Insights – Research & Data on Women’s Health

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How Early Messages Shape Us

The Silent Echo of Confidence: How Upbringing Shapes Women’s Body Image

New research reveals how a mother’s comfort with her own body quietly shapes her daughter’s confidence. Small, everyday behaviors—often unnoticed—can influence how women feel about their bodies well into adulthood.

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The Small Behaviors That Predict Whether Someone Will Get a Second Date

Active Studies

Global Survey on Vibrator Ownership and Sexual Wellness Among Women

Women’s Body Confidence Survey – Share Your Voice

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Trends, risks, restraint

Forecast: The Price of Perfection — Is Intimate Cosmetic Surgery Going Too Far?

A Decade of Desire and Discomfort Ten years ago, intimate cosmetic surgery barely appeared in mainstream conversation. Today, it’s a booming global business. From labiaplasty to “vaginal rejuvenation,” clinics promote comfort, beauty, and confidence. Influencers speak openly about their results, while medical spas advertise tightening lasers alongside facials and fillers. Numbers tell the story: procedures have risen more than 70% since 2015, and the market for non-invasive genital rejuvenation is expected to exceed $10 billion by 2030. Behind this rise lies a complex mix of empowerment, i…

Expert Health Self-Care

The Informed Guide to Vaginal Self-Care: Evidence-Based Practices

A medical expert analysis providing clear, reassuring, and evidence-based practices for women to ma…

Perception, Influence, Identity

Why Media Shapes How We See Ourselves

From magazine covers to social media feeds, the media continues to shape how women and men see them…

Woman walking alone on a city street at dusk, symbolizing concern about safety and trust in Western institutions

Safety, systems, and women

The Anti-Rape Underwear Debate: A Symptom of a Larger Western Failure

For years, women across Western nations have been asked—implicitly or directly—to adapt to safety concerns that feel increasingly unreasonable in modern societies that pride themselves on progress, fairness, and public order. The latest example, the rise of “anti-rape underwear,” is presented by some companies as an innovative layer of protection.

Safety, systems, and women

The Anti-Rape Underwear Debate: A Symptom of a Larger Western Failure

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Sensual ritual, cultural grace

Day of the Dead: The Traditional Holiday & Its Sexy Appeal

An expert guide to the Day of the Dead—where remembrance meets sensual ritual. Explore meaning, aesthetics, and respectful ways to celebrate with beauty and depth.

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Traditions, Practices, Modern Shifts

Cultural Perspectives on Vaginal Care: Traditions, Practices, and Modern Shifts

Women around the world approach vaginal care through traditions shaped by heritage, environment, and modern medicine. This article explores how culture influences intimate health practices globally.

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Understanding Natural Protection

What pH Balance Really Means for Vaginal Health

Vaginal pH plays a vital role in health, comfort, and protection. Learn what balance means, what affects it, and how to support it naturally.

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Health, Media, and Extremes.

The Uncomfortable Curve: When Body Positivity Becomes Body Absurdity

The body positivity movement is mutating in media, celebrating extreme, unhealthy states while criticizing fitness. This report examines the shift from acceptance to 'Body Absurdity.'

Opinion

Why Media Shapes How We See Ourselves

Amara Leclerc

Analysis: Why Body Image Matters in Relationships

Amara Leclerc

Personal Story: Growing Up with Cultural Beauty Standards

Community Voices

Featured Topics

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Trends & Forecasts

Trends, risks, restraint

Forecast: The Price of Perfection — Is Intimate Cosmetic Surgery Going Too Far?

Intimate cosmetic surgery is rising—but so are questions about marketing hype, unnecessary add-ons, and the quiet case for doing nothing. This forecast weighs growth, risk, and restraint.

Health, Media, and Extremes.

The Uncomfortable Curve: When Body Positivity Becomes Body Absurdity

The body positivity movement is mutating in media, celebrating extreme, unhealthy states while criticizing fitness. This report examines the shift from acceptance to 'Body Absurdity.'

soft natural photo symbolizing intimate beauty and body confidence

Shaping Tomorrow’s Body Ideals

The Future of Intimate Beauty Standards

As perceptions of intimate beauty evolve, the next decade promises a calmer, more informed, and health-centered understanding of body aesthetics for both men and women.

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Trends, Science, Insights

The Future of Vaginal Health Research: What Science Is Exploring

A look at how research into vaginal health is expanding through microbiome studies, menopause care, systemic connections, and new technologies.

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New norms of closeness

Data Story: How Gen Z Sees Intimacy Differently

A data-driven look at how Gen Z is reshaping intimacy—what they value, how digital life changes closeness, and what trends mean for relationships going forward.

Expert Analysis

Illustration of the vaginal area showing a healthy pH balance and protective Lactobacilli bacteria.

Expert Health Self-Care

The Informed Guide to Vaginal Self-Care: Evidence-Based Practices

A medical expert analysis providing clear, reassuring, and evidence-based practices for women to maintain a healthy vaginal microbiome, hygiene, and overall well-being.

Woman reflected in smartphone screen symbolizing media influence on self-image.

Perception, Influence, Identity

Why Media Shapes How We See Ourselves

From magazine covers to social media feeds, the media continues to shape how women and men see themselves. But in a world of filters, trends, and algorithms, how much of what we see is truly real—and how much has been shaped for us?

Sensual ritual, cultural grace

Day of the Dead: The Traditional Holiday & Its Sexy Appeal

The Allure of Life, Death, and Desire Every November, as marigold petals scatter across streets and altars bloom with flickering candles, Mexico celebrates El Día de los Muertos — a festival where death isn’t feared but flirted with. This ancient tradition, born from a blend of Aztec reverence and Catholic ritual, has evolved into one of the world’s most visually and emotionally captivating holidays.

Understanding Natural Protection

What pH Balance Really Means for Vaginal Health

Vaginal pH plays a vital role in health, comfort, and protection. Learn what balance means, what affects it, and how to support it naturally.

Man and woman reflected in mirror symbolizing body image and emotional connection in relationships

Attraction, Confidence, Connection

Analysis: Why Body Image Matters in Relationships

An elegant psychological analysis of how body image influences attraction, intimacy, and communication between men and women, exploring how self-perception quietly shapes emotional closeness.

Surveys & Polls

Exploring Sexual Wellness Worldwide

Global Survey on Vibrator Ownership and Sexual Wellness Among Women

Join the Global Survey on Vibrator Ownership and Sexual Wellness Among Women to share your experiences and contribute to research on sexual health across cultures.

Empowerment Starts Here

Women’s Body Confidence Survey – Share Your Voice

Take our anonymous women’s body confidence survey and help shape the future of body positivity.

Global & Cultural Insights

Safety, systems, and women

The Anti-Rape Underwear Debate: A Symptom of a Larger Western Failure

Anti-rape underwear was never meant to be a normal part of a woman’s wardrobe. Yet its growing presence in Western markets shows how deeply many women doubt that their governments, courts, and migration systems are protecting them from sexual violence. This article explores why these products exist…

Traditions, Practices, Modern Shifts