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Hannah Smothers

Hannah writes about health, sex, and relationships for Cosmopolitan, and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Her work can also be found in the Cut, Jezebel, and Texas Monthly.

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This Routine Gyno Procedure Could Mean You Never Orgasm Again

Thousands of women undergo LEEPs every year without being informed of a potentially devastating result: the loss of their ability to enjoy sex. Cosmo investigates why doctors aren’t taking this side effect more seriously.

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The Myth of Male Birth Control

It’s been “10 years away” for the past 50 years. Are we just getting conned?

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This Is the Best Book About Female Desire You’ll Read All Year

It’s impossible not to see yourself in Lisa Taddeo’s debut book, Three Women.

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Young Marrieds Are Staying Married, Thanks to Our Divorced Parents

We’re doing everything but following our parents’ bad example, and so far, it’s working.

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A Woman Was Assaulted by a Man Posing As Her Uber Driver

This is the second recent crime involving a fake Uber driver and the young woman in his car.

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Why Guys Keep Going Soft on You

According to an exclusive Cosmo survey on all things erectile dysfunction, you’re not the only one whose last hookup didn’t quite end in a hookup.

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Get the Sex Education You Never Had With These 9 Books

It's not too late to learn something beyond the keep-your-legs-closed approach. Virginity not required.

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7 Dangerous Sex Myths Teens Still Learn in American Classrooms

In 2018, students are more likely to learn BS than real information in sex ed.

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Getting the Abortion Pill by Mail in the U.S. Just Got Safer and Easier

A new service will deliver abortion medication to U.S. addresses for $95.

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Exclusive: Bedsider Created an Extremely Easy Way to Help Women Find Abortion Providers

It's the most comprehensive and detailed abortion provider database so far.

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Callers Flood C-SPAN With Stories of Sexual Assault During Christine Blasey Ford's Hearing

One woman called to say Ford's testimony made her recall being molested as a child for the first time in years.

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Man Accused of Kidnapping and Masturbating on a Woman Given a 'Pass' in Court

Justin Schneider will not go to jail after pleading guilty to second-degree felony assault.

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