Sex Advice With An Edge
Women’s sexuality doesn’t die with age, but the level of their desire is diverse. By Margaret Jennings [S]he seemed to have it all: a loving family, successful career and beautiful home. Then Yvonne Carmichael jeopardised everything by having a torrid affair with a random stranger, ripping apart the cosy trajectory of her life. Yvonne is …
By Jesse Singal The concept of “sex addiction” has become deeply embedded in our culture — people toss the term around pretty easily, and it’s the subject of TV shows, documentaries, and a profitable cottage industry of treatment centers. The problem is, as Science of Us has noted before, the scientific evidence for sex addiction …
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Myths about LGBTQ sexual health need debunking – and healthcare professionals are part of the problem By Phoebe-Jane Boyd “Use a condom, the pill, or get an IUD – avoid pregnancy” was the drill from sexual health practitioners who came to speak at my comprehensive school in Kent. There wasn’t much detail or thought beyond, …
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3D-printing technology is letting blind students experience comprehensive, accessible sex ed for the first time ever. By Katie Dupere [A]dvocates and researchers collaborated to create more than 18 3D figures that model sex organs during a various states of arousal. They range from a flaccid penis to a dilated vaginal opening, allowing students to “feel” …
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Most people assume getting saucy under the sheets it just for the young, but what about the young at heart? By Ashley Macleod and Marita McCabe [S]exuality encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction and what we think, feel and believe about them. It has been a research focus …
By Jack Rushall [W]hen I was an insecure 16-year-old, I came out to my female best friend. What followed was just as bold, but it involved both of us: We hooked up. Our sexual escapade developed into casual encounters that spanned a year-and-a-half. Of course, our friendship inevitably veered into unsettling romantic terrain, like a …
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By Nara Schoenberg [F]or many writers, it would have been an occasion to celebrate: Hazel McClay’s book group had chosen to read an anthology containing an essay that McClay herself had written. But McClay’s essay was about being happy in a low-sex relationship, a sensitive topic in a culture where intense desire is widely celebrated. …
By Linda S. Mihalov, MD, FACOG [N]o matter a woman’s age or how comfortable she is with her gynecologist, she may still be unsure about a few things — like which symptoms are worth mentioning, how often to make an appointment and how to prepare for an exam. Based on my 30 years of providing …
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Lessons from the BDSM community on why consent is not a one-time thing By Jaya Sharma [S]he asked for it,” they say. Really? To be groped on the street by strangers when all one is trying to do is have a good time on New Year’s eve? Some years ago, at a sexuality workshop with …
An Exploration of Anchorage’s Kink Community by K. Jered Mayer “Here’s a couch you can sit and relax on, or whatever. I like to suck dick while the guy is reading. It’s the sapiosexual side of me.” Surprised, I glanced at the man guiding me through the rooms to see if the statement was meant …
Although a vaccine is available, too few are getting it when young [M]any American men are infected with the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), but unlike women, men are more likely to stay infected throughout their lives, a new study finds. About 45 percent of U.S. men are infected with the sexually transmitted disease, as …
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By Eric Vilas-Boas [T]oday in news that may leave you joyous, exuberant, and otherwise rapt with passion: All the numbers point to Americans having lots and lots more sex than they used to — at least according to this infographic produced by sex psychologist Dr. Justin Lehmiller, based off research reported to the General Social Survey. …
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Look for Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE! The Psychology Behind Why A Menage A Trois Is So Alluring By Lizette Borreli 4. The Trouble With Threesomes Health Risks Sex between two people can provide a host of infections and diseases; sex among three people triples those odds. A threesome is riskier than sex …
Look for Part 1 HERE! The Psychology Behind Why A Menage A Trois Is So Alluring By Lizette Borreli So, why are we so intrigued by threesomes when at least two of the same gender must participate? 2. The Object Of Simultaneous Desire The idea of being simultaneously loved and adored by two males, two …
The Psychology Behind Why A Menage A Trois Is So Alluring By Lizette Borreli [M]ost men have fantasized about it, and most women have been propositioned for it: a threesome. A ménage à trois has appeal for several reasons, including the allure of being the center of sexual pleasure, while pleasing others at the same …
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