As if the world required any more misunderstanding around mental health, a new study showing depression isn’t caused by low levels of serotonin is, indeed, contributing to it. “News” to which every Escitalopram lover responded: “Yay, I can’t wait to try and convince more people who already don’t vibe with mental health — including social media who will invariably misinterpret this study — that, yes, this antidepressant is very much necessary.” The research in question is a 2022 study published shek

It’s not easy to be vulnerable. Sharing your fears, feelings, or straight-up trauma can leave you feeling exposed, which is why it’s a situation best met with compassion. So, when one Redditor shared her fear of fire with her husband only to find him teasing her with a lighter, it caused her to reconsider their partnership. And, honestly, Reddit users were right there with her.  User unknownuser588 took to the /AmITheAsshole SubReddit to sound off on a recent incident she shek

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re the kind of person who likes discreet, versatile and water-proof sex toys and are seriously addicted to the smooth, post-shave dolphin leg feeling — do I have a recommendation for you. It’s Freya: a razor with a handle that doubles as a sex toy. Now people have been using any variation of a household object that vibrates shek

A study we can all celebrate: On Wednesday, the journal Pediatrics published research that shows the severely misguided “social contagion” is not the driving force behind an increasing number of young people identifying as transgender. In other words, social influence does not contribute to a child’s gender identity. According to the study authors, the origins of their research stemmed from a 2018 study published in PLOS One that indicated adolescents may experience “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” [ROGD] as a result of shek

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. We love vaginas around here. Like, we’re big fans. But still, whenever there’s a new vulva-adjacent TikTok-trend or obsession, I feel the need to brace myself for something wild, potentially unsanitary and seldom backed by science. And the latest trend (originally shared by user Mandy Lee in a now-deleted video) on the clock app proved me right: Vabbing. Referring shek

The viral disease, monkeypox, is spreading around the globe with the World Health Organization and the United States  both declaring it a global public health emergency. According to the CDC, there are currently over 7,000 known cases in the United States and 26,000 worldwide.  And as case counts continue to rise and the headlines get more alarming, you might be worried that monkeypox could be the next Covid-19  — a virus that disrupted and threatened millions of lives. The good shek

Uplifting reproductive rights news isn’t exactly the mainstream these days, but on Tuesday Kansans voted against a ballot measure that would have allowed state lawmakers to say abortion was not a constitutional right within the state. The move came as a surprise—and a giant sigh of relief for onlookers— in an overwhelmingly red state. The amendment—known as the Value Them Both Amendment—was defeated 59 to 41 percent, according to the Kansas Primary Election Results site. More than 900,000 Kansans showed shek