Scientific sex research began in the late 1940s, and during the 70 years since then, one finding has been replicated hundreds of times. Compared with men, women are considerably less likely to have orgasms. Men…

Serious (“major”) depression is the most common mental illness. In severe cases, it leads to suicide, which takes 32,000 American lives a year. Among many other symptoms, depression typically destroys interest in sex. Antidepressants save…

Oral sex is ubiquitous in pornography—especially fellatio. Porn actors—both men and women—can’t get enough of giving head, and receiving it. As a result, pornography has introduced many people to oral sex, shown them the basics…

What do ginseng, chocolate, oysters, coffee, alcohol, powdered rhinoceros tusk, a ground up Mediterranean beetle, and the bark of a certain West African tree all have in common? They are just a few of the…

The conventional wisdom is that for both men and women, sexuality is like men’s hair. With age, it recedes and eventually disappears. The conventional wisdom contains a germ of truth. Aging brings sexual changes, frequently…

In many men, sexual myths contribute to normal middle-age erection balkiness and to more serious erectile dysfunction (ED). Here are the most erection-deflating myths—and the truth about these issues: Myth: Erection is something men “achieve.”…

Throughout life, PE is men’s #1 sex problem. It’s usually easy to cure. The best-known men’s sex problem is erectile dysfunction (ED). But ED doesn’t affect many men until after age 50. Meanwhile, in every…

Some denounce solo sex as sin or addiction. Actually, it provides many benefits. Whenever I’ve blogged about masturbation, I’ve received a few comments calling it wrong, immoral, sinful, a sign of addiction, and a waste…

Quick, easy, private Kegel exercises add pleasure to orgasm In 1948, Los Angeles urologist Arnold Kegel, M.D., (Kay-gell) was treating women suffering from stress incontinence, embarrassing urine leakage triggered by coughs, sneezes, and laughter. He…

Ever since 1948 when Alfred Kinsey launched modern sex research, one finding has been confirmed and re-confirmed over and over again. Compared with men, women are considerably less likely to have orgasms. Men report orgasms…