Tips to improve your sexual health

A lot of people think that if they are using protection and they are frequently performing STD tests that they have done everything they can for their sexual health. Of course, these things are important but there are few other tips that can help you a lot to determine and improve your sexual health.

Those who want to take care of their sexual health and keep it on a high level should always know their situation in the genital area. This means that you should often explore your intimate zone. In order to keep your sexual and reproductive health in good shape, you must observe and explore it. According to some experts you should check this area every month and if you notice some unusual changes a visit to a doctor is the right thing to do.

They way you are taking a bath can significantly affect your sexual health. Try to avoid perfumed soaps, gels and very hot water. A simple mild soap made of natural ingredients and lukewarm water will get the job done. All those scents from perfumed soaps and gels could lead to vaginal irritations and vaginal dryness and hot water can also impact the moisture in the vagina too. After all, who needs a vagina that smells perfectly if it is very dry?

As you can see dryness can negatively affect the whole sexual act and that’s why you also need to pay attention to the way you dry your intimate area. The best way to do it is if you dry only the upper part of the vagina. Of course we are talking about mons pubis, the area where the hair grows. The inner part should be left to dry in a natural way. This inner part must carry moisture and you shouldn’t feel irritation when you are walking. Because of this humidity you are able to enjoy sex.

Many women think that their vaginas should have pleasant smell and often but products that guarantee that their genital area will smell good. Keep in mind that a healthy vagina doesn’t have any special scent. If you are clean and you don’t have any infection or other complication you don’t need to use those perfumed products. In fact, these products can cause damage instead of helping you. They only have short effects and after that you will have to deal with their side effects. In many cases you will end with some infection.

Every time you suspect that you are suffering from some infection consult your doctor. A lot of women think that they can perform self-diagnosis and buy medications unsuitable for their situation. There are different types of infections that require different treatment. Many of them share the same symptoms such as burning sensation, irritation and itching but they are not the same.

Using lubricants during the sexual intercourse is a great idea. You can use condoms with lubricants or specialized lubricants. These lubricants are good because they reduce the chances of a broken condom and they also reduce the chances of damages to the vagina during the intercourse. If you decide to use lubricants try the ones based on water or silicone.

Use these tips to improve your overall health and achieve complete sexual health.

Practical Sex Tips to Reach an Orgasm

The difficulty to reach an orgasm is present in many women. According to some studies, related to this problem, many women don’t actually enjoy in the sexual intercourse. There are many different reasons for this situation but most often they are related to the wrong picture about sex. In the basis of inability to reach orgasm lay some emotional and psychological problems.

One of the main reasons why women have trouble to reach intense orgasm is their insecurity about their appearance. There are many women who think that their body is not very attractive and they feel ashamed of themselves. This leads to stress and inability to reach orgasm. So the first step toward the solution for this problem is to accept your own body. It is very important to explore our own body even if we think that we should change some things about it. 

Women who want to feel relaxed need to abandon the perfectionist view of the things and need to understand that the body doesn’t have to be perfect in order to enjoy sex. One good practical advice is to look at the mirror while you are naked. After you have seen your body from different angles you will realize that your partner actually finds your body attractive. You will learn to respect yourself and you will gain confidence.

Besides the importance of acceptance of your own body, if you are suffering from difficulties to reach orgasm you should also perform certain exercises which will increase your chances to reach orgasm. The exercises that we are talking about refer to training so-called PC muscle that contracts during orgasm. Kegel exercises are one of the best exercises for this muscle and they significantly increase the chances of experiencing orgasm. If you want to locate the PC muscle the best way to do that is to try to stop urinating. The muscles that will stop the urination is the PC muscle. There are numerous Kegel exercises that can help you strengthen the PC muscle. The best thing about these exercises is that they can be performed anywhere you want.

Once you get familiar with your own body and start training your PC muscle you should start with masturbation too. 

Many women associate masturbation with shame, guilt and embarrassment. But it is a well known fact that masturbation is something completely natural. So, if you have never practiced masturbation now is the right time to start. With the help of masturbation you will find what makes you aroused, you will learn how to control the excitement and finally how to relax and achieve stronger erection. Don’t be afraid to experiment with sex toy or other techniques used for masturbation. They can also help you with this process.

Finally, when you have walked all these steps you are ready for the final step and that’s talking with your partner. Open communication might sound like a difficult thing but there is nothing wrong about talking with your partner openly about what stimulates you and what makes you happy in your bed. Keeping things like that to yourself will only get you frustrated. Remember that men can’t read your thoughts and that’s why you need to share your thoughts with them.

As you see, overcoming the problem of inability to reach orgasm requires dedicated and hard work, exercising and proper attitude. 

Menstruation And You Sex Life

Women have to deal with menstruation in large part of their lives. Consciously or unconsciously menstruations’ scope, pace and timing plays incredibly important role in hormonal changes. The start of menstruation gives a feeling of excitement to some women while others feel depressed and sad because they didn’t manage to become pregnant. During this period a lot of women begin introspection. This is a period when a woman spends more time for herself and her body.

Medically speaking, menstruation represents a cyclical peeling of the uterine mucosa in cases when pregnancy didn’t occur. In these cases the menstrual blood doesn’t appear clotted and the blood is a little bit darker than the blood that can be seen from some other wounds on our body. What exactly is a normal cycle? That is a cycle that is stable and a cycle in which the menstrual bleeding occurs every 21 to 35 days and lasts up to seven days. The stability of the cycle is affected by many factors such as age, everyday living rhythm, lifestyle, level of stress and the amount of body fat. Did you know that an average woman bleeds around 2000 days during her life? That is around 400 menstrual cycles or around six years. Women’s menstrual rhythm is often aligned with the lunar rhythm. In these cases her ovulation starts during full moon and the bleeding starts with the new moon rhythm. Because of the hormone secretion (salivary glands, sweat) women that live in the same household usually have synced menstrual cycles.

Women, who accept menstruation as a natural process, will soon realize that they are not physically sick and non-reproductive during that period. Sexuality does not disappear during the menstrual cycle; on the contrary, sexuality exists if we strip away all the cultural barriers about the “dirt” of menstrual blood. Self awareness and awareness of the partner about bodily fluids, their color, appearance and smell will allow normal sexual intercourse. Of course we must be aware of the fact that the sexual intercourse can’t be the same during the menstrual cycle but that doesn’t have to stop us from having sex. Some women even have increased libido during this period and avoiding sexual intercourses can be very frustrating especially if we know that there is no reason to avoid them.

If you are planning to have sex during your period with a relatively unknown man, you should know that the possibility of getting infections and STDs during menstruation is significantly higher. This comes as a result of the bleeding that is happening in the vagina and the blood is a perfect place for microorganisms to procreate. That’s why it is very important to check your partner and use protection.  Also, remember to keep your hygiene on a high level during this period. Regularly change your tampons every six hours. You should also take baths and showers in order to avoid possible complications especially after a sexual intercourse. Use underwear made of cotton and change it regularly.