Vaginal dryness is a common occurrence, so you may experience it at some point in your life. Luckily, vaginal dryness treatment options can help relieve the symptoms and restore your vaginal health.  While vaginal dryness is more prevalent during menopause, it can occur at any age for various reasons. Usually,...

For most of human history, vaginas have been a hush-hush topic. Researchers didn’t have a medical term for vaginas until the late 1600s. Researchers didn’t include women in clinical trials until 1994.  Yet, even as vaginas mystified medicine, we’ve compiled some pretty interesting facts about them throughout the years.  When...

On June 10, 1993, Congress passed the NIH Revitalization Act to establish guidelines for including women and people of color in clinical research. Until 30 years ago, women of childbearing potential were excluded from the early phases of many clinical trials. Researchers largely avoided the hormone cycle of the female body altogether,...

As you experience menopause-related body changes, you may notice your sex life takes a dip. It’s hard enough talking to your healthcare provider about menopause — so admitting your sexual issues can feel unbearable.  Regardless of your age or what phase of life you’re in, sexual disfunction will negatively impact...

Researchers estimate that 11% of women have endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disorder where tissue that lines the uterus grows into other parts of the body. It’s the leading cause of pelvic pain and sexual discomfort in women — yet women receive very little education about this disorder.  As a part...

Joylux welcomes guest blogger Marisa Zocco of Elephant Journal! A University of Southern California-educated journalist and creative writer, she holds a firm belief in the power of the written word to connect individuals and inspire a healthy exchange of differing ideas—the bigger the difference the better. Sometimes I feel like I’m...