Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Doctors Need To Be On the Lookout For Reproductive Coercion

  

  According to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, doctors should be aware of and screen for reproductive coercion.

• IUDs: The Facts Of The Matter

  

  Kinsey Institute intern Rosalyn Sternberg discusses a new study demonstrating the effectiveness of IUDs.

• Q&A: Oral Contraceptives & Sex Drive

  

  It is true that hormonal contraception has been linked with low desire among women.

• 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.

• Full Coverage of Contraception Costs for Insured Employees

  

  The Obama administration recently announced that contraceptives must now be covered by employer-sponsored health insurance plans.

• Q&A: Cunnilingus, Fellatio, And Safer Sex

  

  For both cunnilingus and fellatio, there is the risk of passing chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, herpes and most likely even HPV.

• Hormonal Birth Control & Sexual Functioning–What’s The Deal?

  

  Recent research suggests that using a hormonal method of birth control is associated with decreased sexual functioning...what's the deal?

• Q&A After Sex, Vagina Is Itchy & Puffy

  

  How do you know what’s going on? Aside from checking in with a healthcare provider, you might try experimenting

• Q&A: Pulling Out, Birth Control Pill, And Pregnancy Risk

  

  Nearly every day, we receive at least one question from men and women who are concerned about pregnancy risk.

• Withdrawal As Contraception: What We Know

  

  What? Withdrawal? It's not just your grandmother's favorite method of birth control

• Another (Gender) Role Reversal In Contraception

  

  Another blog about new birth control techniques - this time, a new outpatient sterilization procedure for women being called a "female vasectomy."

• Two Cases Of Criminal HIV Infection

  

  Two recent legal cases around knowingly transmitting HIV to another person have hit the news. But does prosecution for this action make sense?

• The Pope, Africa, And Condom Controversy

  

  The Roman Catholic Pope Benedict XVI made headlines this week by denouncing condoms as a way to prevent HIV/AIDS while on his first visit to Africa.

• FDA Approves New Nitrile Female Condoms

  

  The FDA approved a new version of the female condom this week made of nitrile. Hopefully, this will mean a step forward for sexual health for women worldwide.

• Q&A: The Morning After Pill & Frequent Emergency Contraception Use

  A podcast addressing frequent use of emergency contraception or the morning after pill and why a consistent birth control plan is a better policy.

• The Brain: A Sexual Organ? Kinsey Institute on Jezebel

  Jennifer Bass praises Jezebel blogger Megan for a nice summary of Kinsey Institute research about the brain - is it really the largest sex organ?

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