‘Sex tech’ aims to rise above negative image

Sex toys are for relaxation. For education. For healing after childbirth. For long-term or long-distance relationships. For women’s emancipation. And also… for pleasure. But manufacturers aiming for respectability tend to save this argument for last. “Sex toys have an extremely negative connotation,” said Jerome Bensimon, president of Satisfyer. “So we’ve rebranded ourselves as a ‘sexual …

Home remedies for premature ejaculation

Many males experience sexual concerns such as premature ejaculation. Premature ejaculation occurs when someone has an orgasm very quickly or orgasms without control. Males with premature ejaculation may also have very little warning before their orgasm, so they may not be able to delay it. by Jon Johnson Premature ejaculation may lead to lower sexual …

7 Reasons You Should Go to Sex Therapy, According to a Sex Therapist

“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 …

How estrogen and testosterone change your body as you age

By Meghan Collie Every part of your body — from your brain to your heart — needs hormones. They’re your body’s “chemical messengers,” according to the Hormone Health Network. “The glands of the endocrine system send out hormones that tell each part of your body what work to do, when to do it, and for …

Surrogate Therapy Takes a Hands-On Approach to Overcoming Sexual Trauma

—Up to and Including Intercourse By Shannon Gormley Touch, erotic or not, can communicate painful memories, insecurities and vulnerabilities that are hard to verbalize. One of the most revelatory moments of Carlene Ostedgaard’s career was the time she got an orgasm from having her shoulder touched. It happened a few years ago, when Ostedgaard, 35, …

Sex Drug for Women Stirs Up Controversy in Medical Community

Just don’t call the new medication for women’s low desire for sex ‘female Viagra.’ By Beth Levine There is some good news out about how women’s sexuality, long overlooked in the medical community, is treated now. Amid much hype and interest, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vyleesi (bremelanotide), an injection designed to improve female sexual …

Not tonight!

Why men are not always in the mood for sex By Marjorie Brennan A leading researcher challenges the belief that all men have higher sex drives than women. Many feel under pressure to initiate intimacy and would prefer greater equality in bed. It is one of the most famous phrases in the English language but …

Recent study suggests sex could slow Parkinson’s disease

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 …