Ever hear of the “mistress’ nightmare?” A middle-aged man is having sex with a woman other than his wife. While making love, he has a heart attack and dies, leaving his lover with a difficult…

To prevent sexual assault, forget affirmative consent. Focus on binge drinking. Since the turn of the current century, the media have spotlighted epidemic levels of college and military sexual assaults, everything from uninvited groping to…

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…

Erotic fantasies often provoke feelings of guilt, shame, and self-loathing. That’s hardly surprising. Many people grow up harangued by religious leaders and self-styled guardians of morality that among the many sexual possibilities, only a small…

Stress causes many sex problems. Mindfulness relieves them by reducing stress. Great sex and meditation have a good deal in common. Both involve taking breaks from daily routines and responsibilities. Both include deep diaphragmatic breathing….