What Can You Do To Support Your Pregnant Partner
Pregnancy is a blessing for the partners. But ever thought about the roles and responsibilities involved?!
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The Aftermath of Pregnancy
The pregnant body is often victim to toxic glorification. Sadly, we choose to undermine how pregnancy and childbirth can be an extremely laborious process for many. The process of growing a human obviously takes a toll on the host’s body. These spill over onto the physical, mental and social aspects of a person’s life. This article attempts at delineating the different ways pregnancy can have negative implications on the birth-giver’s body.
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Decoding Beauty Standards
Through a comprehensive analysis of Western and Asian beauty standards we can see how certain beauty standards have risen and the inherent reasoning behind the existence of said beauty standards.
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Realities And Risks Of Teenage Pregnancy
Realities And Risks Of Teenage Pregnancy Adolescence can be a challenging time with all the questions about sex, sexuality, and sexual identity. Honestly, all of it can be too confusing, particularly when we have no guidance at all. Sometimes one may end up in a circumstance no one prepared them for, pregnancy. Finding oneself to
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Speaking Sex: An Interview With Danielle
Speaking Sex: An Interview With Danielle This interview shares insights from Danielle Bezalel, MPH about sexual and reproductive health and the journey of the Sex Ed with DB Podcast. This interview was conducted by Subhi, a content curator at Pratisandhi. Q – What is your idea of sex? Danielle– I really love this question. I think that
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Vex-Ed About Sex-Ed: An Interview With Mallika and Vartika
Vex-Ed About Sex-Ed: An Interview With Mallika and Vartika Saairah Mehta had the opportunity to interview the co-founders of a sex-ed organization, Vex-Ed, Mallika Bawa, and Vartika. Mallika and Vartika attended school together and have been friends ever since. Mallika studies zoology at St. Xaviers University, Mumbai, and Vartika studies biomedical sciences at the University of Cincinnati. Vex-Ed
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Let’s talk! Sexual rights in India and Persons with Disability (PwD)
Let’s talk! Sexual rights in India and Persons with Disability (PwD) Sexual rights, often misunderstood to a limited understanding of one’s right to sexuality. These human rights also include freedom, equality, privacy, security, etc. The International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) defined, “Sexual rights embrace certain human rights that are already recognized in national laws, international human rights
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A Widow’s Yearning: The Loss of Sex
A Widow’s Yearning: The Loss of Sex Introduction: Death and Grief Death hits all of us hard. It is often said that the sadness, the despair and the aching pain that stems from the loss of a loved one lessens as time passes, but it isn’t true. Not for everyone at least. For some people,
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Bras: to wear or not to wear?
Bras: to wear or not to wear? Written by- Medha Sharma and Suhasi Dewan Breaking the Myths around Bras There are ample amounts of myths about going braless that dictate our lives since time immemorial. The sociological constructs are so rigid and programmed in our society that it gives little to no space for a conflicting idea
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Benevolent Sexism
Benevolent Sexism Written by- Aadya Gupta and Nandini Shukl The Uglier Side of Sexism Sexism has two sides, the hostile and well recognized, which consists of denying women access to areas deemed ‘important’, and the other (falsely) benevolent, which involves praising their skills in traditionally feminine and undervalued tasks. These two sides combine to form ambivalent