We can learn from one woman’s journey through grief to a new relationship. For many years, Joan Price, now 75, has been a prominent expert on older sexuality. Her books include Talking Out Loud About…

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.”…

Not long ago, the U.S. government prohibited almost all research into the effects of marijuana, now increasingly called cannabis. But in recent years, 28 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana and…

Menopause is not an illness, not a disease. It’s a life passage—a perfectly natural passage. It might be easy for the woman in your life. Or it might be difficult for her—and for you. The…

I have a charming primary care physician who’s up on the latest research, and quite thorough—well, almost. She never asks about my sexual functioning. My doctor is typical. For years, sexologists have fretted about doctors’…

Problems with ejaculation and orgasm — difficulty with release, or an inability to have orgasms or ejaculate at all—are men’s hidden sex issue. Erectile dysfunction is all over the media, and premature ejaculation (rapid, involuntary…

Popular culture embraces “sex addiction,” but most psychologists reject it. When we say they’re “addicted” to bacon, Beyoncé’s music or The Simpsons, it’s largely in jest. We’re not actually addicted. We just really like whatever….

Myth: Almost all polyam relationships are brief. Truth: Many thrive for decades. Polyamory, aka consensual non-monogamy (CNM), is controversial. In “polyam” arrangements one, some, or all partners are free to explore other sexual and emotionally…

As post-sex cuddling increases so does sexual and relationship satisfaction. Ah, afterglow, the relaxed, dreamy post-coital period when many lovers feel close. But a better term might be after-cuddling. Recent research shows that cuddling is a…