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An open encyclopedia of intimacy, written for every body.
Plain, explicit, evidence-based reference material on consent, anatomy, safer sex, contraception, pleasure and risk. No euphemism, no moralising, no guesses — and anyone can correct a page.
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Anatomy and bodies
How bodies are built and how they work, across all variations.
9 articles
Consent and communication
Asking, agreeing, changing your mind, and recognising coercion.
6 articles
Safer sex and STIs
Barriers, transmission risk, testing, prevention and treatment.
15 articles
Contraception
Every method, how well it works, and how to use it.
4 articles
Pleasure and practices
Arousal, orgasm, and the mechanics of specific activities.
12 articles
Kink and BDSM safety
Negotiation, risk frameworks, physical safety and aftercare.
6 articles
Reproductive and pelvic health
Cycles, pelvic floor, pregnancy, and postpartum intimacy.
13 articles
Mental and relational health
Desire, pain, trauma, and how partners relate to each other.
14 articles
Reference
Glossary and site guidance.
2 articles
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- Crohn's disease and anal sexHow Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis affect anal and receptive sex, what perianal disease changes, and how to have anal sex safely with IBD — based on gastroenterology guidance and patient research.
- Urinary tract infections and sexWhy sex triggers UTIs in some bodies, what prevention is actually supported by trials, and what to do about recurrent infection.
- PCOS and intimacyPolycystic ovary syndrome affects cycles, fertility, body image and sexual function. What the diagnostic criteria are and which effects are well evidenced.
- Birth injury and perineal recoveryPerineal tears, episiotomy and caesarean recovery: how common each is, healing timelines, and what the evidence says about returning to sex comfortably.
- Contraception after birthWhen fertility returns after birth, which methods are safe while breastfeeding, and how reliable lactational amenorrhoea actually is.
- Prostate health and screeningBenign enlargement, prostatitis and prostate cancer: what each does to sexual function, what PSA screening can and cannot tell you, and treatment trade-offs.
- Perinatal depression, anxiety and intimacyPerinatal mood conditions affect both parents and reshape sexual life. Prevalence, birth trauma and PTSD, treatment while breastfeeding, and rebuilding intimacy.
- Body image and sexual wellbeingBody image predicts sexual satisfaction more strongly than body size does. What the research shows about self-focus during sex, and what changes it.