HEALTH: NEW YEAR, SHMEW YEAR!
I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I didn’t become a better person! Each year, millions, if not billions of us, make New Year’s resolutions to help better themselves or to reach our goals and aims. It is of course a tradition – and a tradition in the truest sense of the word […]
HEALTH: ORAL EXAM
“She thinks fellatio is a character in Shakespeare” – Cherry Falls (2000). Just how much do you really know about the ancient practice of oral sex, more specifically, the delicate art of fellatio? Fellatio or fellation, also known as a blowjob (BJ), giving head or sucking off, is the act of using your mouth or […]
HEALTH: SURVIVING HOLIDAY FLINGS
Most of us look forward to the end-of-year holiday season as a time to relax, recover and let loose. That often means plenty of drinking, partying and having fun. And, yes, that usually also includes grabbing every opportunity for some sexual release. A TripAdvisor Romance On Holiday Survey found that over half (58%) of UK […]
HEALTH: GRAUNCH!
“Kiss me, and you will see how important I am.” ― Sylvia Plath. Such a strange thing to do if you think about it: Putting your face up against another’s and entwining your mouth and tongue with theirs. Yet it is exhilarating and definitely one of life’s highlights for me. “Smooching”, “tonsil-hockey”, “macking”, “lip-gripping”, “go-sunana”, […]
MOVEMBER: YOUR PROSTATE’S HEALTH
This Movember don’t only grow your moustache in support of men’s health (that’s the easy part) but also make sure you get your prostate checked out – especially if you’re over 40. That’s because men over the age of 40 have a real risk of suffering from prostate enlargement, and possibly cancer. Often a taboo […]
ASK MAMBA: TIRED OF BI DRAMA
We’re super excited to welcome Xander, who has a Master’s Degree in Psychology and is a registered counselling psychologist, to Mambaonline as our resident advice columnist. WE DON’T HAVE ANAL SEX ANYMORE Dear Xander I have been with my partner for more than four years now, and we have been engaged for more than two […]
SEX: THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
It’s been said that these days you have three seconds to captivate your reader. So here goes: SEX! SEX! SEX! Are you still reading? Everyone likes it, everyone wants it but it doesn’t come with any safety instructions. That’s why fear, denial, apathy and ignorance are some of the biggest contributing factors to the transmission […]
TO DISCLOSE OR NOT TO DISCLOSE
For anyone coming to grips with their HIV positive status, choosing to be open to friends, family or anyone else can be a tricky decision. Riaan Norval looks at how to balance honesty with protecting your right to privacy.
HEALTH: FLYING HIGH
Whether smoking it, snorting it, popping it or injecting it, recreational drug use appears to be higher among gay and bisexual men than among the rest of the population. Why is that and how can we protect ourselves?
DO IT ON YOUR PHONE!
Health4Men’s innovative mobi site provides access to important sexual health information specifically for MSM who may not have access to the internet. Here are some of the questions asked by users or the service.