Under the heading of “giving kids straightforward and clear information,” this book, from Germany does just that! I think it could not be much clearer as to how a baby is conceived and born – and personally I think the pictures are cute to boot. So consider downloading it and keeping it for when your …
Continue ReadingHuman sexual response.
Masters and Johnson (1970), the pioneering sex researchers, described a woman’s cycles of sexual arousal as having several phases. They believed that women moved through each phase in a linear fashion. They called this cycle the “human sexual response cycle.” The phases are described as: the excitement phase: this phase is marked by an elevated …
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One of our recent botulinum toxin patients just had intercourse with her husband after 9 years of marriage. Pretty cool, no? She had been trying to have intercourse for years with no success. She tried traditional dilator therapy and though she could insert the smallest sizes, she felt pain when she got to the medium …
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An aspect of the female orgasm that I find compelling is why it even exists. Of course it makes sex profoundly more enjoyable. So from an evolutionary standpoint the more a woman wants to have sex the more her chances of procreating increase. However, unlike the male orgasm which is necessary for procreation, the female …
Continue ReadingResearch on oral contraceptives.
Oral contraception and the vagina: I have a love/hate relationship with the pill! I love the fact that it allows women to have a sex life without worrying about pregnancy. I love the fact that it makes birth control fairly effortless and painless. I love the fact that it’s so easy to access. I hate …
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