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  • Q&A: I Have Never Experienced Orgasm. What Do You Suggest I Do?

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    With time, patience and practice, most women are able to learn to orgasm so the chances that you will, too, are certainly in your favor.

  • Q&A: Why Does My Boyfriend’s Penis Get Soft During Sex?

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    The ongoing tension between a man and his penis: Does the penis control the man, or can a man control his penis?

  • 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.

  • Love And Sex Among Youth With Intellectual Disabilities

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    Lotta Löfgren-Mårtenson on understanding a new generation's possibilities and hindrances for sexuality and love

  • Q&A: Chemical Changes And Emotional Intimacy After Sex

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    Some people have described oxytocin as a sort of “bonding hormone” that may influence us to feel more emotional or to feel closer or more connected to others.

  • Q&A: My Wife Is Uninterested In Certain Sexual Activities

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    Many couples have different levels of sexual desire as well as different types of things that they enjoy doing sexually.

  • Q&A: Genital Fit vs. Genital Size

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    Although many people joke about the size of penises and vaginas, people rarely talk about genital size in ways that are helpful or informative.

  • Q&A: Is It Too Late For Abstinence?

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    Just as people have different definitions of what it means to “have sex," there are also varied definitions of abstinence.

  • Q&A: Ways To Orgasm Without Having Intercourse

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    Even though your girlfriend has not had sex, she is still likely capable of experiencing orgasm from different types of sexual stimulation.

  • 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: Sex Feels Robotic, What Can I Do?

    A male reader wonders why sex with his girlfriend occasionally feels robotic and why she doesn't seem very engaged in their sexual activity.

  • Q&A: Penis Enlargement Pills And Average Penis Size

    Another common question podcast addresses a male reader's concerns about his penis size and the safety and effectiveness of penis enlargement pills.

  • Q&A: Sex Dreams, Marital Infidelity and Cheating

    A male reader wonders if his wife's lesbian and extramarital sex fantasies mean that she wants to leave him or might cheat.

  • 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: Frustrated By Long Blowjob With A Virgin

    Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a frustrated female reader who wonders why it takes her boyfriend so long to orgasm during oral sex.

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