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by Yana Tallon-Hicks

Sure, KY lube is enticing with those commercials where a shy couple simply touches the bottle and, pow! A suggestive hurricane hits, resulting in a pair of dazed looks and rumpled hair. Good thing they came up with that "Yours + Mine" formula, because what ever would we do without a blue bottle of "invigorating sensation" for him and a purple "thrilling sensation" for her which combine for such "an amazing reaction"? Does this magical color-coded sex-life-saving technology work for everyone? If two women use this together, will they burst into flames?

I never have found out what KY stands for, but I've always wondered. Somebody's initials? Was it invented in Kentucky? For me, KY has always stood for Killer Yeast infection. After months of itching, a doctor let me in on the secret. Turns out, yeasty bacteria have a bit of a sweet tooth, thriving off of glycerin, a sugary additive in many lubes (including KY).

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by Jenn Ramsey

Moisture is essential to any kind of sex—rubbing dry on dry skin will quickly show you how uncomfortable sexual activity can be without it. Moisture prevents micro-abrasions in our most sensitive areas that can happen from sexual friction, as well as heightens sensation. Jenne from Clitical.com illustrated it well when she described her “finger on lip” test... first run your finger over your dry lip, then lick them and try again... and you'll understand why moisture is so important. For most of my sexual life, I'd thought (incorrectly) that our own vaginal moisture, or saliva as a second runner up, was enough. Lube is more than just moisture... it's formulated to be more slick than our natural juices, and to give a bit of padding between surfaces in motion.

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by Krisha McCoy, MS

As you age, your body undergoes normal physical changes that may affect your sex life. The good news is that all these changes aren’t bad: Aging can have positive effects on sexuality. Some women, for instance, report feeling the freedom to enjoy sex more as they get older and don’t have birth control issues to contend with. Other women, however, experience emotional or physical changes that can make sex less enjoyable. One common problem that older women experience is physical changes in the vagina. As a woman ages, her vagina becomes shorter and more narrow. In addition, without regular supplies of estrogen, the walls of the vagina can become thin and stiff. For this reason, it is common to experience vaginal dryness, or a lack of natural vaginal lubrication (wetness), as you get older.

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by Lance Russell

Sexual lubricants, sometimes called personal lubricants, can greatly enhance sexual pleasure between partners, when using a sex toy or during masturbation for both women and men. When making love to a partner, lubricants can add to the erotic feel of the experience. For some women it may be essential to use a sexual lube as it is quite common for many women's vaginas don't self-lubricate enough, and these women can find intercourse extremely uncomfortable. Lubrication is often the answer for many women's sexual health problems.

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