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Mental Health Awareness Month: How does it impact Sexual Health

Mental Health Awareness Month: How does it impact Sexual Health By – Eshna May is celebrated as Mental Health Awareness Month. In this article, let’s explore the often-ignored but significantly important link between mental health and physical intimacy. INTIMACY IS IMPORTANT For starters, in evolutionary biology, people often speak of the four Fs which are said […]

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Media Influences on Sex – Promises and Pitfalls

Media Influences on Sex – Promises and Pitfalls By – Avni Worldwide, over 210 million people suffer from addiction to the internet and social media. Snacking on social media has often been blamed for tearing apart marriages and relationships. Sexologists claim attenuated emotional connection between couples as their nights are devoured by the internet. Social

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Rising Viagra Consumption – It’s More Than Just Physical

Rising Viagra Consumption – It’s More Than Just Physical By – Anura Almost 20 years ago, the “magic blue pill” that had taken the world by storm entered India to much silent rejoicing by men all over the country. The days of obtaining imported Viagra in the grey economy were finally over, but the stigma

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Sustainable Menstruation: What, Why and How

Sustainable Menstruation: What, Why and How By Tanisha Saxena The webinar “Sustainable Menstruation : What, Why and How” held by Sanjina Gupta,founder of Rangeen Khidki, on 22nd of April was an extremely informative session with accurate facts and a wonderful host.  It started with covering the basics of menstruation such as the definition, cycle, various phases and menstruation products.

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Sanitary Napkins Production During Lockdown

Sanitary Napkins Production During Lockdown By Saumya Khatri India, like many other countries, resorted to the strict nationwide lockdown in order to combat the spread of the lethal COVID-19 or Coronavirus. The nationwide lockdown meant restriction on movements of goods, services and people until and unless they were ‘essential’.  As soon as the announcement of lockdown

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Body Positivity & Mental Health Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown

Body Positivity & Mental Health Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown By Saumya Khatri The times we are living in are eerily resembling a dystopian movie where a deadly virus is killing thousands of people everyday throughout the world and the cure is yet to be found.  We can’t do anything except stay indoors, wash our hands frequently, not

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Safe Sex: A Comprehensive Webinar

Safe Sex: A Comprehensive Webinar By Eshna Sharma ‘Making Sex Safer’ conducted by the eminent gynaecologist Dr. Seema Sharma was an extremely comprehensive and interactive webinar that focused not only on the basics of safe sex such as practicing the usage of condoms, but dove deeper underneath the surface to talk about the various intricacies involved in making

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Spike in Child Porn Consumption: The Dark Underbelly of Lockdown

Spike in Child Porn Consumption: The Dark Underbelly of Lockdown By Avni Gupta *Warning: The article contains sensitive content related to pornography and child sexual exploitation. The Prime Minister of India announced a nationwide lockdown in the country due to COVID-19 pandemic on March 23, 2020. Since then, India has experienced fluctuating and chaotic trends –

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