Sex Advice With An Edge
— Research shows that regular sexual activity comes with some unexpected health benefits By Michelle Crouch A quick romp in the hay doesn’t just feel good. It turns out that sex has advantages that go way beyond simple pleasure. In fact, sexual activity with or without a partner is linked to some impressive, research-backed health …
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— The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male By Claire Ainsworth As a clinical geneticist, Paul James is accustomed to discussing some of the most delicate issues with his patients. But in early 2010, he found himself having a particularly …
— Here are the signs and how to work through it By Willa Hart Intimacy can exist between family, friends, and partners, but a fear of intimacy is not uncommon. A fear of intimacy can manifest through self-sabotage, loss of attraction, or avoiding vulnerability. While a fear of intimacy is nothing to be ashamed of, …
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— Here’s why. The culture war over transgender rights is part of a fight over competing notions of gender and sexuality, including issues like abortion and sex education by Kelsy Burke and Emily Kazyak During the 2022 midterm election campaign, Republican public officials targeted transgender rights in what NPR and other news media have called …
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— Not only that, same-sex marriages tend to be slightly happier than different-sex marriages. By Tom Hale Same-sex married couples often cope with stress in a healthier and more collaborative way than different-sex couples, according to a new study. The researchers argue that this is perhaps because homosexual couples face unique problems, including stigma, and …
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Thanks to over 10,000 nerves, first real count finds By Clarissa Brincat Researchers sought to quantify the number of nerve fibers that innervate the human clitoris by analyzing samples of clitoral nerve tissue from human volunteers. They found that the human clitoris contains 10,281 nerve fibers on average, which exceeds a previous estimate based on …
— Can genes explain sexuality? Should we even try to know? By Katie MacBride There’s nothing new about being gay, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from trying to understand it. Over the past two decades, many researchers have become focused on the notion of a “gay gene” — biological proof that one was “born this …
— The Midlife Woman’s Edition The impact of cancer treatment on women’s sexual health, and how to mitigate it, was highlighted at the 2022 North American Menopause Society annual meeting. By Becky Upham When it comes to sexual dysfunction caused by cancer treatment, most women suffer in silence. With significant advances in oncology care, the …
Being gay no longer holds the stigma it once did, but in evolution, why does a non-reproductive trait persist? By Tom Whipple In 1913 George Levick, an explorer, travelled to Antarctica. There, he found something so terrible that he requested his findings not be published. In case the correspondence was leaked or intercepted, he took …
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by Bob Yirka A team of researchers led by Alexandra Dubinskaya, of Cedar-Sinai Medical Center has found that the medical benefits of women using vibrators are strong enough to warrant doctors prescribing their use to female patients on a regular basis. In their paper published in The Journal of Urology, the group describes their metastudy …
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By Ellen Scott Okay, so you’re pondering having sex with someone of the same gender for the first time. Feeling nervous? Don’t panic – that’s totally normal. ‘Same-sex sex can feel daunting even if you’ve had plenty of “straight” sex before,’ sex and relationships expert Annabelle Knight tells Metro.co.uk. ‘The reason it feels so different …
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By Ashley Laderer and Shannon Ullman You can increase your sex drive with diet, exercise, sleep, relaxation, herbs, and more. Everyone’s sex drive is different, and there is no “normal” or “abnormal” desire for sex. Low libido can be caused by health conditions, medication, mental health issues, and more. Media and societal norms lead people …
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— How to spot the difference between a well-meaning adult and a predator By Ashley Laderer Grooming is the process of normalizing inappropriate behavior between minors and adults. If an adult tells you to keep secrets or starts giving you gifts out of nowhere, it may be a red flag. It’s also not normal for …
— Tailoring prostate-cancer care for LGBT+ people Personalizing cancer treatment doesn’t only mean matching a drug to molecular markers on a tumour — it should also take into account a person’s sexual identity, interests and wishes. By Julianna Photopoulos In 2007, 55-year-old Australian sociologist Gary Dowsett was diagnosed with prostate cancer. On the basis of …
From prioritizing pleasure to planning ahead. By Cathryne Keller Sexual freedom and exploration can be one of the most exciting parts of the transition to college life: Living on campus can put you in a hyper-horny environment in which the things you’ve only wondered or fantasized about are now possibilities to explore. As exhilarating as …
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