Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

Recent Posts in the Sex Research Category:

• 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

• Sex Research Considerations: Collecting Data From Couples

  

  Some sex research benefits from collecting data from couples rather than individuals. However, doing this takes some methodological considerations.

• How Often Do We Think About Sex?…Results From A New Study

  

  Findings from a new study indicate that women and men tend to think about sex often, but perhaps not as much as old stereotypes would have us believe!

• How I Became A . . . Sex and Relationships Researcher

  

  The story of one researcher's path into the elusive field of sex and relationships.

• A Woman’s Orgasm Mapped Using fMRI

  

  One woman's orgasm is mapped out on an fMRI to help us understand how the brain functions during orgasm.

• The Amazing Resources Of The Encyclopedia Of Sexuality

  

  Guest blogger Karolina Gontarczuk writes about sexuality resources and treasures in the Kinsey library and website

• So, What Does It Mean To “Hook Up”?

  

  Across college campuses, more students are hooking up, a vaguely defined set of sexual practices that typically occur outside of dating or a relationship.

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