Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

Recent Posts by Kinsey:

• 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?

• Q&A: My Girlfriend Spends Too Much Time With Her Ex

  Q&A about how to deal with a current partner who spends too much time with an ex.

• Q&A: Condoms, Erections And My Partner’s Physical Appearance

  A male reader asks about erectile difficulty when using condoms with certain partners but not others and techniques to help the situation

• Asexuality: Does Lack Of Sexual Attraction Make Someone Asexual?

  A reader asks: How does a person know whether or not they're asexual, and can an asexual person have romantic relationships with other people?

• Q&A: Is It Normal To Masturbate?

  A reader in his late 20s asks if it is normal to masturbate even as one grows older

• Q&A: Spinal Pain At Orgasm

  Question from a reader who experiences lower spinal cord pain after orgasm from masturbation

• Q&A: Female Ejaculation And Peeing

  A reader asks about peeing after masturbation and the possibility of female ejaculation.

• Q&A: Before Having Oral Sex, What Is The Best Way To Clean Genitals?

  A question from a reader about the best way to clean the genitals and how to deal with body fluids during oral sex

• Q&A: Do Penis Enlargement Pills Work? Are They Dangerous?

  To our knowledge, there are no studies that suggest that taking such pills might enlarge a man's penis, either in length or circumference.

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