizeAMovie

In honor of LELO’s launch of their revolutionary new pleasure object, Luna Smart Bead, we’re holding a Kegel Kontest! Pelvic health is an often overlooked but incredibly important element to sexual satisfaction: strong pelvic area muscles mean better sexual sensation and easier to come by orgasms. But remembering to do your Kegels on the grocery […]

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A Personal Trainer for Your Orgasm: Luna Smart Bead

sponsored post Your pelvic area muscles are like any other muscle: you use them or you lose them. They need regular workouts, especially as you get older, especially if you’re a woman who’s procreated. After all, stronger pelvic muscles mean more intense orgasms that are easier to come by, as it were. You just need […]

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Lelo’s Golden Kegel Balls Are Fifty Shades of Luxury

sponsored post The latest luxury product from our friends at LELO — and this one is no joke! — is a high-end version of their bestselling Luna Beads. Worn one or two at a time, Luna Beads Luxe are offered in either stainless steel or 20-karat gold, and their price points are pure Christian Grey (stainless […]

How To
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Orgasms

At least half the advice questions we receive from readers are about orgasms, and we’ve been dishing about orgasms for almost fifteen years, but even we are constantly learning new things about how orgasms work. Here are five orgasm tidbits you probably don’t know… 1. Men Fake, Too Sure, women fake orgasms sometimes — we […]

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LELO’s Luna Beads Noir – Very Cool, Very Sexy, Very “Fifty”

This post is sponsored by LELO* Since the launch of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James last April, the sale of LUNA Beads — LELO’s modern version of the Ben Wa balls that Christian Grey uses on Anastasia Steele — has increased over 400%! LUNA Beads are now regularly appearing as the number […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: I Used a Vibrator, Now I Can’t Climax with My Partner

photo via flickr Submit Your Own Question to EMandLO.comTry Our New *PRIVATE* Advice Service! Dear Em & Lo, I’m having trouble reaching an orgasm while intimate with my partner. I’m 20 years old, I had a kid 8 months ago, and then became a single parent, so started using a vibrator. I now have a […]

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Kegel Contest Winner & Honorable Mentions!

We’re pleased to announce the winner of a beautiful new set of Lelo Luna Beads, the number one best-selling Kegel accessory in the world three years running: Mark Luczak! (Or should we say, his new wife is the winner of the Luna Beads!) Mark may be one of our very own Wise Guys, but just […]

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Write a Kegel Slogan, Win Some Kegel Beads! (Contest Ends Today!)

You’ve now got until EOD Friday, August 24th to come up with a slogan for pelvic floor health — something that would be catchy on a bumper sticker or a t-shirt. Yes, it is possible! Think “I’m Kegeling right now” or “iKegel” or “Kegel is German for good sex.”  You get the idea! Our favorite sloganeer […]