Gabrielle Kassel

If you're familiar with the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator, the Enneagram, and the millenneagram, odds are you love a personality test. Whether you’re an online quiz buff or are just interested in dialing up the pleasure in your sex life, there’s another quiz that should be on your radar: The sex personality types quiz, created by licensed sex therapist and psychotherapist Vanessa Marin LMFT, author of Sex Talks: The Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life.
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These days, dating apps give swipers access to a potential partner's zodiac signs, drinking and drug use frequency, political affiliation, relationship structure preferences, and sometimes even kinks (shout-out Feeld) to parse out compatibility. Sometimes, people will even list their Myers-Briggs personality type in the description. While some people might overlook these four little letters in a dating bio, your MBTI can give useful insights into your romantic goals and interests. In fact, yo...

We all know that an amazing romp in the sheets can be a game-changer for your mind, body, and mood. Whether it manifests as a post-O glow, post-coital creativity, or a bounce in your step, there's a term for this extra pep in your step: sexual energy. This sense of vigor may arise as a result of partnered or solo activities, and it can make us more vivacious in different ways. “Sexual energy is a term used to describe a type of feeling that radiates deep in your body; it’s an energy that is c...

I found a beginner-friendly wand that does (almost) everything.
By Gabrielle Kassel
August 28, 2024
Pros
Made from body-safe silicone
One end is a beginner-friendly dildo
Textured on both ends
Each side has a separate motor
Comes fully charged
Waterproof
Great value
Cons
Vibration isn’t very intense
Button labels are confusing
Since downsizing to an apartment with limited storage, I’ve come to see the value in versatile sex toys, or gadgets that can be used in multiple ways. Of course, multip...

Pros
Cards introduce a wide variety of topics
Very unique questions and prompts
Color-coded topics allow for easy modification
Comes in a travel-friendly case
Cons
Rules can be a little confusing
Higher price point
Small talk is near the top of the list of things I loathe, somewhere between cleaning my toilet and expressing my puppy’s anal glands. Given that it’s the way most first dates go, my distaste for—and admittedly, ineptitude at—small talk has long felt like an obstacle in my romantic...

The hallmark symptom of menopause is hot flashes, so hot and sweaty may be the adjectives most commonly associated with people smack-dab in the middle of this transition. Turns out, bloated and blown-up also deserve a place on that list. That’s because perimenopause and the menopause transition bring on a slew of lower-abdominal symptoms that are collectively known as menopause belly. If you’ve been wondering how to get rid of menopause belly, it’s helpful to understand what’s causing it.
Men...

There are currently a lot of eyes on foot play. But far more than a television stunt, toe sucking is a sex act rich with pleasure potential that non-actors can enjoy, too.
Toe sucking—which is also sometimes known as giving a foot job, or shrimping—entails exactly what you’d guess. “It involves using your mouth on an individual's feet or toes for the sake of pleasure,” says Carol Queen, PhD, a sexologist and sociologist, a sex educator with Good Vibes and co-author of The Sex & Pleasure Book:...

Even if you're having your best queer sex of your life (multiple orgasms, anyone?), it's natural to get a little tired of the sex positions you’ve got in rotation. Thankfully, there are even more queer and lesbian sex positions than there are people decked in rainbow at your average Pride parade.
This is because lesbian sex—and sex in general, really—can involve literally any act or configuration that brings pleasure to one or more pleasure seekers who are who lesbian or queer, says Rachel Wr...

Hair loss is a common topic among men, but it’s not only a men’s issue. Hair thinning and loss impact an estimated 40 percent of women by age 50, with that number reaching 50 percent among women 70 and older.
Unfortunately, there is such stigma around hair loss in women that it’s rarely talked about openly. In fact, one 2020 review published in Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes found that most women with hair thinning and loss report feeling shame and embarrassment about their hair, as wel...

From runner’s trots to runner’s colitis, a right of passage to a good story, runner’s diarrhea is such a common occurrence amongst runners that it has many nicknames. In fact, estimates suggest that runner’s diarrhea regularly plagues up to 19 percent of mile-loggers, and that up 62 percent of runners have had their workout interrupted by the need to got-to-go at some point in time.
Runner’s diarrhea may be common, but “it is not normal, it is not fun, and it should not be normalized or accep...

With celebrities like Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, and Megan Fox all waxing poetica about Pilates, it’s clear that Pilates is beloved by some—but fitness pros say Pilates should be loved by all.
Far from an exercise modality exclusively for A-listers and actresses, “Pilates really is for people of all fitness levels, stages of life, and ages,” says Pilates instructor and certified clinical Naturopath Bianca Wise with Alo Moves. There is even research proving that Pilates is safe for (most) peeps w...

Radiation
Surgery
Targeted drug therapy
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Takeaway
Radiation therapy is the most common treatment for vaginal cancer. It’s often used in combination with surgical excision and chemotherapy.
“The exact treatment used for vaginal cancer will primarily depend on its stage at presentation or diagnosis,” said Shannon A. Tomita, MD, a gynecologic oncologist with Atlantic Health System in New Jersey.
Doctors often treat early stage vaginal cancers with surgical excision, tho...

Visual changes
Different types
Other symptoms
Other causes
Takeaway
Vaginal cancer doesn’t always have visible symptoms. If symptoms occur, they may include raised bumps, flat spots, or discolored skin patches around your vaginal opening or inside your vaginal canal.
Vaginal cancer involves cancerous cells growing in your vaginal canal’s tissues. It rarely causes symptoms in the early stages.
When symptoms do occur, they may resemble more common — and potentially less serious — vaginal condit...

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Time and technology have taught us that, when it comes to pleasure, there are many paths we can take to achieve ultimate satisfaction. In terms of oral sex, some will argu...

Fear of “creatine bloat” keeps many people from taking the superstar supplement. But bloating isn’t an inevitable consequence! “When the right dose and right form of creatine are taken, one should experience minimal bloating, so long as their overall gut health is in check,” says Kylene Bogden, M.S., R.D.N., C.S.S.D., I.F.N.C.P., performance dietitian for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So, what are the “right” doses and forms needed to avoid creatine bloat? Your answers ahead.
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