The average teenage girl loses her virginity at 17.3 (17.0 for boys), but the age at which it becomes a stigma can vary among subcultures, religions, and even schools.
Tina Fey famously held onto her virginity until she was 24, but one woman wrote about waiting until 32! …And not because of religion! Reasons ranged from fear it would hurt, anxiety about pregnancy and STDs, and a five-year illness until the reason was simply virginity itself. Why give it up if you’ve waited so long? Plus, sometimes the fear of revealing …

The Great South African Sex Survey has revealed that men start younger, get around more, forget partners’ names, and are altogether dodgy in the bedroom department.
More than a quarter of South African men can’t remember the names of all the people they’ve had sex with. This is among the many startling responses that emerged from the survey, and sums up a depressing profile of sexual irresponsibility among South African men.
Nearly 45 percent of men have had more than 10 sexual partners, and almost the same number – 43 percent – …

We make such a big deal about sex. It consumes us.  We lie about sex – we say we’re having less when we’re having more and more when we’re having less.
We worry about our relationship if the sex isn’t “above average.” We worry about our health, our sanity, our bodies and our worth if he simply rolls over. We use sex as a barometer for the status of our relationships when there couldn’t possibly be a less reliable indicator.
Thanks to soft core porn on TV, Megan Fox, and those Cosmopolitan …

There comes a time in every young woman’s life when she looks at her friend laying on the bathroom floor at the bar and says to herself “it’s time to take her home.” 
Of course there were signs all night that it wasn’t going to end well. Like when she went outside to boot and rally. Or when she wrestled some stranger’s phone out of his hands (she lost hers) so she can call her ex boyfriend. And of course there was that moment when she was standing on top …

Are women more sexually responsible than men?
That’s a rhetorical question, really – or is it? When it comes to matters of sex, most people would probably say that, on average, women are more responsible than men. The results of Health 24’s Great South African Sex Survey of 2010 actually suggest that things aren’t always quite that clear-cut in real life.
Some 17% of the men who participated in the survey say that they “regularly” or “sometimes” have sex with strangers. Of these men as many as 59% also admit to having …

It’s that season again – when coughs and colds are part of the norm!
Short of locking yourself in a room 24 hours a day, try to avoid getting physical with infected people because viruses are passed on through saliva, coughs and sneezes.
Other common infections affect the nose, throat and voice box. They aren’t normally treated with antibiotics unless there are signs of bacterial infection. Got a sore throat, a headache and a fever? Does it hurt to swallow? You may have tonsillitis. Look at your tonsils in the mirror – …

Join the Village Idiots on Tuesday June 15 to donate blood and save a life! This is Party with a Purpose in partnership with Sunflower Fund, Organ donation, cancer awareness, Department of Health wellness and lifestyle, Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Love life magazine has highlighted teen obesity has a huge problem making headlines. The truth is that we must do everything in moderation, including body fat.
Fatima remembers being an overweight child, genetically obese – because both her parents had been obese. Even school athletics had a certain shame attached to the 16-year-old weighing 90 kilograms; she was “not normal”.
Eating stopped being a conscious exercise. Her emotional eating became a way of dealing with the instability that was going on inside. It spiralled out of control and she sought help at …

Varsity life can be tough, stressful and overwhelming at times. That’s why it’s important to lead a well balanced life. Believe it or not, staying healthy on campus makes you feel better and more confident.
Here are a few tips to keep up the good health:
Starting Healthy
Focusing on being healthy from the first day of varsity is the best way to develop good healthy habits. These habits include eating right, exercising, rewarding yourself, avoiding sexually transmitted diseases, and positive thinking.
Eating Healthy Foods
The key is to know what foods to eat regularly, …

I know many of you are back to campus after the holidays, so I wanted to give you a few little reminders to keep in the back of your brain.
1. If you’re drinking, do it responsibly
•    Never set your red cup down.
•    Always eat something before you start chugging.
•    If you’re taking meds, stay away from the alcohol altogether.
•    Drinking and driving is a sure-fire way of ruining a life.
2. Really force yourself to go and PAY ATTENTION to class.
There have been many times where I actually took away …