Here at Maze, we get lots of concerned questions about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). When should I start? Is it safe? How long can I stay on it? When asked these types of questions, we always focus on what the evidence tells us. Recently, Dr. Joann Pinkerton (director of the North American Menopause Society, aka …
Continue ReadingThe Orgasm Myth That Won’t Die
I was out speaking recently at a medical school and somehow I forgot to give the statistic that I ALWAYS use when I speak. You know, that doozy where I tell people that only 30% of women orgasm from intercourse alone. I forgot to give the statistic, but I truly thought it was no big …
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It’s pretty safe to say that most of us recognize October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). But how did the designation come to be and what does it all really mean? NBCAM was established in 1985 as a collaboration between pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s Healthcare Foundation and public health, government, and professional medical organizations. …
Continue ReadingMom and Vibrator in the Same Sentence?
Times have changed. I mean, really, REALLY changed. When was the last time you saw a grown woman express her sexual frustration to her adult daughter on TV? Never? Well, enter one of (IMHO) the greatest series to ever hit the small screen – Jane the Virgin. Things were so steamy in S5 E6 (Chapter …
Continue ReadingThe Sex Talk
Many of us have heard the camp song, “If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops, Oh what a world that would be….” This song depicts an idealized picture of reality. In a recent YouTube video called “What the Sex Talk Looks Like Now,” a father is attempting to have “The Talk” with …
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