In the name of progress, researchers are forever discovering the reasons behind why we do the strange things we do. Here and updates and explanations of the newest science around sex.
Vibrators give the most speedy and powerful orgasms. In fact women worry their sex toy could put their partners out of job. For women who have trouble with climaxes, a vibrator is the answer, according to the Medical Center for Female Sexuality.
Most men who think their penis is too small actually don’t have anything to worry about, say international experts in a recent article. Yet more and more guys around the world are heading for the doctor, begging for a penis enlargement.
The bad news: being pregnant puts you off sex – and not surprisingly gives you sore breasts, tiredness and nausea. But here’s the good news: it’s partly in the mind. Women who don’t realise they’re pregnant aren’t put off sex, a new study found.
Snorting the hormone oxytocin prescribed by his doctor had a surprising effect for one man – it worked wonders on his sex life. Oxytocin’s unexpected sexual effects on mystery patient Mr B were so strong that scientists are calling for more research.
Cheaters are more likely to have unsafe sex than people who have agreed to have an open sexual relationship, a recent US study found. They’re less likely to use condoms, either with their partner or their lovers.
Does the G-spot exist? Women who enjoy intense, squirting orgasms say ‘Ooooh, yes!’ Yet up until now scientists have been baffled by this mysterious pleasure spot inside the vagina. They can’t work out what it is exactly.
Why do we find it so hard these days to keep up a steady relationship with a partner? It’s not so hard to find couples who fell in love at a very young age and have grown old together. But times have changed and so have people.
“Hi there! Would you go to bed with me tonight?” A guy who tries this chat-up line on a girl is heading for a brush-off. Yet reverse the roles, and the guy might seize the opportunity. Danish researchers set up an experiment to test the theory.
Thirty-five percent of men in rural Brazil have had sex with an animal. Shocked? The topic is so taboo that very little is known about the men who’ve done the deed or the health risks associated with it.
For some women a workout can have an enjoyable side-effect – it gives them an orgasm. In fact, exercise orgasms might not be as rare as you’d think, a recent US study found.
