These days, I write primarily about sexuality. But from the 1970s until 2005, sex writing was just one element of my career as a health journalist. I also wrote a great deal about alternative therapies,…
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Most men have no idea that at some point after 40, and usually by 50, their erections start to change. The same men who, from their teen years into their forties, could raise firm erections…
In porn, women usually use strap-on dildos on each other. But in real life, many men with erection problems use them on women and many women use them to do men anally. As with other dildos,…
Fifteen percent. According to a recent University of California survey of sex in America, that’s the proportion of U.S. women who have survived childhood sexual exploitation. For men, the figure is 3 percent. Ninety-five percent….
Back in 1987 when the Sybian was first introduced, I thought: Who’s going to pay $1,000 for a souped-up vibrator? Thirty years later, the verdict is in – Lots of people! What I like best…
Most sex research starts and ends with university sexologists. But here’s a case of nonacademics becoming fascinated in an element of sexuality–women’s orgasms—-and persuading sex researchers at Indiana University to run with the baton. The Joy of…
In previous articles, I’ve tried to reassure anxious men that penis size doesn’t matter to the substantial majority of women. And every time, comments have poured in from gals calling me a fool, saying that…
In March 1998 when Viagra was first approved, Maryland anesthesiologist Ken Haslam, M.D. (Cal B.S. 1956) was 64, single, and dating. “I was meeting lots of women. It was exciting. And for me, new relationships…
If you own any sex toys, there’s an excellent chance they were manufactured by Doc Johnson of North Hollywood, CA. Follow the link below to read a profile of the founding family. I’ve never visited…
Kissing is a frequently overlooked element of sexuality. Also known as smooching, necking, snogging, making out, lip locking, bussing, and osculation, kissing is rarely mentioned in sexology resources. One reason is that kissing often occurs…
