Fantasies are just that: fantasies. Our society’s discomfort with fantasies or misunderstanding of them is sometime scary. A person can have a fantasy and in many, many cases have no real desire to act on it. Click below to read about a case where the line between fact and fantasy becomes blurred through normative fears …
Continue ReadingHoliday sex: It’s good for you!
Round and around we go arguing whether having a lot of sex makes you healthier or being healthier make you have more sex. As usual I’m going to argue that it’s a little bit of both! If you feel healthy and fit (no matter your age or weight) you’ll be likely to have better sex. …
Continue Reading30% of women orgasm through vaginal penetration.
Although the following statistic is located on our webpage, women are still surprised to learn that only 30% of women will orgasm through vaginal penetration. That means almost 70% of women do not orgasm through intercourse. At times, women and their partners may feel like they are doing something wrong, or that something is wrong …
Continue ReadingMCFS Clinical Director responds to the New York Times.
New York Times Sunday Magazine November 29, 2009 Dear Editor: Daniel Bergner’s article in the Times magazine section, “Women Who Want to Want,” once again poignantly expresses both the deep distress felt by women with the loss of their libido as well as the complexity of understanding and treating the condition. Women’s loss of desire, …
Continue ReadingSex education.
The debate over what type of sex education should be offered in public schools has become highly political. However, the debate has become less about what programs are more effective and more about conflicting ideologies. Effectiveness is typically measured by the ability of a program to increase the use of condoms and contraceptives, increase communication …
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