CONTRACEPTION 101: What you need to know about fertility awareness

By Dr. Diana Sarmiento

By the number of weddings I had to attend in December, I would say that June is no longer THE wedding month.

But now that the wedding and honeymoon are over, time for husband and wife to sit down and discuss family planning.

Of course, a visit to your friendly gynecologist would be ideal. But if time and budget will not permit, here is a brief overview of the different choices in planning your family.

10 Sex Facts You Need to Know

By Lucy Danziger and the staff at SELF

Because you’ve heard what they say: Knowledge is pleasure, er, power.

1. You might want to hit the gym before you hit the sheets. Getting just 20 minutes of cardio exercise can increase genital arousal in women, researchers at the University of Texas in Austin have found. But maybe shower between heart-pumping sessions?
2. Yep, size matters for women, too. A study in The Journal of Sexual Medicineshows that the clitoris becomes 15 to 20 percent larger on the 14th day of your cycle, thanks to the extra blood flow, making the spot even more sensitive.