Watts is an Atlanta-based psychologist, a longtime sex educator certified by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists—and a mother. She’s smart, articulate, and witty, with a delightful sense of humor. I’ve been…

Americans are marrying and having children later in life. Today, many couples get pregnant and have children when one or both are over 40. They face sexual issues that, in previous generations, only younger people…

Anal Beads Think of a pearl necklace, only the “pearls” are about the size of grapes and strung farther apart. When these beads are well-lubricated and inserted into or withdrawn from a well-lubricated anus, the…

Anal sex recipients should start solo, use lube, and carefully coach inserters If you feel revolted by anal sex, don’t do it. No one should ever feel pressured to be sexual in ways they’d rather…

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…

Cialis Is #1, Not Viagra Since its 1998 introduction, Viagra (sildenafil) has become one of the world’s most recognizable brand names, up there with Coca-Cola and Rolls Royce. But in terms of user satisfaction, Viagra runs…

A brief guide for women—and their partners—to emergency contraception, IUD insertion, and medication abortion In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning women’s right to abortion, those seeking to end pregnancies have four…

A woman physical therapist’s book just might cure your intercourse-related pain According to the landmark “Sex In America” survey (1994), sexual pain afflicts around 20 percent of American women—15 percent before menopausal, 33 percent after….

While traveling through Europe after college, Barbara Taylor of Ottawa, Ontario, entered France and had to pass through customs. She pulled her passport out of her purse and handed it to the agent. Wedged into…

After the first oral contraceptive was approved in 1960, The Pill quickly became the world’s most popular birth control method. More than 100 million women worldwide have used it, and among American women age 18…