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  • Q&A: When I Haven’t Had Sex For A While, I Bleed A Lot. Why?

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    If you find that you are bleeding during sex, then I would recommend checking with a healthcare provider.

  • Q&A: Why Does My Girlfriend’s Vagina Get So Dry During Sex?

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    Women vary in how much vaginal lubrication they produce. Young women tend to have high levels of estrogen, which influences the production of lubrication.

  • Q&A: I Feel Restricted In My Sex Life With My Girlfriend

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    It can be difficult not to take limits on the ways you can express your attraction to your girlfriend to heart or to feel frustrated by these restrictions.

  • Q&A: Do Condoms Reduce Vaginal Wetness?

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    As protective as condoms can be, they sometimes make sex feel more dry. Over time, the lubricant may not feel as though it is quite enough.

  • Q&A: Should You Take a Break Before Having a Second Round of Sex?

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    As long as two people are ready to have a second round of sex, there is no need for them to wait any certain length of time before they have sex again.

  • Q&A: Sexual Arousal With Strangers

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    As strong as a man’s interest or desire may be, his body may not always be ready to have sex.

  • Q&A: Healing Time For Genital Cuts And Tears

    Genital cuts and tears can make sex uncomfortable and possibly increase the risk for further infection if not treated correctly.

  • What Do You Want Your Sex Life To Feel Like?

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    Dr. Debby Herbenick suggests how to explore your desires and needs around sexuality - what you want from your sex life and how things can change.

  • Q&A: Sexual Communication: Talking About Virginity With Others

    A reader wonders if discussing one's virginity is socially acceptable or awkward. The answer - it depends.

  • Q&A: Aging and Changes In Sexual Desire

    More often these days, people are talking more openly about desire - including how desire often changes throughout one's lifetime.

  • Q&A: Clitoral Stimulation: Pain, Tickling And Discomfort

    A reader asks about clitoral stimulation and the fine lines between tickling, pleasure and pain.

  • Q&A: Performance Anxiety: Am I Psyching Myself Out Of My Erection?

    A reader asks about losing his erection from anxiety surrounding his first sexual experience with a new partner. He wonders if he might be psyching himself out

  • Q&A: Partner Has A Large Penis, How To Make Sex More Pleasurable

    A female reader asks about how to make sex more pleasurable when her male partner has a large penis.

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