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Sex and intimacy

Discover the answers to your questions about sex and intimacy. This includes common issues and questions that couples experience. Ovia Health provides helpful recommendations and tactics you can try. We address topics from proper communication tactics for you and your partner, to intimate partner violence and what consent really looks like. Ovia Health also provides information about sexually transmitted diseases, infections, and other topics related to sex.

Sex for pregnancy

Dear Ovia, Dreams of a big family

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Reproductive issues and conditions

The complete glossary on sexually transmitted infections

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Health and wellness

Everything you need to know about yeast infections, UTIs, and bacterial vaginosis

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Five things you should have learned in Sex Ed

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Friendship & community

How to fall more in love with your body

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Reproductive health

COVID-19 and pregnancy: Your questions answered

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Reproductive health | Birth control

Finding the right birth control for you 

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Reproductive health | Birth control

Helpful facts and common misinformation about birth control

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Reproductive health | Birth control

Debunking birth control myths

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Reproductive health | Birth control

Why are Long Acting Reversible Contraception options so popular?

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Reproductive health | Birth control

Consider this before you talk to your healthcare provider about birth control

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Reproductive issues and conditions

Red flags down below: Signs you should call your healthcare provider

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Pregnancy loss

If you think you’re having a miscarriage, take these steps

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Pregnancy loss

Trying again

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Pregnancy loss

The details about sex after miscarriage

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Pregnancy loss

Why might miscarriages happen: Common causes

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Pregnancy loss

Can I conceive after an ectopic pregnancy?

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Preconception planning

Clearing up common fertility misconceptions

A person talking to their male partner about fertility.

Male fertility

Talking to a male partner about his fertility

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

The ABCs of TTC: The acronyms you need to know when trying to conceive

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Health and wellness | Mental health

Managing anxiety while TTC

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Reproductive health | Birth control

Observing Women’s History Month 2021 through her healthcare

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Reproductive issues and conditions

Things condoms can’t always prevent

A couple in the kitchen about to have the fertility talk.

Male fertility

The talk: your partner and fertility

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Menstruation

Can I really conceive on my period?

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Preconception planning

Fertility tips: Don’t save it up!

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Spicing up TTC sex

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Reproductive issues and conditions

Could you have a sperm allergy?

A woman looking at phone thinking about tracking her ovulation cycle.

Reproductive health | Ovulation

Five signs you might be ovulating

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Sex for pregnancy

Am I timing sex correctly?

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

The 24 weirdest fertility myths

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Sex for pregnancy

Will having orgasms help me conceive?

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Sex for pregnancy

What are the best sex positions for conceiving?

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Sex for pregnancy

Keep it sexy: How to stay satisfied and not stressed when you’re trying to get pregnant

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Maintaining a healthy relationship takes work

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Stuck home with your partner in a pandemic? How to recognize trouble

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Work & career

How to manage the new work from home model during COVID-19

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Health and wellness | Sleep

Help yourself get better sleep with these routines

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Health and wellness | Sleep

Five small changes that can help you sleep better than ever

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Health and wellness | Sleep

Before bedtime no-nos: Stuff to avoid that won’t help you sleep

How the HPV vaccine can help prevent cancer

A couple learning how to have better sex by being more affectionate and touching each other's faces in bed.

Have better sex by connecting with yourself and your partner 

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Consent: What is it and why is it so important?

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Learn to communicate better in the bedroom and really connect

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The sexy side of consent: Learn to talk about it

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Clear communication is the backbone of consent

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Health and wellness | Exercise and movement

Cardio helps with your health: Great reasons to start a routine

A woman looking down at her drink wondering whether there are signs of an unhealthy relationship with her partner.

Feeling unsafe? Recognize these unsafe behaviors

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Reproductive health

Is my vagina normal? Interesting facts to consider

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Menstrual cycle health

You do uterus: How to be kind to yourself during your period

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How to ask for what you want in bed: It’s sexier (and less awkward) than you might think

A couple discussing how effective the pull-out method is.

Reproductive health | Birth control

Is the pull-out method safe?

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Reproductive issues and conditions

What you should know about the Zika virus

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Fertile window for eggs and sperm

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Health and wellness

Change in vaginal discharge: What it means

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Menstrual cycle health

Helpful information about vaginal spotting or bleeding

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Painful intercourse: Causes and prevention

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Health and wellness

Causes for green or yellow vaginal discharge