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Kinsey Confidential 2006

  • Q&A: Mutual Masturbation Pregnancy Risk

    Q&A about the risk of pregnancy after engaging in mutual masturbation with a partner.

  • Q&A: Can You Get Pregnant Even If You Use A Condom During Sex?

    A male reader asks about the risk of pregnancy even when using a condom while having sex with his girlfriend

  • Q&A: The Connection Between Smoking And HPV

    A reader is shocked to learn that smoking can lead to HPV flare ups and asks why this fact is not more widely known

  • Q&A: Partner Has A Large Penis, How To Make Sex More Pleasurable

    A female reader asks about how to make sex more pleasurable when her male partner has a large penis.

  • Q&A: The Role And Importance Of Sex In Healthy Relationships

    Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a gay male reader about the role sex plays in health relationships (relevant for heterosexual couples as well)

  • Q&A: Rapid Ejaculation And Ejaculatory Control

    Dr. Debby Herbenick answers questions from a male reader about getting an erection after ejaculating and information about the refractory period.

  • Q&A: Chlamydia From A Bikini Wax? Chlamydia Risk And Transmission

    A female reader asks if it is possible to get chlamydia from a bikini wax or other non-sexual contact

  • Q&A: How Can I Have An Orgasm?

    Q&A about problems with orgasm both alone and with a partner including pain with stimulation of the clitoris.

  • Q&A: Epididymitis – Symptoms and Treatment

    Question from a reader about epididymitis (inflammation of the skin around the testicles), its possible causes and the risks of engaging in sexual activity

  • Q&A: How To Last Longer During Sex And Masturbation Techniques

    Q&A about male masturbation techniques that can help delay orgasm and address rapid ejaculation (also called premature ejaculation).

  • Q&A: What Does An Abnormal Pap Smear Mean?

    Question from a female reader about abnormal Pap smear results, possible causes, treatments and future risk to a partner.

  • Q&A: Vaginal Bleeding During And After Sex

    There are many possible reasons for bleeding that occurs during or after intercourse.

  • Q&A: How To Measure Your Penis (Correctly)

    Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a male reader about how to correctly measure the penis and provides some basic facts about penis size.

  • Q&A: The Kinsey Scale And Kinsey Test

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    A reader asks how one knows where he or she falls on the heterosexual/homosexual rating scale and if there is such a thing as the "Kinsey Test"

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