Sex Advice With An Edge
and what to do about it By Madeline Kennedy Some causes of a low sex drive in women include taking medicines like birth control or SSRIs. Stress and not sleeping enough could also cause lowered libido. Medical conditions like diabetes or heart disease may also cause a lower sex drive. There’s no “normal” amount of …
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Book shows how heterosexuals can learn from LGBT people to have better relationships By Holly Ober The tragedy of heterosexuality isn’t that men are heterosexual. It’s that they’re not heterosexual enough. That’s according to UC Riverside professor of gender and sexuality studies Jane Ward, whose new book, “The Tragedy of Heterosexuality,” examines marriage manuals, self-help …
— Even When You Are by Melissa Fabello As a proud (and loud about it) bisexual woman, I often find young queer (or questioning) women in my online inboxes — mostly asking if bisexual is the right label for them to use and describe their experiences of attraction. Most commonly, I’m asked if bisexual identity …
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— and How to Fix Them From low libido to painful sex, help is available According to Hollywood rom-coms, you should want to get hot and heavy with your partner every chance you get. But for some women, sex isn’t all that. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps …
By Justin J. Lehmiller Tell me a little bit about you, and I’ll tell you what your fantasies are. Your answers to 15 simple questions can help me to predict what types of things are likely to turn you on—and what types of things are likely to turn you off. All I need is a …
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by Rutgers University Incarceration and police discrimination may contribute to HIV, depression and anxiety among Black gay, bisexual and other sexual minority men, according to a Rutgers led study. The study, funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, examined associations between incarceration, police and law …
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By Andrew Barron How did homosexuality in humans evolve? Typically, this question is posed as a paradox. The argument is this: gay sex alone can’t produce children, and for traits to evolve, they have to be passed onto children, who get some form of competitive advantage from them. From this perspective, some argue homosexuality should …
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“A lot of times people hear ‘sex therapist’ and they think, ‘Oh, they’re teaching people sex positions,’” says Christopher Ryan Jones, Psy.D. “Honestly, that would be a relief if that’s all the job entailed—it would mean the world was a much better and kinder place!” And OK, we’ll admit it—when we thought about sex therapy we were kind of …
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After years of study in the field of sexuality, there are countless things I wish I’d known about sex when I was first getting busy. By Gigi Engle As is my usual Monday gym ritual, I was on the elliptical with one of my good friends, discussing her love life. She’s in her early 30s …
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Just 22.5% of women over 50 surveyed were sexually active by Considerable Staff Women are more likely than men to be affected by age-related sex issues — challenges like hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness. Now, a new study by the North American Menopause Society reveals a major reason for women having less sex …
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That’s one factor identified in a large-scale study of early stage Parkinson’s patients by Considerable Staff There’s still no known cure for Parkinson’s disease, but a recent study gives some hope that it can be at least slowed down. The treatment? Sexual activity. The study, published by the European Journal of Neurology and conducted by …
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By Kelly Gonsalves Some of the biggest things that can get in the way of good sex: performance anxiety, relationship stress, life stress, lack of variety, lack of time, physical conditions that cause pain, sexual dysfunction where certain parts don’t work the way they should, mental health, antidepressants, orgasm focus, clitoris negligence, selfishness, selflessness, lack …
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By Kells McPhillips You can buy a sex toy in almost every shape, size, and color, but they still don’t run the gamut. The pursuit of personal pleasure largely excludes non-binary bodies. Fortunately, a handful of brands with a focus on gender-free sex toys recognize the need for improvement. Soon, anyone with the desire for …
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By Gigi Engle Pain during sex is an exceptionally common (and frankly disturbing) reality for most women. According to research from the women’s health brand OhNut, nearly 75 percent of women experience painful sex at some point in their lives, with a large percentage experiencing ongoing or chronic pain. Yet there is very little scientific …
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By Kelly Gonsalves After having sex, most people usually experience a host of positive physical, mental, and emotional feelings—a sense of euphoric high, satisfaction, relaxation, and perhaps a warm intimacy with their partner. But sometimes, a person may instead feel the opposite. Immediately following sex, they’re hit with a wave of negative emotions: They feel …
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