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  • Q&A: Could I Be Pregnant From Dry Sex With Underwear On?

    Couple In Bed

    If you were wearing underwear, your chances of becoming pregnant from dry sex – also called dry humping – border on “low to no chance.”

  • Q&A: Could Condoms Help Delay My Ejaculation During Sex?

    Last Longer With Condoms

    Condoms that are marketed to help men last longer often contain a gel inside the condom that has benzocaine as an active ingredient.

  • Survey Reveals Major Gaps In Young Adults’ Knowledge About Safe Sex

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    A recent study of 18- to 29-year old unmarried adults reveals startling gaps in young adults' knowledge about safe-sex practices and pregnancy.

  • Q&A: Do Condoms Cause My Girlfriend To Bleed During Sex?

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    Wearing a condom can add to the friction during sex. Sometimes this added friction is a welcome sensation; other times, it is not.

  • Q&A: Could My Girlfriend Be Pregnant If She Missed A Pill?

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    If your girlfriend took her birth control pill every day then she likely is not at risk of pregnancy.

  • Q&A: Does Depression Contribute To Erectile Problems?

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    The mind-body connection is absolutely important when it comes to men’s and women’s experience of sexuality.

  • South Africa, World AIDS Day, Music, and More

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    Bradley just arrived back from South Africa and reflects on World AIDS Day, US complacency, and musical responses to HIV.

  • Q&A: I Have Trouble Keeping An Erection With A Condom On

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    Although condoms typically don’t contribute to problems getting or keeping an erection, sometimes men find that they do.

  • 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?

    Couple in Bed

    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.

  • Condom News: Vegan, Pillows & Cuteness (Kawaii)

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    Another condom update from Natalie, but this time the focus is more on fun and function rather than science or condom restriction.

  • Male Circumcision And HIV-Risk Reduction

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    Are you "cut"/"uncut?" Based on some research, it might have an impact on your risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections: the results are mixed.

  • Q&A: HPV And Genital Warts: Are They Contagious?

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    HPV is extremely common and, although most sexually active women and men have been exposed to HPV, not everyone who has HPV knows that they have it.

  • Q&A: Glass and Pyrex Sex Toys – Safe?

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    Research suggests that more than half of women and nearly half of men have used vibrators, but there has been little research related to toxicity.

  • AIDS Walk New York & The KI: The Crisis Of Positive Change

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    Kinsey Confidential welcomes Amanda Millis, guest blogger from AIDS Walk NY, who discusses why the AIDS epidemic is still a crisis.

  • Sex. Really. (PSA Video – Our Review)

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    Kinsey Confidential staffers review a series of sexual health promotion videos put out by Sex.Really, a new production company.

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