• “Doing It”: Doing What? What Do We Mean By “Sex”?

  

  "I got to third base last night." "We hooked up." "They did it for hours!" When we talk about sex, what do we mean?

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

  

  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: My Wife Is Uninterested In Certain Sexual Activities

  

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

• Q&A: Strong Genital Odor And Oral Sex

  

  All women have some type of vaginal odor. Interestingly, doctors are trained to be able to distinguish common odors from odors that signal a health problem.

• Q&A: Is It Too Late For Abstinence?

  

  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

  

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

• Female Safer Sex Pack From The (UK) Lesbian & Gay Foundation

  

  The UK organization The Lesbian and Gay Foundation recently announced the creation of a Female Safer Sex Pack for bisexual and lesbian women.

• Q&A: Gonorrhea Or Chlamydia From A Soda Cup?

  A podcast busts some myths about gonorrhea and chlamydia. Unfortunately for the reader, this includes her boyfriend's story that he got it from a soda cup.

• Communicating About Sex: You Know It Matters, But How To Do It?

  

  We all get it: talking about sex is critical for safer, more pleasurable sex. But how do you actually do it?

• Q&A: Multiple Orgasms In Women – Developed Or Natural Ability?

  A male reader wonders if his girlfriend was born with the ability to have multiple orgasms or if someone could develop this ability.

• Sex And Mardi Gras – Throw Me Some Beads, Mister!

  

  This week marks Mardi Gras and its notorious celebrations in New Orleans. IU researchers asked, "Do large festivals bring out sexual behavior in people?"

• Q&A: Pregnancy And Infection Risk From Lesbian Sex

  A question from a female reader about possible pregnancy and infection risk from sexual contact with another woman

• Q&A: Yeast Infection From Oral Sex?

  Information about the various causes of yeast infections and the possibility of cunnilingus causing a yeast infection in a female partner.

• 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.

• The BBC On How To Better Enjoy Oral Sex

  An article from the BBC addresses issues around oral sex and gives advice on how to better enjoy oral sex.

• Q&A: Refractory Periods: Why An Erection Remains After Ejaculation

  Why do refractory periods occur? To be honest, science has not completely answered this question.

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