Kinsey Confidential: Sexual Health Information from the Kinsey Institute

• Q&A: Should I Have Anal Sex Without A Condom?

  

  If you want to have anal sex without a condom, the most important thing is for you and your partner to get tested for STIs.

• Q&A: Will My Curved Penis Hurt My Partners?

  

  While a curved penis can get in the way of sex for some people, having a curved penis is a turn-on and an added bonus for others!

• Q&A: My Husband Has Gonorrhea—Did He Cheat?

  

  A wife wonders if a gonorrhea diagnosis means her husband cheated, and another listener wonders if lambskin condoms are worth trying.

• Q&A: I Might Have HPV, But Can’t Get Tested

  

  Men can't routinely be tested for HPV so you may have gotten it from a past partner and given it to your ex-girlfriend or vice versa.

• Q&A: My Wife’s Vagina Feels Loose–Is It Because Of Weight Loss?

  

  There are a number of factors that can influence how a woman’s vagina feels to her as well as to her partner.Vaginal lubrication is one of these.

• What They’re Reading: Elizabeth Webb

  

  Book recommendations from experts in the fields of sexuality, gender, health, science and relationships

• Q&A After Sex, Vagina Is Itchy & Puffy

  

  How do you know what’s going on? Aside from checking in with a healthcare provider, you might try experimenting

• Q&A: I Orgasm With My Vibrator, Not When Someone Else Touches Me

  

  If you find it difficult to relax or let go with a partner, that may be getting in the way of greater sexual pleasure or ease of orgasm.

• The Other “Talk” – By Guest Blogger Hubert Izienicki (M.A.)

  

  The Other "Talk." This is a guest blog by Hubert Izienicki (MA), a sociology instructor and doctoral student at Indiana University.

• Sexually Transmitted Infections Among The Sexually Inactive?

  

  A new study has found that a sizable number of young adults who tested positive for an STI report being sexually inactive in the past year.

• Q&A: My Husband Tested Positive For Gonorrhea. Did He Cheat On Me?

  

  Gonorrhea is also easily transmitted from one person to another when they have sex. Many people who have gonorrhea don’t show any symptoms of the infection.

• Q&A: My Wife Has A Sore Near Her Anus. Could It Be Herpes?

  

  There are various reasons why people get sores on their anal or genital area and not all of the reasons are related to sexually transmissible infections.

• Only One Quarter Of Women Report Using Condoms During Anal Sex

  

  A survey revealed that less than one-quarter of heterosexual women reported using contraceptives during anal sex, compared to the majority of gay/bisexual men.

• 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: Possible To Get Pregnant From Dry Sex With Clothes On?

  

  Although sperm are quite small, they typically do not make it through most types of clothing.

• 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.

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