Hey Dr Sue — What Is The Most Common Misconception You Encounter About Women’s Health And Sexuality?

This could be a really long answer! There’s so much that people of all sexes don’t understand about women’s bodies, including basic anatomy and physiology.

Like the fact that women have sex and urinate through two different openings.

And that the presence or absence of a hymen is not always indicative of her sexual history.

That a woman’s body can’t prevent itself from getting pregnant on its own. There are definitely things she can do ahead of time to reduce the chances of getting pregnant. She can opt to use hormonal contraception or barrier methods like condoms. And there are things she can do after sex to reduce her chances of getting pregnant, like use emergency contraception. She unlike what most people think, her body can’t “shut down” a pregnancy on its own.

The fact that unless she’s using hormones, a woman can’t control when she gets her period.

And let’s not forget what some people don’t know about nerve endings and pleasure. While most people think of women having pleasure and orgasm from penetration, that’s usually not the case. Women are more likely to experience orgasm and pleasure through masturbation. The reason is that the majority of a woman’s nerve…