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Vera Papisova

Former Wellness/Trauma Editor

Vera Papisova is an award-winning journalist and was the former wellness/trauma editor for Teen Vogue, with a focus on bodies, feelings and relationships. She was the first Teen Vogue editor to publish a same-sex kiss and is the founder of the first sexual assault awareness campaign at a Condé Nast publication called #NotYourFault. Her work spans sexual and reproductive health, mental health, trauma, drug education, and identity-based human rights. In addition to copy-editing medical journal articles and research papers as an editor’s assistant for Massachusetts General Hospital, Papisova has written for Women’s Health, GQ, Vogue and Vice.
Sexual Health + Identity

Find Out The Average Age Most Teens Are Losing Their Virginity

There may be an average, but there is no normal.
Sexual Health + Identity

Vaginal pH Balance: Everything You Need to Know

Like a lemon, healthy vaginas are acidic. 
Sexual Health + Identity

5 Reasons Why Your Period Might Be Late — Other Than Pregnancy

And what to do if you are pregnant.
Sexual Health + Identity

What Does an Orgasm Feel Like? 17 Women Get Real About Orgasms

“Like tangling up a bunch of Christmas lights inside you and then blowing a fuse.”
Sexual Health + Identity

Bacterial Vaginosis: Everything You Need to Know

From what causes it to how to treat it.
Sexual Health + Identity

Everything You Wanted to Know About Being Pansexual

“Being pansexual is extremely empowering as a woman.”
Sexual Health + Identity

23 Masturbation Stories: Girls Get Real About Self-Love

Because solo sex is totally normal and healthy.
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Health

Why Does My Vagina Smell? 7 Common Vaginal Odors Decoded

Here's exactly what's causing a copper, sour, garlic or fishy vagina smell.
Sexual Health + Identity

10 Things You Should Know Before Your First Gynecologist Appointment

It shouldn’t be a scary thing.
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Beauty

Kendall Jenner’s Elegant Updo Is the Prom Inspo I Needed

Definitely going to DIY.
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Makeup

51 Times Lily Collins Inspired Me With Her Use of Eyeliner

Let’s hear it for these looks!
Mental Health

How to Cope With Family Members Who Body Shame You

Because you don't have time for haters.
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Beauty

Did You Catch Every Time Rihanna Was Wearing Unreleased Fenty Beauty Products?

It’s a makeup mystery!
Politics

What I Learned Voting for the First Time

Confusing deadlines, indecipherable ballot measures and voter suppression tactics.
Mental Health

Demi Lovato Is Reportedly Out of Rehab. Now She Deserves Some Space.

We spoke to an expert about why it's so important that Demi has the freedom to heal.
Lifestyle

Your Future President Deja Foxx Used to Be Homeless — Now She's at Columbia University

"I earned everything."
Relationships

Why Breaking Up Is Actually the Best

Cuffing season is a trap.
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Relationships

Noah Centineo Sent a DM to Artist Sarah Bahbah — and What They Made Is Magic

See exclusive images from their shoot.
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Health

Every Product You Didn't Know You Needed to Manage Your Period

From menstrual cups to pubic hair oil.
Tech

The Apple Watch Series 4 Is Changing the Way I Deal With Anxiety

This upgrade makes a difference.
Mental Health

Naomi Osaka on Mental Health and Training to Face Her Idol at the U.S. Open

“You just gotta keep going and fighting for everything.”
Skin Care

Glossier's New Zit Stick Cured My Cystic Bacne in 7 Days

Here's what happened.

I Took a Wellness Trip to Canada and Now I'm Obsessed

Seven reasons why Ottawa should be your next wellness getaway.
Music

The Haim Sisters Open Up About Their Firsthand Experiences With Harassment and Unequal Pay

"I think he knew that I was just kind of by myself. And that I didn't have the usual wolf pack that I have with me."