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How Often Do People Lie on Dating Apps? Here's What Two Researchers Found

By David Markowitz, University of Oregon / The Conversation

Why Do So Many Couples Look Alike? Here’s the Psychology Behind the Weird Phenomenon

By Jamie Ducharme

A New Male Birth Control Pill is Being Tested. Here's What to Know

By Jamie Ducharme

This Type of Date Night Activity Could Make You Feel Closer to Your Partner

By Jamie Ducharme
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IUD Insertions Spiked After Trump's Election, Study Says

Long-acting contraceptive insertions rose by nearly 22%

By Jamie Ducharme

Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Fertility World

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I Spent My Fertile Years Training to Be a Surgeon. Now, It Might Be Too Late for Me to Have a Baby

Prioritizing my career over my personal life has come at a cost

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The Most Common Type of Birth Control In the U.S. Might Surprise You

About two-thirds of women use some form of it

By Jamie Ducharme

Sex Really Does Make Your Life Better—Even As You Age

It's an important part of overall health

By Jamie Ducharme

The Best Way to Break Up With Someone, According to Experts

It's never easy, but you can make it less painful

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What to Know About the Surprising Modern History of Contraception

"You hear women in the present saying that men should take responsibility, but men were given responsibility for millennia and they didn’t do it very well."

By Lily Rothman

Syphilis Rates In Babies Are At a 20-Year High, CDC Says

Twice as many newborns had syphilis in 2017 as in 2013

By Jamie Ducharme

Why STD Rates Are Higher Than They’ve Ever Been

Inadequate funding may be to blame

By Jamie Ducharme

Americans Are Getting STDs at Record Rates

2017 was a record-setting year, for the fourth year in a row

By Jamie Ducharme

Why Getting Back Together With Your Ex May Be Bad for Your Health

On-again, off-again relationships can be risky

By Jamie Ducharme

How to Use Dating Apps Without Hurting Your Mental Health, According to Experts

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By Jamie Ducharme

Micro-Cheating Could Be Ruining Your Relationship. Here’s What to Do About It

Infidelity is everywhere: Studies have shown that around 23% of married men and 12% of married women have at some point had sex with someone other than their spouse. But while something like extramarital sex...

By Jamie Ducharme

Why Having Sex Makes You Feel Better the Next Day, According to Science

Sex has long been linked to a lengthened life and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. But new research suggests that it may have powerful emotional benefits, too: it seems to strengthen the bonds of...

By Andrew Gregory

Should You Stay Friends With an Ex? Here's What Experts Say

There are pros and cons

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