Archives: November 2025
Rectal Reality Check: What Everyone Should Know About Anal STIs
Sexual health conversations usually focus on genital infections, but the health of the anus and rectum is just as important, especially for LGBTQ+ populations. Men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender, and nonbinary (TNB) individuals experience disproportionately high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), many of which affect the rectum and anus.
How Will Intimacy Change After Bariatric Surgery?
Intimacy is one of those topics people think about, albeit rarely out loud. It’s understandable – sexuality sits at the crossroads of identity, social acceptance, and internal desire. It simultaneously knocks on the door of emotional, physical, and psychological comfort zones.
Bariatric surgery can touch every one of those layers as it is. In addition to changing the size of your stomach, it shifts hormones, energy levels, hunger cues, mood, inflammation, mobility, sleep quality, and the relationship you have with your own body.
