Dr. Debby Herbenick (M.P.H., Ph.D.)

is a sexual health educator at The Kinsey Institute, Associate Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University and author of Because It Feels Good: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction.

Recent Posts by Dr. Debby:

• Q&A: I Have Never Experienced Orgasm. What Do You Suggest I Do?

  

  With time, patience and practice, most women are able to learn to orgasm so the chances that you will, too, are certainly in your favor.

• Q&A: Premature Ejaculation In Sex: Is It Because I Masturbate?

  

  Certain masturbation exercises might actually help you to learn to last longer during sexual intercourse.

• Q&A: Can I Get Pregnant If A Guy Pulls Out Before He Ejaculates?

  

  Even if he squeezed what he thought was the rest of his semen out of his penis, he may still have some semen further down his urethra.

• Q&A: How Legitimate Is Sex Addiction?

  

  Some researchers feel that there is a gray line between describing something as an “addiction” versus a bad habit.

• Q&A: Could I Be Pregnant From Dry Sex With Underwear On?

  

  If you were wearing underwear, your chances of becoming pregnant from dry sex – also called dry humping – border on “low to no chance.”

• Q&A: Could Condoms Help Delay My Ejaculation During Sex?

  

  Condoms that are marketed to help men last longer often contain a gel inside the condom that has benzocaine as an active ingredient.

• Q&A: Why Don’t I Get Turned On When My Husband Rubs My Clitoris?

  

  How does it feel when your husband touches your breasts or inner thighs? How do you feel when you touch him on different parts of his body?

• Q&A: Why Does My Girlfriend Feel Bad After We Have Sex?

  

  People may experience many different emotions in connection with sexual expression and for any number of reasons.

• Q&A: Is It Normal To Fantasize About Having Sex With Random Women?

  

  In fantasy, you can explore sides of yourself without having to worry about what is politically correct or who is actually available to you in real life.

• Q&A: Young American Women: Only Ones Who Shave Their Pubic Area?

  

  A nice thing about pubic hair is that it can be removed with relative ease and it grows back in relatively quickly.

• Q&A: I Masturbate Face-Down. Will This Cause Sexual Problems?

  

  Men can often “re-train” their bodies to respond to a wider range of sexual stimulation by varying their masturbation technique.

• Q&A: Why Do Some Women Have Orgasms And Others Don’t?

  

  Women who feel more positively about the way her genitals look, smell or taste may find it easier to orgasm.

• Q&A: Do Condoms Cause My Girlfriend To Bleed During Sex?

  

  Wearing a condom can add to the friction during sex. Sometimes this added friction is a welcome sensation; other times, it is not.

• Q&A: Why Does My Boyfriend’s Penis Get Soft During Sex?

  

  The ongoing tension between a man and his penis: Does the penis control the man, or can a man control his penis?

• Q&A: Is It Bad To Last Too Long While Masturbating?

  

  Watching porn can be highly arousing to some men. If you enjoy its role in your masturbation, that is not necessarily a bad thing.

• Q&A: My Clitoris And Vulva Are Fusing Together. Is This Okay?

  

  In this episode, Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question about the vulva and clitoris appearing to fuse together into one.

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