Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Q&A: My Girlfriend Orgasms, But I Can’t Keep My Erection

  

  What would it be like if you tried focusing on your own pleasure, on what feels good for your body and your arousal?

• Q&A: I’ve Got Performance Anxiety—How Can I Learn To Relax?

  

  Learning to relax during sex can go a long way toward helping you to have the stronger, more reliable erections you’re after.

• Q&A: Aging And Erectile Problems

  

  Sometimes, men find that as they age, they cannot get as many firm erections that end in ejaculation in a day or in a week as they used to.

• Q&A: Trouble Maintaining An Erection The First Time

  

  Nearly all men will experience difficulties getting or keeping an erection at some point in their lives.

• Q&A: My Husband Stopped Sleeping With Me

  A female reader is distressed about her husband's sudden refusal to have sex with her and now she's considering having an affair. What should she do?

• Q&A: Erection Problems When Using Condoms

  Dr. Debby addresses common concerns about lost erections with condom use and some tips for addressing the problem.

• Erection Loss and Reluctance To Use Condoms

  A study conducted at The Kinsey Institute reveals that men are less likely to use condoms when they report an erection loss while using the condoms.

• Q&A: Erection Problems: Will Sex Therapy Help?

  Question from a male reader about erection problems - are they physical or mental? and will sex therapy help?

• Q&A: Erection Timing – Maintaing Erections and Medication

  Erection problems, among young, healthy men, are typically caused by performance anxiety and can often be resolved by learning to relax

• Q&A: Premature Ejaculation, Erection Control and Refractory Periods

  Q&A about how to control ejaculations and how to deal with erection difficulty during a second or third round of sex.

• 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: Losing An Erection and Sexual Orientation

  A male reader asks about losing his erection when having sex with his girlfriend and what this might mean for his sexual orientation

• Q&A: Can Stress Really Affect a Man’s Erections?

  A reader asks about how stress can impact a man's ability to achieve and maintain an erection.

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