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Dear Exam: What Other Organ, Besides Our Lady Business, Is Self-Cleaning?
I learned something new on Friday while watching Oprah's second installment of sex therapy with Dr. Berman. While I knew that our lady business is a self-cleaning organ, I learned that there is only one other organ that has that same ability.
The Biology of Your Lady Business
I really wish I'd paid more attention in my sex ed class when the teacher taught us all the science-y facts about our lady business. There's so much to know, and being that it's such an important part of your body, take this quiz for a little brush-up.
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Two Child Policy: Environmentalist Seeks Population Limits
Jonathon Porritt, an environmental adviser for the UK, maintains that contraception and abortion must be at the core of anti-global-warming policies. In a report to be published next month, the UK's Sustainable Development Commission, headed by Porritt, recommends that the government limit population growth with better family planning programs.
People cannot reduce their total environmental impact without reducing the number of children they have, according to Porritt.
The Facts About Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Infection, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is the term that refers to an infection of a female’s reproductive organs. Perhaps what's most worrisome about PID is that it often goes unnoticed by women and undetected by their doctors — if untreated, it can eventually lead to permanent and serious damage, including infertility. To learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for PID, read more
Greece Grants Gay Marriages, Japan Awards Gender Rights
With a Greek mayor who presided over outlawed gay marriages yesterday saying, "The laws on marriage simply do not specify any genders. To me, therefore, if something is not banned by law it is not illegal," now facing jail time for his actions, Japan's government is actually moving toward broader gender ideas.
Japan’s House of Councillors (like the US Senate) has unanimously passed legislation which will allow people with gender identity disorder to officially change their sex, giving Gender Identity Disordered (GID) people the ability to change the way the world perceives them — on paper.
Dear Quiz: Test Your PID Knowledge
Earlier this week I shared some important information about Pelvic Inflammatory Disease with you, which is a very serious infection of the reproductive organs. Take this short quiz to find out how much you learned!
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Government-Funded Health Website Blocks Abortion Info
A US government-funded medical information site that calls itself as the world's largest database on reproductive health has secretly begun to block searches on the word "abortion," hiding the nearly 25,000 search results available. People heading to the site looking for information would be hit with this exchange:
Search: Abortion
Answer: No records found by latest query.
The site is run by Johns Hopkins University and funded by USAID, a federal office that provides health-care funding to developing nations.
You Asked: Do I Explain Our Reasons for Not Having Children?
DearSugar --
I am 27 and have been happily married to my 33-year-old husband for 5 years. About 2 years ago my husband and I made the decision to not have children (there's a lot of reason behind this). We're very content with our lives.
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