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Confessions
Comment of the Week: How to Have Casual Sex

photo by ValtheKid Kateswist comenting on the post “Is Casual Sex Really That Great“: I think there is a lot to be gained from casual sex, with this single requirement; you have to be in total control of your situation.  Be picky and choosy.  Be upfront with the man saying, “hey this is just sex.  […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Vanessa, What Are My Semi-Permanent Birth Control Options?

photo via Flickr Every few weeks, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, will be answering your questions here. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Vanessa, I don’t want any more kids, but I really don’t want my tubes tied […]

News
Naked News: Surgeon Who Touted Semen As Anti-Depressant Resigns

photo via Flickr Head of surgeons group resigns over “semen is a handy anti-depressant” controversy. An online dating study — like, so totally scientific — finds that Nirvana fans and Kanye fans are most likely to go all the way. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon pose nude in pregnancy shot…together. Match.com to begin screening for […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: How Do Guys Feel About Lube?

photo by Mike Goren Advice from three of EMandLO.com’s guy friends. This week they answer the following: “How do guys feel about lube? Like if a new partner brings some to bed…? Intimidated? Grateful? Psyched? And how common is it for guys to have their own lube as a handy accessory for partner play?” To […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Wife Ate My Frank and Beans

photo via Flickr Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a male reader asks Lauri: I had a dream that my wife was a vampire creature and she bites off my penis and testicles. […]

Toys
Jimmyjane’s newest toy, the FORM 4

Jimmyjane just released it’s third and final toy in the “Pleasure to the People” series (a collaboration between designer Yves Behar and Jimmyjane founder Ethan Imboden): first there was the Rabbit-ish FORM 2 (that won an IDEA Award), then the flexible FORM 3, and now finally the stout FORM 4. While there’s no FORM 1 […]

Websites
Blog Snog: Vintage Vibrator Ads

EdenFantasys’ Sexis: Vintage vibrator ads CollegeCandy: The first ever Slutwalk TresSugar: The sex appeal of spectacles MyDaily: The top 5 probs couples admit to a therapist TheFrisky: Can you tell real Cosmo advice from made-up shit? YourTango: Why the man-child epidemic is everyone’s problem

How To
Top 10 Most Underrated Sexual Acts

photo by squeakymarmot After more than a decade in the sex writing biz, we have seen our share of sexual gimmicks come and go. Today, we would like to highlight ten perennially under-praised sex acts. Think of it as under-doggie-style! (See yesterday’s post for the Top 10 Most Overrated Sexual Acts). Using lube. It’s not […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Is Casual Sex Really That Great?

We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear Em & Lo, I haven’t […]

How To
Top 10 Most Overrated Sex Acts

photo by hyku After more than a decade in the sex writing biz, we have seen our share of sexual gimmicks come and go, many of them vastly overrated. Below are the top ten sexual acts that, while they may be more substantial than gimmicks, continue to get more accolades than they deserve. Also, check […]

Personal Essays
Confession: The Top 10 Reasons I Love My IUD

photo by Liz Henry (laptop included for scale) Our contributor Abby Spector, who is majoring in Feminine/Gender/Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University, confesses her love for her IUD: No hormones! But if you like hormones, they offer one with hormones. I don’t need to remember take a pill, change a patch, get another shot, or visit […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Kate: Did Douching Give Me a Yeast Infection?

photo by Helga_Weber Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here every two weeks. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, A couple of weeks ago I douched after my period ended. A couple of days […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Relativism Schmelativism

photo via Flickr In the comments section of last week’s discussion of female genital cutting in Africa: Anthropology 101: Cant judge this tradition from our western eyes, cultural relativism people! Johnny: Relativism, schmelativism. Cutting off girls’ clits is wrong and the men who do it should likewise have the tips of their dicks cut off […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Can You Explain Pubic Topiary Terminology?

Dear Em & Lo, A friend and I disagree on pubic topiary terminology and I’m hoping you can settle this for us. I say the mohawk and the landing strip are the same thing, and the Hollywood is when you go totally bald. I also say both styles are types of Brazilians. My friend says […]

Polls
Tell Us Your Awkward Sex Story, Win a We-Vibe!

We’re writing an article about recovering from awkward sex and would love to quote you! Did you or your partner do something mortifying in bed that you had to get over the next time you were between the sheets? Did your or your partner’s equipment once fail to work (or work too well, i.e. too […]

Toys
A Commemorative Royal Wedding “Ring”

You’ve probably heard of the royal wedding commemorative refrigerator, the one with the huge honkin’ picture of William and Kate in an embrace emblazoned on the doors. Not exactly discreet. Well, now there’s something a little more subtle, with more humor, if not more class: The Commemorative Royal Wedding Ring (as in love ring, i.e. […]