Kinsey Confidential

is a service of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Sexual health experts answer your questions and provide newspaper columns and weekly podcasts.

Recent Posts by Kinsey:

• Q&A: Normal Penis Appearance, Bend In Penis and Peyronie’s Disease

  I have a bend in my penis – is this normal? Also, sometimes it feels uncomfortable. I am in my twenties and feel embarrassed about this situation.

• Q&A: Premature Ejaculation, Erection Control and Refractory Periods

  Q&A about how to control ejaculations and how to deal with erection difficulty during a second or third round of sex.

• Q&A: Sex Is Painful For My Girlfriend

  Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a reader's question about what might be causing painful sex for the female partner in a heterosexual couple.

• Q&A: Can You Reduce Penis Size?

  Q&A about reducing penis size in order to make sex more pleasurable and comfortable.

• Q&A: Performance Anxiety: Am I Psyching Myself Out Of My Erection?

  A reader asks about losing his erection from anxiety surrounding his first sexual experience with a new partner. He wonders if he might be psyching himself out

• Condoms: One Size Doesn’t Fit All!

  New research about condom fit and feel from IU's Center for Sexual Health Promotion (formerly Sexual Health Working Group).

• Q&A: Can An Anti-Anxiety Drug Interfere With Having An Orgasm?

  Q&A about how medications (for anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome) can impact the ability to orgasm.

• Q&A: Virgins Having Trouble With Vaginal Intercourse

  Two virgins ask about having trouble with vaginal intercourse including erectile difficulties and shame about talking to someone about the problems.

• Study Finds Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Not Effective

  A research study examining results of 13 abstinence-only education programs found that abstinence-only programs had "no significant effect" on risky behavior.

• Q&A: Can Masturbation Cause Physical Damage To The Clitoris?

  A reader asks about the possibility of the clitoris being desensitized from over stimulation and how to help his girlfriend achieve orgasm

• Q&A: The Science Behind Erections and Flaccid Penis Size

  A male reader asks why his penis size varies while flaccid, he wonders if this is normal.

• Q&A: Safe Breast Enlargement (or Augmentation) Without Surgery

  A female reader asks about possible non-surgical methods for breast enlargement or augmentation

• Q&A: Anal Sex Play: How Safe Is Analingus (Oral Anal Sex)?

  A male reader asks about the risks associated with oral anal sex (also known as analingus)

• Q&A: Losing An Erection and Sexual Orientation

  A male reader asks about losing his erection when having sex with his girlfriend and what this might mean for his sexual orientation

• Q&A: Can Stress Really Affect a Man’s Erections?

  A reader asks about how stress can impact a man's ability to achieve and maintain an erection.

• Q&A: Change in Ease of Reaching Female Orgasm, Vaginal Sensitivity

  A female reader asks about having difficulty reaching orgasm when she never used to in the past. What could have caused her change in sensitivity?

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