Recent Posts in the Bodies Category:
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Q&A: Concerns About My Uncircumcised Penis
Although most men have retractable foreskins by the time they are 18 years old, some men have conditions that keep the foreskin from retracting.
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What’s “Normal” When It Comes To Pubic Hair?
Guest blogger Aliza Saraco-Polner lays out the low down on pubic hair preferences.
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Q&A: Do Nocturnal Emissions Cause Memory Loss?
There are many myths about sexuality, masturbation, orgasms and ejaculation that simply aren’t true.
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Q&A: Penis Size, Problem With Erections
Stress has been known to play a role in men and women’s sexual function, including erections for men.
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Review by Caroline Hippler: Read My Lips
A comprehensive and warm look at the vagina and the vulva from Debby Herbenick and Vanessa Schick
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What They’re Reading: Pat Lacy
Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships
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Q&A I Was A Virgin, But Didn’t Bleed When I Had Sex
There are several reasons why women may not notice any bleeding during their first sexual intercourse.
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What They Are Reading: Virginia Vitzthum
Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships
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Q&A: My Girlfriend Ejaculates When She Orgasms
Chemical analyses of females ejaculation have indicated that the fluid is not urine and so there’s no need to worry that urine is getting into your mattress.
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Q&A: Do Adult Men Have Wet Dreams?
We don’t know much about what makes wet dreams more or less frequent. Some men find they have fewer wet dreams when they have sex more often. Others don't.
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Q&A: I Experience Vaginal Tearing During Sex, Even With Lubricant
There are some genital skin conditions that make the genital skin more vulnerable to cuts and tears. One such condition is called lichen sclerosus.
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Q&A: If I Shave My Pubic Hair, Am I Less Likely To Get Pubic Lice?
Pubic lice, which are also called “crabs,” are found crawling along coarse body hair. But these are not the only hair that they may hang around in.
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Loving Your (Fat) Body Is Good For Your Health!
Researchers are beginning to pay attention to the body, including weight-based prejudice and discrimination, and the health consequences of such discrimination.
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Q&A: Do Women Experience Nocturnal ‘Erections’ Similar To Men’s?
You may be surprised by some of what researchers know about sleep and sex. Starting in the 1960s, researchers began looking at genital arousal during sleep.
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Q&A: Virginity And Overcoming Uncomfortable Sex
A female reader asks about having sex for the first time with some uncomfortable results. What can she do to overcome the anxiety around having sex?
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Q&A: I Don’t Produce Semen When I Climax.
Retrograde ejaculation is not harmful in and of itself. If sperm enter the bladder, they will come out the next time the man urinates.


