How to Clean a Sex Toy
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What Are the 4 C's of Safe Sex
Safe sex is an important and multifaceted concept, with many factors contributing to a positive and...
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Do Condoms Reduce Sensitivity?
It is a question that comes up quite a lot, though people do not always say...
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What Are the Most Common Sex Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)?
Here's a secret no one really talks about... Even the best lovers make mistakes. Sometimes it’s...
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A Friendly Guide to Using Condoms
Let’s talk about condoms. Whether you’re gearing up for your first time or you’ve been using...
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Can You Get Pregnant from Precum?
Pregnancy can be a big concern if you’re sexually active. You may have heard that precum,...
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HPV Fact File
Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, is one of the most common viral infections in the world, affecting...
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How effective are condoms?
When it comes to safe sex, condoms are often the go-to choice. But how effective are...
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Genital Herpes Fact File
Genital herpes is a common yet often misunderstood sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects many individuals...
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Syphilis Fact File
Syphilis is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but despite modern medicine’s advancements,...
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What is An Orgasm?
Few experiences spark as much curiosity, excitement, confusion and sometimes pressure as orgasm. For something so...
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Helping Your Partner with Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition where a person struggles to get or maintain an erection...
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Embracing Period Sex: What You Need to Know
On the blob, shark week, Aunt Flo, that time of the month - it arrives, wreaks...
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How to Go Down On a Woman Like a Pro
Let’s be honest, most advice around oral sex either sounds too technical, too mechanical, or too...
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Gonorrhoea Fact File
Gonorrhoea is a term that often carries a heavy stigma, but understanding it is the first...
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HIV Fact File
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) remains one of the most significant public health challenges globally. Despite medical...
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Guide to Squirting
Squirting, often called female ejaculation (which isn't the case) is one of the most misunderstood aspects...
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How to Improve Sexual Communication with your Partner
Improving sexual communication with your partner is essential for a fulfilling and healthy relationship. Open and...
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How Can I Be Better in Bed for My Girlfriend?
Improving your sex life with your girlfriend doesn’t start in the bedroom. It’s not about performance...
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How to Use a Rabbit Vibrator
Let’s be honest. When it comes to sexual wellness, most of us weren’t given much of...
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How to Give the Perfect Hand Job
It might seem like one of the most basic moves in the bedroom, but a hand...
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Making Masturbation Quieter at Home: Tips for Privacy and How the Skins Rose Buddies Vibrator Can Help
Masturbating, self-love… jerking off? Whatever it is that you call it, it’s a completely normal thing...
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What is BDSM?
BDSM is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of erotic practices and relationship dynamics...
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Why Doesn't My Partner Initiate Sex?
There’s a quiet kind of confusion that creeps in when you start noticing something missing, specifically,...
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LGBTQIA+
Most people don’t meet the acronym LGBTQIA+ in a neat, textbook moment. It tends to show...
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How to Improve Sex Drive
Sex drive isn’t something most people talk about until it becomes a concern. It’s one of...
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Understanding Penile Discharge
Penile discharge isn’t something most people expect or feel particularly comfortable talking about. It's one of...
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Hepatitis B Fact File
Hepatitis B (Hep B) is a significant global health concern, affecting millions worldwide. Understanding its nature,...
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Skins Sexual Health's Guide to Sexual Health Awareness
Sexual health can be a pretty taboo topic for all of us and a subject that...
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How to Masturbate for Women
Masturbation is one of those topics that can feel weirdly complicated even though, honestly, it's one...
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How to Reduce Sexual Anxiety
Sexual anxiety is common and can affect confidence, relationships, and overall well-being. It can stem from...
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How to Keep the Bedroom Fun After Years Together
There’s something no one really warns you about when you’re young and falling in love:Keeping the...
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What Are the Health Benefits of Sex?
Sex is often discussed in terms of pleasure, intimacy, or relationships. But what tends to be...
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What Causes Morning Wood?
It’s one of those curious things that seems to happen without rhyme or reason, you wake...
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What Are the Benefits of Ribbed and Dotted Condoms?
It’s fascinating how something as small and seemingly simple as a condom can carry such complexity....
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Do I Need to Clean my Sex Toys?
“Oh, wait! I need to clean my sex toy” is 9 times out of 10 not...
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What is Pubic Lice?
Pubic lice represent a parasitic infestation that affects the coarse hair of the human body, most...
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What is Urethritis?
You might not think twice about a burning sensation when you urinate, maybe you’ve chalked it...
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Battle of the Skins Rose Buddies
Psssst…. A PSA to all those wanting to explore their sexual desires and embrace their sensuality...
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The Time Has Cum – It’s Masturbation May Baby!
In 1995, sex-positive retailer Good Vibrations honoured Surgeon Joycelyn Elders by declaring May the month of...
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Pap Smears: A Slightly Awkward but Totally Necessary Check-up
Let’s talk about Pap smears. Yes, I know, it’s not exactly a conversation starter over brunch,...
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Sexercise: How Many Calories Does Sex Burn?
At some point, probably while lying breathless next to someone or scrolling through health articles, most...
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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP): The Urgent HIV Prevention Option
Life doesn’t always give us the luxury of planning ahead. Sometimes events unfold in ways that...
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Bacterial Vaginosis: What It Is and What You Can Do About It
It’s not the kind of thing people usually bring up in casual conversation. And yet, Bacterial...
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Understanding Vaginal Discharge
Vaginal discharge is something that almost every woman experiences, yet it’s rarely talked about in everyday...
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How to Tighten Your Vagina
Whether you’ve just given birth, are going through hormonal changes, or simply want to feel a...
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Chancroid Fact File
It’s odd to write about something that, frankly, most of us in the UK barely ever...
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What's Your Love Language?
Let’s be honest, love is complicated. It’s not always grand gestures or whirlwind romance. Sometimes it’s...
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