Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• 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.

• Cheating Or Non-Monogamy? The Difference May Matter For Health

  

  A new study of gay relationships in SF finds that nearly half of the couples maintain “open relationships,” and nearly half are monogamous - few are discrepant.

• Q&A: I Fantastize About My Wife Having Sex With Other Men

  

  Fantasies in which a man fantasizes about his wife cheating with another man may be called “cuckoldry” fantasies or “hotwife” fantasies.

• Should We Just Settle? Or Hold Out for Having It All?

  

  The idea of 'having it all' is appealing for many people...but is it time to realize that perhaps settling should be incorporated into 'it all'?

• Q&A: My Boyfriend Doesn’t Want To Have Sex With Me

  

  If you are able to talk to each other about your sexual interests, you may find ways to create a shared sexual experience that you both enjoy.

• Q&A: Is It Normal To Fantasize About Having Sex With Random Women?

  

  In fantasy, you can explore sides of yourself without having to worry about what is politically correct or who is actually available to you in real life.

• Q&A: Why Does My Boyfriend Masturbate To Porn So Often?

  

  Many boys are raised to believe that it is common or normal to watch porn and that it can make masturbation or sex more exciting.

• Q&A: I Have Genital Warts. Will I Ever Be Able To Have Sex Again?

  

  Yes, it is indeed ethical and common to have sex after having been diagnosed with genital warts, which are caused by HPV.

• “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: Open Relationships – Are They Dysfunctional?

  

  Some couples prefer to be in an open relationship and there is no reason to believe that this desire is related to anything psychologically wrong or damaging.

• Q&A: Having Intercourse Again After Ending A Long Relationship

  It is true that some women – like some men - have one and only love, or one and only sexual partnership, and never have another.

• “Family” Webisodes Spotlight Polyamory

  

  A new online television show explores polyamory through an amusing look at the daily lives of one polyamorus triad (in this case, a woman dating two men).

• Women In (Sex) Science – Kinsey Style

  A week ago a few Kinsey Institute interns and research assistants participated in Indiana University's Women in Science Program's annual research conference.

• Playing Catch-Up On Sexuality News

  

  Playing catch up on sexuality news from the past week including a New York Times feature on George Platt Lynes and interviews by blogger Dr. Petra Boynton

• 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: 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.

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