Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

Recent Posts in the Sex Research Category:

• Sexting Often Portrayed As Negative…But What Are The Positives?

  

  Sexting has been portrayed as a negative sexual risk behavior in youth, but there might be some positive correlates of sexting in the adult population.

• Research Suggests that Homosexuality Is Related to Epigenetics

  

  A new study suggests that epigenetics may provide a clue to help solve the mystery of the origin of homosexuality.

• Interactive E-Book Samples Bawdy U.S. History

  

  Dorothee E. Kocks's "Such Were My Temptations" investigates the United States' first sexual revolution- the one that started in the 1760s.

• Orgasm: 400% More Satisfying With A Partner?

  

  What happens in your brain after intercourse, and how is it different from solo masturbation?

• Q&A: Coregasms, Or Exercise-Induced Orgasms

  

  "Coregasms" can happen during a number of types of exercise, including crunches,spinning, chin-ups, yoga, running, flexed arm hang exercises, and more.

• 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.

• New Research Finds The G-Spot . . . So What?

  

  A new study located the G-spot and is getting lots of hype...but the findings should be taken in context.

• Love You Like Crazy: The Effects of Passionate Love on the Brain

  

  Guest blogger Alia Wilhelm explores the interesting relationship that exists between love, addiction and obsessive-compulsive behavior.

• How I became a…Sex Research Fellow

  

  Part of our "How I Became A . . ." series: Justin Garcia, a Research Fellow at the Kinsey Institute, tells his story.

• Sexual Desire And Relationship Length: Patterns of Gender

  

  Sexual desire may decline with relationship length for young women, but not men.

• How I Became A . . . Sex Researcher

  

  Part of our "How I Became A . . ." series: The story of how one public health doctoral student, Nicole Smith, got into the field of sex research.

• Q&A: How Do I Become A Sexologist?

  

  Depending on your interests, you can work as a sex or couples therapist, as a sexual health educator, a sex educator, advice columnist, or something else.

• The Pros and Cons of Circumcision: Part 2

  

  New research from Denmark suggests that male circumcision affects sexual function--in men as well as in their female partners.

• The Pros and Cons of Circumcision: Part 1

  

  Can male circumcision really reduce HIV transmission risk by 60% or more? And how can circumcision be used to battle the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa?

• How I Became A … Sociologist Of Sexualities

  

  Eric contributes to the "How I Became A" series in this discussion of his journey from activism to the academy, focusing on sexual identities.

• Book review by Christiana von Hippel: Dirty Minds

  

  Monogamous prairie voles, cheeseburgers, and the body's largest sex organ await in Christiana von Hippel's review of Dirty Minds

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