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Ashley Oerman

Contributing Writer

Ashley Oerman is a contributing writer at Cosmopolitan, covering fitness, health, food, cocktails, and home. You can follow her on Instagram @AshleyOerman. She is pro-carbs.
 

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The Kindest Thing I’ve Ever Done for Myself Was Going Low-Contact With My Mom

In this exclusive excerpt from her new book Motherf*cked, former Cosmo editor Ashley Oerman talks about the tense dynamic with her mother that eventually led her to choose this little-talked-about form of estrangement.

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The Source of Male Infertility No One Talks About? Being Gay

Same-sex couples depend on fertility treatments to have kids, and the law should recognize their struggles, too.

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Sperm Is Half the Equation. So Why Does Infertility Pressure Still Only Fall on Women?

According to a new Cosmopolitan survey, you already know who’s actually responsible for infertility: women and men, equally. Yet the same poll reveals that our culture remains happy to drop the entire burden on women—and that the majority of men don’t really care.

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Protesting Tips That Prioritize Your Safety in the Age of ICE

Everything you need to know.

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We Need to Talk About IUD Insertion and Pain

Post Roe, birth control that lasts up to 12 years could literally save lives. But there’s a catch: Getting it can feel like death.

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18 Phone Holders for Running That Won’t Slow You Down

Because phones are freaking huge these days.

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8 V Important Anal Bleaching Facts You Need to Know

Read this before you get anything near that bootyhole.

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5 Holiday Cookie Recipes for Each Type of Friend You Have

Candy cane dustings > good tidings and cheer.

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Hear Me Out: Your Post-Isolation Vacation Should Be a Solo One

It’s not awkward at all. What? It’s not!

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How to Make Chicken Soup the V Lazy and Sorta Healthy Way

This message is brought to you by your cold, dead soul.

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