Do you like R-rated movies with steamy sex scenes? Most people do. There’s a little bit of voyeur in most of us. Do you ever wear tight, form-fitting, or revealing clothing? Most people do from…

Everyone wants to reduce rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). But how? Conservatives demand limiting school sex education to promotion of abstinence until marriage. Liberals insist on lessons about contraceptives and STI…

There’s an old saying: Men have relationships to gain sex. Women have sex to gain relationships. This isn’t true for everyone, but it’s true often enough to become cliché—at least for people under about 50….

One lover dumps the other. Soon after, according to conventional wisdom, both are likely to jump into bed with new lovers, often strangers. “Dumpers,” many people assume, may have “rebound” sex to get over the…

In lists of sexual infections—chlamydia, gonorrhea, etc.—UTI is often forgotten. It goes by different names: bladder or urinary tract infection, UTI, and cystitis (“cyst” from the Greek for bladder). It occurs mostly in women, and…

In a magazine survey some years ago, 1,000 men were asked about their size. Almost every respondent said he was “too small” and wished he were larger. “Men are obsessed with penis size,” says Palo…

Vibrators don’t cost much. But they’re more than a cheap thrill. They’re a little electric friend—and like any friendship, making it last takes a certain amount of effort. Follow these simple suggestions and your little…

Partners with sexually transmitted infections may have cheated—but maybe not. It’s the decision no one wants to make. You’re diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Should you inform your partner(s)? If you do, what…

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….

Many women are happy to have lovers ejaculate in their mouths and swallow the semen. Others can’t stand the idea. If women object to accepting semen orally, men should respect their wishes. No one should…