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It might surprise you to hear this, but your relationship with your genitals can have a huge impact on how you experience your body. We’ve all been fed an idea of what genitals ‘should’ look like—how they should feel, perform, and even smell.
![What Is Body Checking, and How Can It Affect Our Body Confidence?](http://itsnormal.com/cdn/shop/articles/Copy_of_11-thumb_1_1.png?v=1692619500&width=480)
Often our emotions will be paired with a behaviour, and a common practice for those who are feeling discomfort is to ‘body check’. This is the practice of looking at, touching, or evaluating our body multiple times a day.
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We are anecdotally aware that many people experiment with psychoactive drugs and that a lot of people are interested in how they can be used during sex and intimacy.
![Sex in porn vs. sex IRL](http://itsnormal.com/cdn/shop/articles/SexInPornvsSexIRL_Web.png?v=1690959209&width=480)
We decided to explore some of the ways in which the sex we have in the real world differs to that of the sex we see in porn.
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![Don’t pH-uck it up: everything you need to know about vulva health](http://itsnormal.com/cdn/shop/articles/Dont_pHuck_it_up_Web.png?v=1690275405&width=480)
The genitals are a pretty low-maintenance body part, and really only require an external wash with mild soap and water to keep clean. So read on, and we’ll give you everything you need to know about vulva health.
![What’s the go with the multiple O?](http://itsnormal.com/cdn/shop/articles/MultipleO_s_Web.png?v=1690276146&width=480)
If TV, movies, and porn are to be believed, having an orgasm is easy—and having multiple orgasms, one after the other, is pretty simple as well.
In real life, they can require a little bit more work than simply jumping into bed and having at it.
![Sex on film versus sex IRL: what's the difference?](http://itsnormal.com/cdn/shop/articles/Sex_in_pop_culture_vs._sex_IRL_Web_1_520x500_b22807f2-a2fd-403d-b50d-ed688e4bc370.png?v=1734511031&width=480)
Let’s look at some of the most glaring ways in which IRL sex is totally different to sex in pop culture.