‘Sexual side effects’ – if you take prescriptions medications, know someone who does, or have seen commercials for them, odds are you have heard this vague phrase. So, what does it mean? What makes them happen? What can we do about them? Let’s take a look at sexual side effects, their causes, and some fun tools that can help you navigate them and maybe find some new routes to pleasure.

What are Kegel balls for? Kegel balls, or Ben Wa balls, have been used for centuries to strengthen vaginal and pelvic floor muscles. The small, weighted balls come in a variety of different weights and sizes to help you contract and release different muscles with ease.

What does hysteria have to do with vibrating massagers? It happens to be the historical reason that vibrator use, as we know it, began. Believe it or not in the 1800’s, doctors diagnosed women who were experiencing symptoms including- but not confined to- anxiety, irritability, insomnia, sexual fantasies and desires, bloating, fluid retention, heaviness in the abdomen, shortness of breath, and trouble-rousing, as having a condition called hysteria (Greek for uterus). At the time, the common belief was that women did not have a true sex drive, but were sexually satisfied as mere receptacles for men’s pleasure. Therefore, hysteria was felt to be the result of subconscious sexual frustration.

Due to the nature of my job, I see a lot of sex toys showing up at my door. Some I glare at for a good 20 minutes before pawning them off on a friend, others I give a try and either love, hate, or somewhere in the middle, then there are those that make me glare in a confused way, but I give them a try anyway. That would be the case with Polly Plus. 

It’s pretty common to wonder if we are the only ones doing something, when in reality what we are doing is totally normal. This is especially true for sexual experiences and the use of sex toys, largely due to societal influences.

For centuries, female sexuality has been a source of male irritation. And in reality, not much has changed over the last few years. We believe this has to end. Here are sex – sorry – six facts and must-knows for enlightened women and men.

Female pleasure in bed has long gone ignored. For most heterosexual women this so-called ‘orgasm gap’ is no secret. Similar to the gender pay gap, the orgasm gap documents the disparity in the rates men and women achieve orgasms while having sex. Sadly, the issue still persists, making it all the more important to finally close the orgasm gap. Here at sex blog, we debunk the myth of the “female orgasm”, because equality starts with the climax.

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Dildo: for the advanced Vibrators and dildos are often used in the same sentence, but there’s a crucial difference between the two. Although both resemble the male genital organ, only one moves of its own accord, and you guessed it, it’s not the dildo. In other words, dildos require more input from the user than a vibrator, but with this comes increased control. If it’s your first time using a dildo, it’s recommended to use a lubricant for easier and pain-free insertion. Dildos are now available in a wide variety of materials, from silicon and glass to stainless steel, and each has its own special characteristics. Bear in mind though, if you’re already having trouble achieving a climax vaginally, the dildo may not be the right toy for you. It’s a toy for the more advanced masturbators.

Although LGBTQI may sound a bit like a mobile phone contract, it’s actually the acronym for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer and Intersex Life”. But what exactly do the individual terms mean? Trans- or intersexual, queer or gay – our little LGBTQI glossary is here to help (in alphabetical order).