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Scarleteen's Link-In-Bio

A list of recent links posted to Scarleteen's social media platforms.
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    Birth Control and Emetophobia: A Guide

    Don’t let fears of nausea and vomiting hold you back from using birth control: You have lots of options!

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    How do I move on from situationships?

    How can someone break a cycle of situationships to start making something different? It’s got a lot to do with boundaries.

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    Your Guide to Fibroids: Everything You Need to Know and Then Some

    Anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of people with a uterus have fibroids and the diagnosis might sound scary, but you have lots of options!

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    Whoa, There! How to Slow Down When You're Moving Too Fast

    Is your sex life or sexual relationship feeling like someone pressed the fast-forward button and now it’s spinning out of control? Evaluate whether things are moving too fast for you or a partner, and then get some help on pulling back the reins and slowing things down to a more comfortable pace.

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    Sex When You're Homeless

    Sex while homeless isn’t always easy, but there are lots of ways you can protect yourself and your community while being sexual and building connections.

    I want to like sex but I don't.

    How can you feel safe enough to enjoy sex when you’re a survivor of childhood sexual abuse?

    The grassroots sex-ed site that’s earned trust online for almost 30 years

    The audience that we get seems particularly international. We’re still very much seeing a lot of the reverberations from the initial wave of COVID-19 and from lockdown.

    We’re seeing a lot of people who are—in terms of what we know have been historical trends—or feel like they’re starting everything late. [They feel] like they don’t have the kind of practice in social relationships or, you know, sexual partnerships that they might have had if they weren’t out of school for a handful of years in lockdown.

    Then, of course, all of the things that are still happening. COVID-19 and lockdown inserted

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    The Bigger Picture on Erections

    Learn about what an erection is, how it might look for specific bodies and hormonal profiles, and how to have some useful and fun conversations with sexual partners.

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    Wonder in a World of Worry: My Body is My Buddy

    When the world outside is dark and scary, connecting with your body can be a place where you find safety and sanctuary. To talk about finding home in your body, I reached out to Dirty Lola.

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    The Agonising Wait: Years Lost to Undiagnosed PCOS, Endometriosis, and PMDD

    PCOS, endometriosis, and PMDD take years to diagnose, worsened by racism, fatphobia, and LGBTQIA+ bias. Get resources to combat medical gaslighting and receive care.