Health & Wellness

Want to learn more about sexual health and wellness to improve your overall health? Check out Pillow Talk's Health & Wellness category to learn all about topics related to your sexual health. We offer awareness, prevention, statistics, and actionable steps to improve your sexual health.

Embrace Aging with Passion: Let's Talk Sex and Aging!
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Embrace Aging with Passion: Let's Talk Sex and Aging!

Hey there, fellow pleasure-seekers! Let's talk about a topic that's often whispered about but deserves to be shouted from the rooftops: sex and aging. Yes, you heard that right – as we mature, our sexual experiences evolve, and there's a whole world of exploration waiting for us!

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Let's Have Some Real Talk About STIs
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Let's Have Some Real Talk About STIs

April is STI Awareness Month, which is extremely important because there is still so much misinformation out in the world about STIs. If we are going to get to a place where STIs aren’t stigmatized and shrouded in shame, then we all need to understand STIs better. So, let’s have a real chat about STIs–no scare tactics, no sugar coating, just the honest truth, shall we?

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Hitting All the Right Spots: Learn the Pleasure Points on the Body
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Hitting All the Right Spots: Learn the Pleasure Points on the Body

Most of us have some basic knowledge of the pleasure points on the body, but having more in-depth knowledge can open you up to experience even greater pleasure. A better understanding of the pleasure points and how they work will allow you to tap into pleasure whether it is with your partner(s) or completely by yourself. 

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Building Awareness: Testicular Cancer
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Building Awareness: Testicular Cancer
Chances are, you may have neglected talking or even thinking about testicular cancer. The reality is, it affects thousands of new people a year and can be deadly if not discovered early. Talking about these things outside of with a doctor can be frightening, but it's important to gather information about them to know what the warning signs are. Join us in digging into some basic information as we help build awareness for Testicular Cancer Awareness Month!
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A Deep Dive Into Condoms
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A Deep Dive Into Condoms

It’s National Condom Week and though many of us generally know what a condom is, there are a lot of important details about condoms that are not known. There are also so many ways you can use condoms to add more pleasure and sensation to your sexual activities. So let’s dive into the world of possibilities with condoms.

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TBR 2024: Top 10 Must-Read Books for Your 2024 To Be Read List
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TBR 2024: Top 10 Must-Read Books for Your 2024 To Be Read List

Reading is back in again (thanks #BookTok), but finding good reads can be extremely overwhelming, anxiety-producing, and stressful, so we wanted to lighten your load and make decision-making a little easier. Here are 10 different books that you should include on your To Be Read (TBR) list for 2024. 

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Don't Let ED Put a Damper on Your Fun: Understanding Erectile Dysfunction
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Don't Let ED Put a Damper on Your Fun: Understanding Erectile Dysfunction

We live in a phallic-centered society. The penis is put on a pedestal and on that pedestal, there is a lot of pressure on how the penis should perform: meaning, rock solid and hard whenever it’s time for sexy time, but that expectation is a little unrealistic. Erectile dysfunction is a reality for a lot of people, but it doesn’t have to mean that sexual activity can’t happen. Sex is a broad thing and broadening that definition allows people to still experience sexual pleasure while living with erectile dysfunction. 

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What is Sexual Wellness/Sexual Health?
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What is Sexual Wellness/Sexual Health?

Just in case you missed it, September is Sexual Health Awareness Month. If the questions of “what is sexual health” or “this isn’t sexy, why are we talking about it” popped into your head, don’t go exiting the page, I promise you are going to want to keep reading. With the focus of the month being sexual health, it is the perfect time to dive deeper into what sexual health is, how you can prioritize it, and ways to meld pleasure with sexual health. 

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Understanding the Prostate: What it is and what is prostate cancer
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Understanding the Prostate: What it is and what is prostate cancer

The prostate seems to be a mysterious part of the body, for those that have one and those that don’t, but it doesn’t need to be a mystery. There is so much known about the prostate, medically and scientifically, but not more generally. If you’ve ever wondered about the prostate, then you are in the right place. You’re about to get a crash course on what the prostate is, general reproductive functions, how it relates to pleasure, and what prostate cancer is. 

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Understanding Ovarian Cancer
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Understanding Ovarian Cancer

It is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of death in women, but it is not well-known or understood by the larger population. With it impacting so many women and people with ovaries we think it is important that we all understand it a little better.

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How to Pick the Barrier Method for You
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How to Pick the Barrier Method for You

It is Sexual Health Awareness Month, which for a lot of people conjures up thoughts about STIs, safer sex, and preventing pregnancy which is totally fair. If that is an aspect of sexual health and wellness that is important to you then barrier methods and contraceptives might be on your mind. For a lot of people, external condoms are the only barrier method they use, but what if I told you there were more options available, and some options were better suited for different activities? Well, that is the case, and I am going to help you better understand how to pick the right barrier method for you!

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Different Types of Orgasms and Tips to Achieve Them
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Different Types of Orgasms and Tips to Achieve Them

For a lot of people, the idea of orgasm is attached only to the genitals, but what if I told you there were numerous ways to have an orgasm, and not all of them are from genital stimulation? Well, there are many different types of orgasms, though six of them are not from genital stimulation. It is important to remember that everybody is different and so you may not be able to achieve all the different orgasms, but If you want to try here are some tips for 15 different types of orgasms that can happen for bodies with penises and bodies with vulvas.

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Barrier Methods and Safer Sex: All Your Questions Answered
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Barrier Methods and Safer Sex: All Your Questions Answered

If you open social media or news outlets you may see a lot of posts and headlines talking about the rise of STIs, but there is little information that talks about safer sex or how to minimize the spread of STIs. That shouldn’t be the case so we figured we should answer some common questions about safer sex and barrier methods as hot girl (gay/they/thot) summer is heating up and we are all making our way outside for some fun and frivolity. Here are ten common questions that you may have had and were unsure where to ask or even afraid to ask.

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Health Benefits of Sex

Lion's Den | Regular sex or masturbation has demonstrable positive effects on our brains and bodies. Positive sexual stimulation can improve heart health, reduce stress, and even strengthen your immune system.

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