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Kinsey Confidential 2008April

  • Q&A: Analingus And Having Safe Anal Sex

    Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a reader about how to have safe anal play - including analingus and safe anal sex

  • Q&A: Non-Lubricated Condoms And Vaginal Bleeding

    Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a reader's question about the possibility of non-lubricated condoms causing vaginal bleeding after intercourse.

  • Men May Actually Be Complicated? Who Knew!

    Researchers here at our very own Kinsey Institute have conducted a study concerning men's sexual desire and arousal.

  • Q&A: Sex For Only Twenty Seconds And Pregnancy Risk

    A reader asks about the possibility and potential risk of pregnancy after only a short amount of vaginal intercourse

  • Q&A: Refractory Periods: Why An Erection Remains After Ejaculation

    Why do refractory periods occur? To be honest, science has not completely answered this question.

  • Reliable STI Information

    Where can you get reliable information about sexually transmitted infections?

  • Q&A: Erection Problems: Will Sex Therapy Help?

    Question from a male reader about erection problems - are they physical or mental? and will sex therapy help?

  • When It Comes To Sex, Many Of Us Are Clueless…

    A new study out of IU suggests that "college-age men confuse friendly non-verbal cues with cues for sexual interest" - read more about the study here.

  • The Gray Areas Of Sexuality

    Edge, an outlet of information regarding GLBT issues, has an article about bisexuality that's pretty interesting and feature's Kinsey's scale on sexuality.

  • Worth Checking Out If You’re Near Chicago

    If you're in the Chicago area on April 11th, check out "Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities," a conference at the U of I, Chicago.

  • Q&A: Erection Timing – Maintaing Erections and Medication

    Erection problems, among young, healthy men, are typically caused by performance anxiety and can often be resolved by learning to relax

  • Campus Abstinence

    Thoughts on a New York Times article about the virginity pledge movement on college campuses.

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  • Q&A: Young American Women: Only Ones Who Shave Their Pubic Area?
  • Q&A: I Masturbate Face-Down. Will This Cause Sexual Problems?
  • Q&A: Why Don't I Get Turned On When My Husband Rubs My Clitoris?
  • Casual Sex And Hooking Up Do Not Cause Psychological Harm
  • Majority Of Swedish Young Women Report Fluid Sexualities
  • The G-Spot: Magic Or Myth? Some Researchers Say Myth (6)
  • Penis Pumps – Effective? Safe? Scary? (5)
  • Q&A: Safe To Put Small Round Items Directly Into The Anus? (4)
  • (Awesome) Sex Ed Tools From Around The World (3)
  • Psychologists Say Sexual Orientation Cannot Be Changed (3)
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