Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Q&A: Did I Aggrevate My Infection?

  

  Though there is nothing particularly dirty or dangerous about vaginas, it sounds like you already had an infected finger.

• Hooking Up With Alcohol: Initiative Or Excuse

  

  KC Guest Blogger Aliza Saraco-Polner discusses the complex ways that alcohol can inform sexual decision-making.

• Oral Sex During Hookups? Unfortunately, Not So Much For Women

  

  A new study highlights that the ambiguity of hookups means women usually do not receive cunnilingus, even if they have performed oral sex for their partner.

• How I became a…Sex Research Fellow

  

  Part of our "How I Became A . . ." series: Justin Garcia, a Research Fellow at the Kinsey Institute, tells his story.

• Q&A: What’s Up With Online Dating Sites?

  

  For-profit sites are businesses and so they certainly exist to turn a profit just like any other for-profit business.

• So, What Does It Mean To “Hook Up”?

  

  Across college campuses, more students are hooking up, a vaguely defined set of sexual practices that typically occur outside of dating or a relationship.

• The Other “Talk” – By Guest Blogger Hubert Izienicki (M.A.)

  

  The Other "Talk." This is a guest blog by Hubert Izienicki (MA), a sociology instructor and doctoral student at Indiana University.

• Hookups Aren’t Bad For Your (Mental) Health, But Grades May Suffer

  

  In a study of teen sexual behavior and relationships, two researchers have found that teens who engage in casual sex face a few negative academic consequences.

• What Exactly Is A “Booty Call” Anyway?

  

  The "booty call": an elusive form of casual sex that researchers have now begun to untangle the meaning of.

• Q&A: What Are The Chances She Is Pregnant?

  

  If you find yourself meeting people and hooking up with them, then you might want to carry two or three condoms with you when you go to parties.

• Tough Crowd? College Students’ Attitudes Toward Casual Sex

  

  Some young people and scholars have begun celebrating the emergence of the new "hook up" culture. A new study indicates these celebrations may be premature.

• Casual Sex And Hooking Up Do Not Cause Psychological Harm

  

  Researchers have finally answered the question, "does casual sex and hooking up cause psychological harm?" No, it doesn't!

• Access Denied: When Internet Hook Ups Go Awry

  

  Rejection hurts. We expect it to hurt when a relationship ends, but what about when it’s rejection from a random internet hook up?

• Hooking Up: Today’s Rewards For The 1960s Sexual Revolution

  

  The Sexual Revolution of the 1960s, aided by women's and gay liberation movements, have made for greater acceptance of casual sex, or "hooking up", on campuses.

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