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

    Pose-Woman-Drawing

    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 Don’t I Get Turned On When My Husband Rubs My Clitoris?

    Vaginal Stimulation

    How does it feel when your husband touches your breasts or inner thighs? How do you feel when you touch him on different parts of his body?

  • Q&A: Why Does My Girlfriend Feel Bad After We Have Sex?

    Girl Under Covers

    People may experience many different emotions in connection with sexual expression and for any number of reasons.

  • Q&A: I Masturbate Face-Down. Will This Cause Sexual Problems?

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    Men can often “re-train” their bodies to respond to a wider range of sexual stimulation by varying their masturbation technique.

  • Q&A: Why Do Some Women Have Orgasms And Others Don’t?

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    Women who feel more positively about the way her genitals look, smell or taste may find it easier to orgasm.

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

    Man-Chest

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

  • Q&A: Is It Bad To Last Too Long While Masturbating?

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    Watching porn can be highly arousing to some men. If you enjoy its role in your masturbation, that is not necessarily a bad thing.

  • The G-Spot: Magic Or Myth? Some Researchers Say Myth

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    A recent study by King's College London researchers has declared women's g-spot doesn't exist. However, many skeptics are criticizing the study.

  • Q&A: Does Depression Contribute To Erectile Problems?

    Hunched Man in the Dark

    The mind-body connection is absolutely important when it comes to men’s and women’s experience of sexuality.

  • Q&A: I Masturbate While I Sleep. Is This Normal?

    Man Asleep on a Couch

    Some couples enjoy sleepsex or types of sexual behaviors that occur while one person is asleep and the other is awake.

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

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    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.

  • Q&A: Why Can’t Women Easily Achieve Orgasm?

    Woman in Bed

    If only love, trust and a swanky sex position were all it took for a woman to learn to experience orgasm during intercourse.

  • Q&A: Boredom and Expressing Desire For More Variety In The Bedroom

    A couple having sex while the man is on his laptop

    Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a reader's question about how to get her fiance to understand her need for greater variety in how they have sex.

  • 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: Vaginal Clamping When Reaching Orgasm

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    It is unusual to hear of such extreme muscular contractions to the extent that sex is painful for a woman's partner.

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

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

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