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·April 6, 2022·3 min read

Orgasm Gap Impacts How Much Women Want One

When men and women experience more orgasms in their relationship, they expect and want more. The opposite is true for women who experience fewer orgasms. The findings explain why many women place less emphasis on the importance of orgasms for their sexual satisfaction compared to men.

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·February 21, 2022·4 min read

First Sexual Experience Influences Women’s Future Sexual Desire

A woman's first sexual experience impacts her sexual desire later in life, a new study reports. However, in men, the first sexual experience had little to no impact on sexual desire later in life.

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·February 11, 2022·4 min read

Incorporating Sexual Pleasure in Educational Sexual Health Programs Can Improve Safe Sex Behaviors

A meta-analysis study reports interventions targeting STI/HIV infection risk education could benefit from including a focus on sexual pleasure and desire.

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·February 2, 2022·3 min read

Men With Sex Addiction May Have Elevated Levels of the Love Hormone Oxytocin

Hypersexual disorder, or sex addiction, in males is associated with higher levels of oxytocin within the blood.

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·January 31, 2022·3 min read

Perceived Fragile Masculinity Stifles Sexual Satisfaction and Honest Communication

Women may alter their own sexual behavior in an effort to protect their male partner's perceived sense of manhood. Researchers found women who perceived their partner's masculinity as more fragile tended to lower their sexual satisfaction. Additionally, women in relationships with males who they believed to experience "fragile masculinity" reported more anxiety and poorer communication in their relationship.

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·July 1, 2021·4 min read

Genetics Plays Important Role in Age at First Sex and Birth

Researchers have identified 371 genes, eleven of which were sex-specific, linked to the timing of when a person first has sex and the point of life they are most likely to become parents.

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·April 24, 2021·2 min read

A Good Night’s Sleep Could Do Wonders for Your Love Life

Poor quality sleep can lead to sexual dysfunction in women, a new study reports.

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·May 12, 2020·1 min read

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected women’s sexual behavior?

A small scale study reveals women's sexual desire and frequency of intercourse has increased during the coronavirus pandemic, but they report the quality of their sex life has decreased.

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·March 3, 2020·2 min read

Men can smell when a woman is sexually aroused

Men evaluated the scent of sexually aroused women as more attractive and expressed an increase in their sexual motivations. Findings suggest the chemical signal of scent alone can elicit a sexual response in men.

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·February 13, 2020·4 min read

Kisspeptin hormone injection can boost brain activity associated with attraction

A shot of the reproductive hormone kisspeptin enhances brain activity in response to olfactory and visual cues of attraction in men. The findings reveal a previously undescribed attraction pathway in humans activated by the hormone and identify kisspeptin signaling as a potential therapeutic pathway for psychosexual and reproductive disorders.

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·January 29, 2020·5 min read

Sex pheromone named after Jane Austen character alters brain in mouse courtship

Darcin, a sex pheromone named after Jane Austen's famous Mr. Darcy, alters cells in the brain's emotional center of female mice, giving them the power to assess sexual readiness and help with mate selection.

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·August 30, 2019·4 min read

Up to 25% of same-sex behavior linked to genes

Researchers report up to 25% of same-sex behaviors are associated with genetic variants. The study identified five new genes associated with sexual behavior. They report there is no one single gene linked to same-sex sexual behavior or orientation, but numerous genes, as well as other factors which contribute. Researchers emphasize the markers may be unreliable in predicting same-sex behavior but may influence the likelihood for specific relationship choices.

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sexual behavior

First Sexual Experience Influences Women’s Future Sexual Desire

Incorporating Sexual Pleasure in Educational Sexual Health Programs Can Improve Safe Sex Behaviors

Men With Sex Addiction May Have Elevated Levels of the Love Hormone Oxytocin

Genetics Plays Important Role in Age at First Sex and Birth

A Good Night’s Sleep Could Do Wonders for Your Love Life

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected women’s sexual behavior?

Men can smell when a woman is sexually aroused

Kisspeptin hormone injection can boost brain activity associated with attraction

Sex pheromone named after Jane Austen character alters brain in mouse courtship

Up to 25% of same-sex behavior linked to genes

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