Carlin Ross | Bodysex

Sex During Your Period is Just One of the Reasons

by Carlin Ross | Dec 20, 2018 | Article, Body Connection, Carlin Ross, Overcoming Shame & Trauma, Reproductive Health, Women's Health & Wellness

Yes, that’s my menstrual blood and I’m bleeding right now. I am in my power. This post has been rolling around in my mind – I’ve been thinking about how much I love being a woman and how my menstrual cycle connects me to the tides, the lunar...

The Basic Structures of Your Vulva

by Carlin Ross | Aug 15, 2018 | Article, Body Connection, Carlin Ross, Clitoris, Labia, Pleasure Anatomy, Vagina, Vulva

Betty has championed the distinction of “vulva” vs “vagina” for decades and there’s a very important reason. Your vulva is your clitoral glans, inner and outer labia and your vaginal opening. Your clitoris exists solely for pleasure. ...

Examples of Unbroken Hymens

by Carlin Ross | Aug 2, 2018 | Article, Carlin Ross, Penetration, Vagina

I never had a hymen…Betty never had a hymen. When I shared with my mother that hymens thin out and break apart with the release of estrogen during puberty, she was relieved. She was a virgin when she got married and always wondered why she didn’t bleed...

The Variation of Clitoral Hoods

by Carlin Ross | Aug 2, 2018 | Article, Carlin Ross, Clitoris

This graphic charting the variation of clitoral hoods was posted on a tumblr blog – it was created by a 22 year-old guy who’s currently restoring his foreskin and opposed to infant circumcision. He wondered whether clitoral hoods followed the same range...

The Range of Vulva Styles

by Carlin Ross | Jul 27, 2018 | Article, Body Connection, Carlin Ross, Clitoris, Labia, Vagina, Vulva

Back in the 70’s, during the Genital Show & Tell ritual in her Bodysex workshops, Betty started identifying the “style” of each vulva using architectural styles as a reference: Classical, Gothic, Modern, Renaissance, Baroque, and the Heart. The...