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Research Participants Wanted: Study on Male Body Image & Sexuality

via Dr. Petra Researchers in the Department of Psychology at McGill University, Canada are looking for folks to participate in an online survey exploring male body image and sexuality. From the survey page: The purpose of this study is to better understand how men evaluate certain features of their genitals, and the factors that influence […]

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Why Aren’t There More Men in Sex Ed?

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This post appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. The fabulous Greta Christina wrote an article the other day, in which she speculated on the reasons why there aren’t more men writing about sex. It’s a great piece and I highly recommend it. Actually, I recommend pretty much anything Greta writes. My observations pretty much match […]

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Sexual Performance and the Risks of Erection Pills

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This article first appeared in the Good Vibrations magazine. Via Carnal Nation The fact that a lot of money gets spent on erection pills isn’t news. And there are lots of reasons why someone might choose to use them. But one common reason is the desire to improve “male sexual performance”. The focus on sexual […]

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Another Step Towards the Medicalization of Sex

The New York Times has an article about yet another pharmaceutical intervention to “improve” sex. This one is for premature ejaculation (aka PE), a notoriously difficult-to-define situation Throughout the history of sexology, different researchers have tried to come up with a good working definition of the term. Masters and Johnson (that’s a photo of them, […]

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Amazing Photos of Men’s Erections

via @JizLee It’s not easy to find good images of men’s erections that aren’t all porn-y. Given how many men have internalized all sorts of notions about penises that have little to do with reality, it’s really wonderful to see ErectionPhotos.com, a collection of photos that men have sent in, documenting their penises. The site […]

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The Risks of Erection Pills

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At Good Vibrations, we regularly have people ask us about the “herbal” pills, creams and other products available at most sex stores. I’m proud to say that we’ve never carried them because we’ve never had confidence that they were effective and safe. I think it’s worth unpacking this a bit more, especially in light of […]

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male birth control pill?

I was reading this great post at ScarletTeen.com and this article on RHRealityCheck.com on some of the barriers to developing hormonal birth control for men to take and it’s got me thinking. The most obvious issue for me is that despite all of the social changes that have taken place over the last century, for […]

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