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  • Are Women Faking It In Bed? A New UK Study Says Yes, Sometimes.

    A study of 71 women finds that women are least likely to orgasm during sexual intercourse, yet sometimes fake orgasms due to boredom, discomfort, or fatigue.

  • Q&A: What Is The Purpose Of Female Ejaculation?

    Some researchers still find the entire topic of female ejaculation to be controversial.

  • Q&A: I Do Not Experience Orgasm When I Ejaculate

    Sex therapists sometimes use the terms ejaculatory anhedonia or anesthetic ejaculation to describe the experience of ejaculation with orgasm among men.

  • Q&A: My Husband And I Have A Power Struggle When It Comes To Sex

    Many couples have to deal with issues related to who initiates sex, how often they have sex, or who orgasms first (or at all).

  • Q&A: I Can’t Orgasm When I Masturbate In Front Of My Boyfriend

    Sex is full of a range of sights, sounds and scents. These can greatly enhance people’s sexual arousal but they can also influence people’s worries.

  • Q&A: I Only Get Sexually Turned On When I’ve Been Drinking

    If your boyfriend is like most people, he will want you to enjoy the types of touching and sexual intimacy that you’re engaged in.

  • Q&A: How Do Women Experience Multiple Orgasms?

    Some women find that they feel more aroused if they fantasize, use dirty talk, role play, dress up or have sex with lights on or off.

  • Q&A: Is It Possible To Orgasm By Intense Concentration Alone?

    We don’t fully understand why some people can orgasm from intense concentration and focus without any type of physical touching happening.

  • Q&A: I Chafed My Penis When I Was Masturbating

    Sometimes men masturbate with an object other than their hand, which can create excessive friction and thus pose a higher risk for irritation or chafing.

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

    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?

    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?

    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?

    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?

    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?

    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?

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

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