Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

Recent Posts in the Common Problems Category:

• Straight But Not Narrow: How To Be An Active Ally

  

  How can you be straight and support the LGBT community? What does it really mean to be an LGBT ally? What can we do politically to advocate for LGBT rights?

• A Way To Go In Expanding HIV Testing Access

  

  Efforts to make HIV testing more accessible need to consider privacy, cost and health knowledge.

• Understanding Sexual Fetishes And Paraphilias

  

  From pathologizing fetishes to advocating that we ban the word, psychiatrists don't always agree on the role of sexual fetishes in human sexuality.

• Thanks Mom! A Mother’s Day Tribute

  

  In honor of this Mother’s Day, J. Bradley Blankenship recognizes mothers everywhere by sharing a story about his own mom giving him 'the sex talk'.

• Why Don’t We Talk To Our Parents About Sex?

  

  Part 2 of the interview with Cory Silverberg, sex educator, writer, and consultant.

• College Growing Pains: Ending High School Relationships

  

  For better or worse, if you tried to keep a relationship going after high school, college often means the end of that romantic relationship.

• Q&A: 21 Years Old, Having Trouble Getting An Erection

  

  Often, young men have erection problems that are largely caused by performance anxiety.

• Q&A: Are There Adverse Effects To Frequent Masturbation?

  

  Data from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior confirmed what previous research has found: most men and most women in the U.S. have masturbated.

• Common Question Series: “I Can’t Stay Hard With Condoms”

  

  As a sex researcher, I get asked questions about sex all the time. I've documented them and will share the answers with you in this common question series.

• Common Question Series: “I Come Too Fast”

  

  As a sex researcher, I get asked questions about sex all the time. I've documented them and will share the answers with you in this common question series.

• Undergraduate Questions About Sex and Sexuality

  

  Sex remains a topic that many continue to feel in the dark about...here are some of the common questions undergrads anonymously ask.

• Q&A: Decreased Libido and Vaginal Lubrication. Anything I Can Do?

  

  Most women and men will notice changes in their sexual feelings or in the ways their genitals respond over time.

• Q&A: I Experience Vulva Pain Before And After Sex. What Can I Do?

  

  Any time a woman is experiencing pain in connection with sex, I recommend she check in with a health care provider for a check-up.

• Q&A: I Suffer From Delayed Ejaculation When I Have Sex

  

  Some men have difficulty ejaculating during vaginal intercourse or oral sex. Other men have difficulty ejaculating during all types of sexual stimulation.

• Q&A: My First Sex Was With A Prostitute, I Did Not Get An Erection

  

  Some people feel a great deal of pressure to be good at sex. As a result, some people rush right out and have sex with whomever can have sex with them.

• Q&A: I Have Bladder Prolapse. Can This Be Fixed?

  

  Many women experience bladder or rectal prolapse as they age. It is more common among women who have had multiple births.

Kinsey Confidential is a service of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, Copyright © 1998–2009 | Web Site Design by Adam P Schweigert