What a time to be alive. Despite the rolling back of reproductive rights in the United States and the violent oppression of women in countries such as Iran and Afghanistan, women in the West increasingly have access to a range of treatments that offer liberation from sexual and reproductive limitations.
The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, promising to make birth control for women far easier to access. And did you know that there are injections you can now get that treat everything from vaginismus and vulvodynia to vaginal dryness, lack of sensitivity, difficulty reaching orgasm, pain during sex, recurring urinary tract infections and incontinence?
These injectables contain substances we’re far more familiar with in a cosmetic context, namely platelet-rich plasma (ever heard of…
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Fairlady South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, Jan/Feb 2024