False or Misleading Claims: More Problems with Addyi
by Marshall Miller and Dorian Solot The so-called "pink Viagra" drug Addyi (flibanserin) is in the news again. This time, Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the … More
Blog Posts: Sexuality
A Call for Women Who Experience Pain with Sex and for Health Care Providers Who Treat Them
by Marta Milkowska My name is Marta Milkowska and I am a graduate student at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. I am … More
“Our Bodies, Ourselves” Featured in New Film
Have you heard of the new movie, “20th Century Women”? The film takes place in the late 1970s and follows a single mother, … More
Teaching Young Women to Say Yes to Sexual Pleasure
In February, President Obama proposed a 2017 federal budget that strips all federal funding for disastrous abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education and increases funding for … More
Sexual Assault on Campus
For a number of years, the issue of campus sexual assault has been gracing the headlines. It's not a new problem, but one … More
Why Doesn’t a Viagra Equivalent Exist for Women?
Given the historical exclusion of women from clinical trials and social attitudes about female sexual desire, it's easy to assume that no Viagra-like … More
Concerned About the New “Hookup Culture?” It’s Not So New, or Worrisome, After All
It seems like every so often, the media and others can't resist a story about how college students -- especially girls -- are … More
Getting Personal: What It’s Really Like Living With a Sexually Transmitted Infection
by Jenelle Marie When you hear the term STD (sexually transmitted disease) or STI (sexually transmitted infection), what do you think of first? … More
Good Vibrations And OBOS = A Perfect Match!
We are delighted and honored that Good Vibrations selected Our Bodies Ourselves as one of four nonprofit organizations it's promoting during the months … More
Sexuality, Pleasure & Safety: How to Know What You Really Really Want
Imagine if sex education covered not only important information about how to protect your health and prevent unwanted pregnancy, but also how to … More