It is quite common for females to release some amount of fluid during sexual excitement or orgasm. There is evidence that some women involuntarily release very diluted urine (often during what is called “squirting”) but there is also evidence that some women release prostatic secretions during sexual activity.
Pleasure & Orgasm
Is The Fifty Shades Series Helpful? Research Findings Are Grey
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Guest author Christine Leistner shares her recently published research regarding the sexual health messages depicted in the Fifty Shades of Grey series.
Sex Research
Hostels And Hookups: How Common Is It, And Why?
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College aged students studying abroad know that the hookup culture in hostels is
Sex Research
What They’re Reading: Laura Holt Reviews The Purity Myth
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Doctoral Candidate Laura Holt recommends reading Jessica Valenti’s “The Purity Myth”
Sex Research
Necking, Petting And Hot Petting: Surveying Sex In The 1930’s
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Guest blogger Donna J. Drucker discusses what college students in the 1930s told journalists about sex and romance – and what Alfred Kinsey learned from them.
Bodies
If You Got Compassion, Let’s Get It Back In Fashion
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Guest blogger Miya Yamanouchi shares research findings that compassion-focused therapy helps protect young women from effects of self-objectification.
Sex Research
Sex & Religion: Research On Muslim Gay Men
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“Given that Islam constitutes… a ‘core’ identity for many Muslims, there is often a desire for continued identification with the religious in-group.”
Sex Research
Data Collection Comes To The 21st Century With Kinsey Reporter App
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Guest blogger Lauren Schrader introduces us to the new Kinsey Reporter App that allows everyone to be a citizen scientist.
Sex Research
Q&A: I Study Business.Where Can I Get A Degree In Sexuality Too?
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How nice that you’re interested in studying sexuality! Many people with business degrees find themselves working in sexuality-related companies.
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Gender
Do Men Really Want Sex More Than Women?
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You may have pondered whether there is stock in this stereotype. Guest blogger Penelope Snow turns to sex research to find the answer.
Sex Research
A Push For Purity: Are Abstinence Pledges Truly Effective?
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Teaching young women that their value lies in sexual abstinence can negatively impact the sexual and emotional health of men and women alike.
Sex Research
Alcohol, Attraction & Sexual Activity: Beer Goggles Are Real!
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New research finds that consuming alcohol not only causes us to find others more sexually attractive, it also leads us to overestimate our own appeal.
Sex Research
“Damaged Goods” Debunked: Study Challenges Porn Star Stereotypes
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Despite stereotypes to the contrary, adult film performers are no more likely to be survivors of childhood sexual abuse than the general population.
Sex Research
Study Shows Link Between Religiosity, Perceived Porn Addiction
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A new study finds that religious people are more likely to think they are addicted to porn than their secular peers.
Sex Research
How You View Virginity May Affect Your Sexual Satisfaction
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A new study finds that an individuals’ positive, neutral, or negative perceptions of their virginity can impact safer sex planning and sexual satisfaction.
Sex Research
Exercise Improves Sexual Function for Women on Antidepressants
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Researchers show that in women experiencing sexual side effects of antidepressants, exercise improved sexual function.
Sex Research
The Value of Kinsey: Transforming Sex Research In The 20th Century
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Alfred Kinsey’s research helped dismantle sterotypes about sexual orientation and what is “normal.”