Kinsey Confidential Posts Tagged With 'abstinence'

  • Q&A: How Do I Find Out If My Girlfriend Is A Virgin Like Me?

    Scientific research has demonstrated that people have different definitions about what it means to be a virgin.

  • Sexually Transmitted Infections Among The Sexually Inactive?

    A new study has found that a sizable number of young adults who tested positive for an STI report being sexually inactive in the past year.

  • Q&A: Is It Too Late For Abstinence?

    Just as people have different definitions of what it means to “have sex," there are also varied definitions of abstinence.

  • Study: Abstinence Pledges Ineffective

    Are virginity pledges, common in some abstinence-only sex education programs, effective? Research from Johns Hopkins says no, they might even be dangerous.

  • The Harvard H-Bomb And Sex (Discourse) On College Campuses

    CurrentTV explores how two Harvard student groups are contributing to raising the sex discourse on a college campus.

  • Study Finds Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Not Effective

    A research study examining results of 13 abstinence-only education programs found that abstinence-only programs had "no significant effect" on risky behavior.