Sex and intimacy
Discover the answers to your questions about sex and intimacy. This includes common issues and questions that couples experience. Ovia Health provides helpful recommendations and tactics you can try. We address topics from proper communication tactics for you and your partner, to intimate partner violence and what consent really looks like. Ovia Health also provides information about sexually transmitted diseases, infections, and other topics related to sex.


Health and wellness | General health
Ovia’s Chief Medical Officer on STI testing, stigma, and how to start the conversation

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy
Dear Ovia, Dreams of a big family

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions
The complete glossary on sexually transmitted infections

Health and wellness
Everything you need to know about yeast infections, UTIs, and bacterial vaginosis

Health and wellness
Five things you should have learned in Sex Ed

Work & life harmony | Friendship & community
How to fall more in love with your body

Health and wellness
COVID-19 and pregnancy: Your questions answered

Finding the right birth control for you

Helpful facts and common misinformation about birth control

Debunking birth control myths

Why are Long Acting Reversible Contraception options so popular?

Consider this before you talk to your healthcare provider about birth control

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions
Red flags down below: Signs you should call your healthcare provider

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss
If you think you’re having a miscarriage, take these steps

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss
Trying again

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss
The details about sex after miscarriage

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss
Why might miscarriages happen: Common causes

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss
Can I conceive after an ectopic pregnancy?

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning
Clearing up common fertility misconceptions

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility
Talking to a male partner about his fertility

Trying to conceive (TTC)
The ABCs of TTC: The acronyms you need to know when trying to conceive

Health and wellness | Mental health
Managing anxiety while TTC

Observing Women’s History Month 2021 through her healthcare

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions
Things condoms can’t always prevent

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility
The talk: your partner and fertility

Reproductive health | Menstruation
Can I really conceive on my period?

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning
Fertility tips: Don’t save it up!

Spicing up TTC sex

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions
Could you have a sperm allergy?

Five signs you might be ovulating

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy
Am I timing sex correctly?

The 24 weirdest fertility myths

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy
Will having orgasms help me conceive?

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy
What are the best sex positions for conceiving?

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy
Keep it sexy: How to stay satisfied and not stressed when you’re trying to get pregnant

Maintaining a healthy relationship takes work

Help yourself get better sleep with these routines

Five small changes that can help you sleep better than ever

Before bedtime no-nos: Stuff to avoid that won’t help you sleep

How the HPV vaccine can help prevent cancer

Have better sex by connecting with yourself and your partner

Consent: What is it and why is it so important?

Learn to communicate better in the bedroom and really connect

The sexy side of consent: Learn to talk about it

Clear communication is the backbone of consent

Health and wellness | Exercise and movement
Cardio helps with your health: Great reasons to start a routine

Feeling unsafe? Recognize these unsafe behaviors

Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health
You do uterus: How to be kind to yourself during your period

How to ask for what you want in bed: It’s sexier (and less awkward) than you might think

Reproductive health | Birth control
Is the pull-out method safe?

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions
What you should know about the Zika virus

Trying to conceive (TTC)
Fertile window for eggs and sperm

Health and wellness
Change in vaginal discharge: What it means

Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health
Helpful information about vaginal spotting or bleeding

Painful intercourse: Causes and prevention
