Gabrielle Kassel

Certainly, you know what playlist to blast when you want to make a baby, but do you know which sex position is best to get pregnant? Given that most birds and bees talks narrow in on how to avoid pregnancy, the odds are that you don’t know which position is most likely to help you conceive. Heck, at no fault of your own, unless you’ve actively sought out research on your own time, chances are you don’t know any best practices for conception.
To help fill these gaps in knowledge, we asked fert...

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Picture this: You're kneeling down to give your partner the absolute joy of oral sex, only to be hit with the realization that their general genital area smells...off. You’re already on your knees, and they’re looking at you with a combination of lust and gratitude, but you’re just not sure how long you can tolerate the odor. Oh no, you think. Now what?
First off, penises aren’t supposed to smell ...

January is always a good time to do some future planning, so why should one of the best areas of life be excluded? Now’s the time to think about how you can level up your sex life in the coming 12 months and beyond. The thing is, while wanting better (or more frequent) sex is a start, it isn’t adequate on its own to actually take you there, according to licensed psychologist and sex therapist Shannon Chavez, PsyD, CST. “Changing your routines around sex and incorporating new sex and relations...

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Thanks to their oh-so-discreet design and petal-provided pleasure, rose sex toys have enjoyed increasing virality since their clock-app debut in 2022. While I can personal...

Catching a glimpse of yourself getting it on in the mirror can be hot, but “watching” yourself as if from above, evaluating every scrunch of your face and sound you make during sex? Eh, not so much. As it turns out, there is a word for this phenomenon: spectatoring.
“Spectatoring is the act of stepping outside of yourself during a sexual experience and becoming a third-party observer rather than an active participant,” says Carolina Pataky, PhD, LMFT, a sexologist and co-founder of South Flor...

When you think of a vibrator, we’re betting a large, microphone-shaped option comes to mind. Not to knock classic wand vibes, but the best clitoral vibrators come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors (basically, almost any style you can dream up).
Clit vibes are sex toys that are, as their name suggests, designed to stimulate the clitoris, Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, PhD, associate professor of sexual and relational communication at California State University, Fullerton, and host of the Lu...

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It should come as no surprise that 2024, which was marked by boy sobriety, intentional celibacy, and the 4B movement, was also a year of sex toy launches galore. Buzzy bud...

Some supplements, like l-arginine and beta-alanine, have somewhat cryptic names that may require consumers who aren’t scientists to do a little research to understand. Others, though, are much more obvious. Mass gainers, for one, do precisely what you’d imagine: help you put on mass.
Also known as weight gainers and gainer powders, “mass gainers are high-calorie supplements containing a blend of protein, carbs, fats, amino acids and additional nutrients that support weight gain—specifically t...

Every fitness buff knows that you’re only as strong as your recovery protocols. After all, “when you strength train, you don’t achieve the benefits from that lifting session immediately,” explains physical therapist Grayson Wickham, D.P.T., C.S.C.S., founder of digital movement platform Movement Vault. Instead, “lifting induces micro-damage to your muscles (and other connective tissues).” So, to reap the muscle-strengthening benefits of clanging and banging in the weight room, you have to giv...

Winter is a time of year marked by holiday festivities, hearty meals, and crackling fires. But the season’s cozy vibes don’t necessarily translate to romantic encounters.
As it turns out, “winter is a time when many people experience a drop in libido,” says Lyndsey Harper, M.D., OB/GYN, founder of Rosy, a sexual health wellness technology platform made specifically for women with low libido. “The change can result from mood shifts, fewer sunlight hours, and increased stress due to the busy na...

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No shade at your tried-and-true sex positions—after all, hopefully, they’ve become faves for good reasons, like consistent climax and connection.
The thing is, with so many pleasurable sexual configurations to try, there’s really no good reason not to branch out while you bone. Not to mention, trying new sex positions can help stoke the so-called sexual fla...

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Vibrators or cuffs might be the first things that come to mind when you picture “sex toys,” but the best sex pillows are the unsung heroes of kinky accessories. They can make different positions way more pleasurable (or possible), allow for deeper penetration, and take pressure off of your joints and muscles, Javay-Frye Nekrasova, MEd, a certified sex educator at Lovehoney, tells...

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Looking for the best vibrators for beginners is like shopping for a car: The style, size, and horsepower will have a huge impact on your experience. But across the board, the right vibe can totally revamp your self-care routine and change how you connect with a partner.
“Vibrators are designed to deliver stimulation, support sexual arousal, and even enhance orgasm,” says sex and ...

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Part ofChronic at Work
Dec 13, 2024
Living with a chronic condition and working an office job, even one you love, can feel challenging. Odds are, your mile-long to-do list and email inventory don’t ebb and flow in accordance with your brain fog, pain flare-ups, fatigue, diarrhea, medication side effects, or whatever else you deal with.
But even though it may feel like it at times, living with a chronic condit...

Teabagging may not garner as much press as deep-throating, rimming, or 69-ing. But, for people with testicles, this underrated oral sex variation can be hotter than a boiling kettle—and not to mention, extremely intimate.
What is teabagging, exactly? It’s an oral sex act that involves someone dipping their scrotum in and out of their partner’s mouth, says psychotherapist Joy Berkheimer, PhD, LMFT, an expert at the sexual wellness award platform SXWA. The ball-sucking move gets its name becaus...