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

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?

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: Should You Take a Break Before Having a Second Round of Sex?

As long as two people are ready to have a second round of sex, there is no need for them to wait any certain length of time before they have sex again.
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: Sex During Your Period And Increased Bleeding

Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a reader about sex during menstruation and the possibility of vaginal intercourse causing more bleeding.
Worth Checking Out If You’re Near Chicago

If you're in the Chicago area on April 11th, check out "Race, Sex, Power: New Movements in Black and Latina/o Sexualities," a conference at the U of I, Chicago.
Fear Of Sex Is Overrated

Kinsey Institute Communications Director Jennifer Bass reflects on Expressive Bodies, a Kinsey art show, and the community response.
Understanding Love And Sex – A Valentine’s Day Puzzle

Although it is possible to experience love without sexual or physical intimacy and to experience sex without love, for most people, the two are connected.
Chocolate Desire: The Connection Between Food And Sex

Do culinary aphrodisiacs actually work? What is the relationship between food and sex?
Q&A: Overcoming Common Sex Myths And Bad First Sexual Experiences

A male reader asks about how a bad first sexual experience can impact future relationships and even cause fear around sex, and we dispel some common sex myths
Q&A: The Role And Importance Of Sex In Healthy Relationships

Dr. Debby Herbenick answers a question from a gay male reader about the role sex plays in health relationships (relevant for heterosexual couples as well)