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Q: I have an embarrassing problem. Recently I've noticed that I have some dark hair growing above my lip and on the side of my face.
By Sarah Puckett Cavalier Daily Senior Associate Editor Gather a small crowd of girls, add snacks, drinks and laughter, and a visitor might think she had stumbled upon a typical girls-only slumber party.
Q: Why do I keep getting zits?Isn't birth control supposed to improve my skin? A: Yes and no. There are two hormones in most birth control pills: estrogen and progestin (synthetic progesterone). Estrogen's intended role is to maintain tissue in the uterus to prevent bleeding, causing a period when you take the placebo pills.
Pimples, zits and blackheads can be disgusting nuisances. Facial acne is a common problem that causes distress for those who suffer from it.
HPV is one of those diseases that tends to strike not only fear but also curiosity in the hearts of people when they hear it uttered.
Dear Anne, I just read that birth control pills can cause blood clots and cardiovascular problems.
Unexpected pregnancy can be a difficult situation for anyone to deal with, especially for students.
Despite the obsession with weight loss in America, the rate of obesity has skyrocketed over the past 50 years.
Cold weather and gloomy days signal the coming winter, but they also spell trouble for sufferers of Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression that generally shows itself in the winter months, when the weather outside becomes harsher and the days are shorter, said Lenny Carter, assistant director of the University's Counseling and Psychological Services. Carter explained Seasonal Affective Disorder, which manifests itself in a type of "hibernation," differs dramatically from the generally depression or blues many people feel in the winter and holiday months. Some people have been known to have "documented recurrent summer depressive episodes" of Seasonal Affective Disorder; however, this number is extremely low, Carter said. People with SAD suffer from "a lack of energy in the winter; they want to sleep all the time; they tend to gain weight, to eat carbohydrates, and get depressed," he said.
Dear Anne, Every time I try to have a meaningless one-night stand, I end up developing feelings for the guy.
This week I want to digress from my usual topics of random sex and how to have it without getting knocked up and talk about another topic I find personally fascinating: fitness.
Sorry to keep you waiting, faithful readers. My article on feminine game-playing is in the works and will run in my next column. I don't need to remind you of the pervasive gloom of midterms.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a sixth flu vaccine to be marketed in the United States in an attempt to increase the number of doses available before winter and flu season set in.
It seems impossible to go a weekend without hearing that someone met someone else at a party and "hooked up." The hook-up culture is openly acknowledged by most and accepted by many, and though we are all free to make our own sexual choices, it is important to acknowledge the role that alcohol can play and that alcohol may make it difficult to make healthy and safe choices. According to Susan Bruce, director of the Center for Alcohol and Substance Education, alcohol begins to impair people when blood alcohol content reaches about .05.
Contraception is always a relevant topic for college students: Few men and women in college want to start a family during this time in their lives.
Just as many of us are getting over our autumn allergies, we'll soon have another reason to break out the Kleenex: cold season.
Nothing cheered me up more this week than finding out that I might be going on an all-expense paid trip to New York for a weekend, especially when I found out it would be to attend a conference held by noted condom manufacturer Trojan, simply for writing this column.
When most people hear the letters HPV, they think about its vaccine or women's health related to cervical cancer.
Is there really such a thing as a fractured penis?I heard this can happen during sex, but how can you break it if there aren't any bones in it?-- "Dave" Although a penis fracture may sound as implausible as the threats of hairy palms and masturbation-induced blindness long propagated by nuns and anxious mothers, it is actually possible to "break" your penis.
