This showed up in my blog feed and I wanted to pass it along.  The folks doing this study are amazing folks and I can definitely vouch for them. Feel free to pass this along. Researchers from The Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University are conducting an online survey regarding women’s sexual experiences […]

This showed up in my email today. Sounds like a great bit of research. Feel free to pass it along. Hello Friends and Colleagues, I am currently recruiting participants for my dissertation research. Your help in finding participants would be greatly appreciated! If you or anyone you know can answer positively to all of the […]

I often say that whatever is going on in your life shows up in your sex life. Usually, though, I’m talking about how relationship dynamics, unspoken resentments, unresolved issues, or old emotions can affect things. It’s really common for individuals and couples to seek a therapist for help with their sex lives when the real problem is […]

I’ve been telling people how to have safe anal sex for a long time and one consistent bit of information is that you need to use a lubricant. Lube makes anal sex feel better and reduces the risk of hurting delicate tissues, so it’s one of the key factors when exploring anal play. Imagine my […]

One of the easiest ways for product manufacturers to promote their wares is by convincing you that there’s research behind their goods. After all, unless you know how to read research, you might not do a little digging and check the facts. It gets even more confusing when news outlets pick up on the latest […]

CNN posted an article today called “The Downside of  ‘Friends with Benefits,’” which is another example of someone writing about sex without taking a look at their own assumptions about sex, relationships, and how people work. The focus of the article is the increase of STIs and the claim that having more than one partner […]

There’s yet another report showing that lots of people don’t consider oral sex to be sex. According to Sex Redefined: The Reclassification of Oral-Genital Contact, 98% of respondents said that penis/vagina intercourse counted as sex and 78% said that penis/anus intercourse counted. But only 20% said that oral-genital contact was sex. And predictably enough, some […]