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Dedicated to spreading truths about sex. Independent, evidence based. Our tweets, our selves. Created by women scientists, for everyone. @LindauLab @stacylindau

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Do Covid-19 vaccines cause infertility???🧐 "A new study again shows that Covid-19 vaccination does not interfere with the chances of conceiving a child." forbes.com/sites/debgordon/2…
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A study by @DrJennyReese finds that many women with #breastcancer encounter sexual function problems. A woman’s confidence or self-efficacy is drived by whether she seeks help from a physician/clinician. Less confident women seek help from social contacts ow.ly/njMi50EQAD3
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Everybody should know that the vagina has a sphincter! Learn more here: womanlab.org/bulbocavernosus…

PART 1: Your vagina has a sphincter!

Every woman needs to know that her vagina has a sphincter. This sphincter muscle is called the bulbocavernosus (sphincter vaginae, in Latin) and very few people...

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What is hyaluronic acid?🧐 womanlab.org/what-is-hyaluro…

What is hyaluronic acid and why would you put it in your vagina?

Some women choose to age gracefully and do so beautifully. They embrace the silver hair, laugh lines and crow’s feet, seeing them as life’s great adventures...

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"Sexual desire is complex" womanlab.org/is-my-sexual-de…

Is my sexual desire broken?

"I have always thought there was something wrong with me as I never really think about sex. I enjoy it when it happens but I never feel the desire to initiate i...

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"Libido gives people a sense of being alive" WomanLab Director @stacylindau is quoted in this article on "Why so many moms can't have great sex"
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Why so many moms can't have great sex ift.tt/2WvcK5x
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Questions to ask your doctor about sex and cancer. womanlab.org/questions-about…

Questions to ask your doctor about sex and cancer

The time between when a woman receives a cancer diagnosis and when she first begins treatment varies. While very little cancer research focuses on exactly what ...

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We're excited for this! Especially Thursday's session on Sex + Cancer with @DrAnneKatz
Elephants and Tea@ElephantsTea16 Nov 2020
YA Cancer Gabfest: A Week of Interactive Survivorship Crash Courses for Facing #Cancer - Presented by: Elephants and Tea & @LacunaLoft 

Register: elephantsandtea.com/ya-cance… When: The Week of December 7th - 7:30pm EST each night Any questions contact [email protected]
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Join us for a webinar focused on the importance of delivering trauma-informed care! Monday, November 16 at 1:00pm Central. Learn more & Register at ow.ly/2hyv50BZSrA
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"Uncomfortable. Painful. Dry. raw." womanlab.org/learning-to-lov… #lovethelube

Learning to love lube

Uncomfortable. Painful. Raw. Dry. If you’ve used one of these words to describe sexual intercourse then you may benefit from learning about lubricants. In ...

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"Even on the warmest summer days I feel like I’m carrying around an ice pack on my chest." womanlab.org/always-cold/?fb…

Always Cold

Even on the warmest summer days I feel like I’m carrying around an ice pack on my chest. With implant reconstruction after mastectomy, too little fat is left ...

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What the heck is sexual self-care?

What do you think of when you hear the term “self-care”? If you’re like me, you flip on your mental Natalie Imbruglia , light the candles, and get deep an...

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A large proportion of men and women report that they have not talked to a doctor about resuming sex after a heart attack and women are far less likely than men to have these conversations. Here are questions to bring to your next doc visit. AHA womanlab.org/questions-to-as…

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Sex after a Heart Attack

Professional guidelines say that doctors should counsel women and men about resuming sex after a heart attack. In the vast majority of cases, it is safe to resu...

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Dr. Stacy Lindau on how doctors hurt women when they don't talk to their patients about sexual dysfunction issues that may arise after cancer, following treatment or during menopause. womanlab.org/what-doctors-an…

What doctors and patients talk about when we try to talk about sex

For the last 10 years, nearly every week of my life, I have spent a half day caring for women with cancer who come to see me with concerns about their sexual fu...

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Want to learn how to improve female #sexual health after cancer in the era of COVID? TUNE IN tonight! Webinar from the Scientific Network on Female Sexual Health & Cancer! @https://www.cancersexnetwork.org/education/webinars/sept-30-2020-sexual-health-in-cancer-survivors
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