Women

Hormonal birth control can cause side effects that are intolerable for many women, whether they are sexually active or not. Candis McDow tells her story.

When the Trump administration didn't move to finalize its anti-trans, anti-abortion rule on the Affordable Care Act, a Texas judge stepped in to move the needle for it.

HIV rates are going down in Wayne County, home of the city of Detroit. Providers here think a mix of U=U campaigns and rapid-start treatment have helped. But how will the epidemic end here?

These three forms of emergency contraception can keep you from becoming pregnant after having unprotected sex, or if your birth control method fails.

While many celebrated the FDA approval of Descovy for PrEP earlier this month, advocates wonder whether it will make biomedical HIV prevention more or less accessible to those most in need.

Urinary tract infections affect many women, but many black women are not given enough information about their bodies to battle them well.

With mutual respect, support, and honesty, a conversation about toys can help you and your friends think about ways you can each increase your sexual pleasure.

Women who work in mental health, engineering, and design, many of whom are survivors, are creating tools to help other survivors heal.

One woman explores sex toys as a way to allow her to focus on her own pleasure and break free of shame.

The National Trans Visibility March on Washington, D.C. brought thousands to the nation's capital to advocate for trans lives and an end to violence and discrimination.