News on Sexuality

Interesting Facts About Sex

2010-03-11T21:15:09Z

<div><p> <h4>Did You Know?</h4> <p>— The average American man's erect penis is five to seven inches long with a circumference of four to six inches, according to The Kinsey Institute.</p> <p>— 46% of women would give up getting laid for two weeks rather than logging off the Internet for t...

Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris

2010-03-11T10:00:17Z

<div id="subtitle">New Paris Sex-hibit bares all: erotic ceramics from ancient Peru tell story about elite power</div><div><p>The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature."</p><p>But the extraordinary and graphic testimonial of the ancient Moche civilization of Peru isn't...

Study: those who stay fit have longer sex lives

2010-03-10T09:30:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Study finds those who stay fit enjoy sex for longer in life; men more satisfied than women</div><div><p>It seems the old cliche may be true.</p><p>Men are more likely than women to be interested in sex, have sex and enjoy sex, according to new scientific research, which also found people who stay active and healthy enjoy longer sex lives.</p><p>Research by Univ...

Men likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age

2010-03-09T16:16:06Z

<div><p>Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age but good health is the key for both to feeling naughty, says a study published Wednesday by the British Medical Journal.</p><p>Doctors looked over two big probes into the health of the American population.</p><p>One survey covered 3,000 people aged 25-74 who filled in questionnaires in the mid-199...

Antidepressant shows benefits for low sex drive

2010-02-25T10:00:15Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The antidepressant bupropion may hold promise for improving symptoms in younger women diagnosed with so-called hypoactive sexual desire disorder, a small study suggests.</p><p>The disorder, called HSDD for short, is diagnosed when a person has a persistently low interest in sex, and that disinterest is causing personal distress or relationship problems.</p><p>...

AIDS drugs haven't changed HIV risk with anal sex

2010-02-22T12:46:01Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The introduction of effective drugs against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has not changed gay men's risk of contracting the virus during a single act of anal sex, new research from Australia shows.</p><p>This finding was "unexpected," the study's authors admit, given that treatment with AIDS drugs sharply reduces the co...

Give That Thing A Rest

2010-02-21T21:15:18Z

<div><p>Given the bind that many prominent American men have thrust themselves into — think Tiger Woods, Mark Sanford, Eliot Spitzer, et al. — it seems it really is possible to have too much of a good thing. And your prostate gland appears to agree.</p><p>According to a new research out of the Gen. David Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command, addresses the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington. Petr...

Sterilization surgery not linked to sexual problems

2010-02-22T09:26:40Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have their "tubes tied" to prevent future pregnancies do not seem to have an increased risk of sexual dysfunction afterward, according to a new study.</p><p>In fact, researchers found, women in their study who'd had the procedure showed lower risks of certain sexual problems and tended to be happier with their sex lives than other...

ACLU accuses Calif. instructor of religion lessons

2010-02-22T10:42:27Z

<div id="subtitle">ACLU: Instructor at public Calif. college included views on abortion, homosexuality in lessons</div><div><p>An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and glob...

Congressional Resolutions Condemn Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill

2010-02-22T11:37:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Congress urges the Uganda Parliament to dump its proposed anti-gay bill</div><div><p> <p>Both chambers of Congress have introduced resolutions that urge the Uganda Parliament to dump a proposed bill that that ups the penalties for being gay in a country where it is already illegal.</p> <p>California

Abstinence-only program helps kids postpone sex

2010-02-22T12:31:52Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abstinence-only sex education can work -- if it's based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes about other types of risky behavior like smoking and drinking, new research shows.</p><p>African-American sixth- and seventh-graders who completed the eight-hour program, which involved a series of brief activiti...

Success seen with experimental abstinence program

2010-02-22T12:53:11Z

<div><p>An experimental abstinence-only program without a moralistic tone can delay teens from having sex, a provocative study found.</p><p>Billed as the first rigorous research to show long-term success with an abstinence-only approach, the study differed from traditional programs that have lost federal and state support in recent years. The classes didn't preach saving sex until marriage or disparage condom use.</p><p...

Argentine president: Eat pork, spice your sex life

2010-02-22T13:43:35Z

<div id="subtitle">President Fernandez tells Argentines they'll have a better sex life if they eat more pork</div><div><p>Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy.</p><p>Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise Thursday after Cristina Fernandez promoted pork ...

Marathon Session Ends Plaintiffs' Case In Gay Marriage Trial

2010-02-22T16:01:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Plaintiffs' final witness endures 6 hours testifying on the nature of being gay</div><div><p> <p>Plaintiffs lawyers in the gay marriage trial taking place in San Francisco wrapped up their case Friday. After the plaintiff's final witness endured more than 6 hours on the witness stand, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker told him, “You win the ...

Prop 8 trial witness: Being gay not a choice

2010-02-22T18:11:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Expert testifies in same-sex marriage trial that sexual orientation usually consistent in life</div><div><p>Sexual orientation can be fluid, but the vast majority of people have identities that are consistently heterosexual, gay or bisexual throughout most of their lives, a social psychologist testified Friday in a trial challenging California's gay marriage ban.<...

What Are the Causes and Treatments For Erectile Dysfunction?

2010-02-22T16:56:58Z

Erectile Dysfunction is quite basic among men and it's not just the aged men who are affected with this sexual disorder. A large number of young guys in their twenty also face problems achieving hard and firm erections.<br><br>Causes behind Erectile Dysfunction in Men<br><br>The main causes behind ED or impotence in men are listed below:<br><br>Poor or sluggish blood flow to the penis - This is the prime reaso...

More teenagers depressed, engaging in risky behavior

2010-02-22T18:24:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Pressures of recession having effect on kidsÕ home lives, experts say</div><div><p> A growing number of Nevada high school students say they are using drugs and alcohol, having sex and struggling with depression troubling trends that experts say are a direct reflection of the Silver States hard times.</p><p>A comprehensive biennial survey by the

Make Her Orgasm

2010-02-22T19:37:38Z

<div><p>You may think that wildly jackhammering her rocks your woman's world, but if she hasn't told you already: That ain't true. There's actually an art to giving her a mind-blowing orgasm, more than just having a big brush. "trust me," says Gabrielle Moore, author of The Female Orgasm Revealed. "Combining foreplay, clitoral stimulation, partial penetration, and anal stimulation can literally be like sexu...

Avid fans of President Barack Obama can

2010-01-13T18:01:12Z

Avid fans of President Barack Obama can now take their support of the U.S. leader into the bedroom - the Democrat has proved so popular, he's inspired a dildo. Horny Obama supporters can now give themselves or their partners some sexual pleasure with Head O State, a novelty dildo bearing the President's beaming face. The commemorative sex toy, which stands at seven and a half inches ...