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Online sex and porn – is it cheating?

Porn
Q: I watch a lot of pornography and also indulge in online sex. I have never met my cybersex partner and I don’t wish to. But I like the online sexual relationship I share with her. Does this mean I’m being unfaithful to my wife? Santosh, Varanasi

Can a woman have orgasm while working out alone?

Orgasms
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.

Long ring finger, big penis?

Male body
The longer a man’s ring finger is compared to his index finger, the longer his penis is likely to be, a recent South Korean study found. A larger shoe size = a larger penis is a myth, but men’s hands may say more about their owners than we thought. What is normal penis size?

She lost interest in sex after our baby, help!

Sex Problems: how to overcome them
My wife is not interested in sex anymore, now that we have a baby. I feel that for her it was like, "OK, I am pregnant...now no more sex". What should I do? Sachin, Bhopal

Aunty, I think about sex all the time. Am I normal?

Making Love
I think about sex all the time. Do I have some kind of disorder? Even if I try, I can’t keep my mind off sex. It’s embarrassing, but it’s the first thing I want to do whenever I meet any girl. Am I a sex addict? What would my friends think if I shared this with them? Do I need some kind of sex therapy? Jayant, Bangalore

Women who are happy about their vagina get more pleasure?

Female body
Women who feel confident and comfortable about their vaginas have more sex and get more head, according to a US study. But vaginal self-confidence isn’t only about pleasure, it could just save your life.

Man on a menstruation mission

Female body
A cheap machine to make affordable sanitary pads for Indian women: it’s entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham’s greatest achievement, he says. When Muruganantham learned of the unhygienic way his wife had to deal with her periods, he helped out.

Men can fake orgasms too!

Orgasms
More than a quarter of men surveyed in two recent studies have faked an orgasm at least once. We assume it’s virtually impossible for men to fake orgasms, but in the survey by University of Kansas, 78 percent said they acted out an orgasm.