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Intimina knows experience and knowledge matter. That’s why we consult with leading medical experts on women’s intimate health when it comes to our products and wellness information. Our pioneering brand line is stamped with a seal of approval from practicing OB-GYN doctors who believe in Intimina’s mission to create a more open, honest space for women’s sexual health. We’ve gathered the best advice from trusted experts on all your intimate medical needs.

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Early Menopause & What it Means for Your Health

Menopause encompasses a lot more of your physical health than just menstruation. While you might imagine this normal middle-age milestone as simply stopping your period for good, your entire body is affected by the change in hormones, and for some women, menopause takes place up to 10 years earlier than average. If your reproductive cycles…

How to Deal If Your Menstrual Cup Gets Stuck

Is your menstrual cup having so much fun inside your vagina that it doesn’t want to come out? This is certainly one way to look at it! In the rare cases when a menstrual cup is inserted incorrectly, such a strong suction is created that makes it a little more tricky to remove. If you’ve…

Tips & Tricks | How to remove a menstrual cup

If you’re already a menstrual cup user, then we don’t have to tell you why switching to a cup will change your life. Cute, compact and eco- friendly, the humble cup is revolutionizing menstrual management. It takes a bit of time to figure out the best way to use the cup for your body, so…

Peeing During Sex: The Why and How to Fix It

For women who have issues with incontinence, the fear of a urine leak during intimate moments is a valid one – up to 24% of women who have pelvic floor disorders experience leaks during sex (and there’s a very good likelihood that it’s underreported). Anxiety over the possibility of an “accident” can lower sexual enjoyment…

Ovarian Cancer: Know the Symptoms and Your Risks

We women often ignore discomfort, especially in our abdomen. We dismiss it as period pain or just an upset tummy, but when it comes to ovarian cancer those little twinges are sometimes our only warnings. Ovarian cancer makes up only 3% of cancer in women, but it causes more deaths than any other type of…

Comfort at Your Time of the Month – Tips for a More Pleasant Period

Let’s face it – Mother Nature’s gift to women isn’t a box of chocolates. During this time of the month, you’re in pain, irritable, and feeling bloated – but there are ways to make your period better. Here are some helpful tips that can make this time of the month more relaxing, pleasant, and less…

5 Tips For When Morning Sickness Strikes

What is Morning Sickness? It’s the pregnancy side effect we all dread: morning sickness, or nausea and vomiting in pregnancy to give it its medical title. Generally short-lived, the symptom affects roughly half of women, ranging in severity from mild discomfort through to its most serious form, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Affecting nearly 1% of pregnancies,…

Getting to the Root of Painful Intercourse

Achieving a place of mutual respect and affection with a significant other is one of the most fulfilling life experiences a person can have. And when that experience is hindered by pain, there is little else that holds your attention throughout the day. If you’re affected by painful intercourse, it’s therefore essential to attempt to…

Beyond the Specs – Tips on Choosing and Using Intimate Objects

When you use intimate objects such as Kegel exercisers or personal massagers, you probably trust that they are safely made with materials selected for their compatibility with your body. Unfortunately, though, this is not always the case. In the US, for example, such products are often classified as ’novelty devices’, meaning they are not subject…

Incontinence: The Unspoken Issue

What's New | Doctor recommended | Recommended May 10, 2013April 17, 2019 INTIMINA

In honor of National Women’s Health Week, Intimina has published a powerful infographic that tackles the taboo subject of urinary incontinence with the aim of bringing awareness to a condition that affects more than 25 million Americans. The infographic, titled Incontinence: the unspoken issue, was created in order to combat harmful yet common misconceptions concerning incontinence.…

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