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Will I get boobies too? – asked by a 7 year old
Ah, the curious mind of a 7-year-old! Maybe they caught you undressing, saw you in the shower, and wondered why I don’t have boobies like Mum yet? Will I get boobies like Mum too? Well, here is the deal: As you grow older, your body will go through some changes, just like how it has…
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Can a 12-year-old who is having sex get pregnant? – asked a 12-year-old
Hey there, curious minds! Let’s get honest about a question that might have left you scratching your head. No doubt you learnt about what sex is and how pregnancy can be an outcome of sex and have wondered what would happen to you if you had sex, right? Well, brace yourself because the answer is…
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Opening the Dialogue: Exploring the Importance of Discussing Sexual Terms with Children
Lately, there has been some contention around whether children should be educated on anything sexually related, with topics like gender identity, transgender, gender fluidity, and non-binary, to name a few, trending on social media. On one side of the camp, you have people who do not think children should be exposed to this information, that…
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Boner Acne, is it a thing?
Recently, I had a male friend message me and ask me what I knew about boner acne. Of course, I usually ask follow-up questions before jumping into advice. Still, in this case, I jumped straight into the “pimples on your penis are completely normal and not something you should ever be embarrassed about.” This still…
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Is it high blood pressure or the blood pressure medication that causes erectile dysfunction?
It can be both, so let’s explore it further. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a condition where the pressure of the blood pumped by the heart around the body is elevated. Okay, but what is considered high or low blood pressure, and what exactly is blood pressure? A quick lesson on blood…
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The Dysfunction of the Sugar High
Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction (ED) go hand in hand like lovers walking down the street. Both are different conditions with their own symptoms and characteristics. However, as a male, if you have diabetes, you are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop ED. So, what comes first? Much like the egg and chicken debate,…
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Milking the prostate
Prostate milking stimulates the prostate gland, also known as prostate massage. It can be performed for either medical or sexual reasons. Correct me if I am wrong, but for some men, massaging your prostate gland can feel taboo, dirty, or wrong. So often, we focus on the sexuality of the act rather than the health…
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The way porn lies to our kids and us
If you have read my article regarding Rule 34, you will know that porn has changed dramatically over the years. Not only is it more accessible, but there is more of it, catered around categories designed to influence your sexual preferences. This abundance of porn has led to this overarching concept that: sex is instantaneous…
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Why do the balls hang outside the body when ovaries are inside?
It has always raised questions about why the male gonads (testicles, nuts, balls) hang outside the body in a precarious unprotected sack. Considering their importance to reproduction, they sit outside the body, fully exposed to the elements. It seems counter-intuitive at times. On top of that, there is great debate on whether they were ‘designed’…
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When your status reads late finisher or no finish
Delayed ejaculation is a condition that takes an extended period of sexual stimulation for a man to ejaculate, or in some instances, he cannot ejaculate at all. It is essential to be clear about the distinction between erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation. With delayed ejaculation, men can obtain and sustain an erection. However, the problem…
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Got crabs? And I don’t mean the crustacean kind
Plenty more fish in the sea? But all you end up with is crabs? Pubic lice are sexually transmitted via direct skin-to-skin contact. A condom does not protect you from pubic lice. A common misconception is that they only live in pubic hair. With the recent trends in pubic hair removal, some people think pubic…
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Manscaping down under. That takes some balls.
Manscaping, nut care, trimming the sack, shaving the balls, or the wax job from hell, men, like women, are removing their pubic hair en-masse. A prior blog post was predominately focused on the disappearance of pubic hair for women, so I was asked, well, what about men? Should we be removing ours? Does the hair…