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Viagra for kicks: the myths and risks

Sex Problems: how to overcome them
Twenty percent of healthy young men have used Viagra or a similar drug, a recent Argentinean study found. And not because they have erection problems, but to boost their sexual performance – despite the serious health risks.

PCOS generation: the trouble with ovaries

Female body
A growing number of women in urban India are discovering that their ovaries aren't working properly. They’ve got polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Gynaecologist Dr Kanthi Bansal says 60% of the women patients at her fertility clinic have PCOS.

Turned on by tickling

Ways to Make Love
“When I’m tickled, I get an erection. Am I normal?” The question came from a visitor to Love Matters’ Latin American website, Hablemos de Amor. Intrigued, we set out to discover more about the psychology of erotic tickling.

Low voice, low sperm count

Male body
Men with deep, sexy voices have less sperm in their semen, an Australian study found. Women find guys with deep voices more attractive. So is a deep voice nature’s advert for top-quality sperm? Does anything increases the sperm count? Turns out the opposite is true.

'The sex worker gave me condoms'

Safe Sex
In India, couples who have sex before marriage rarely use condoms, a recent study found. Only seven percent of young Indian women who have premarital sex ever use a condom. For guys the figure’s higher, but still just one in four used protection. Is it because of lack of sex education?

Oral sex – you get what you ask for

Ways to Make Love
Want him to go down on you in bed? Or maybe you’d rather he didn’t go there. If you don’t say so, chances are he’ll never know. When it comes to getting head women are comfortable with different things, a US study found.

Do guys have nothing but sex on the brain?

Making Love
Guys only spend a small fraction of their day thinking about sex, a recent US study found. It’s true guys have more sexual thoughts than girls, but they still spend more time thinking about other bodily needs like food and sleep.

'Result of conservative mentality' - Men on eve-teasing

Sexual Harassment
Eve teasing is South Asia’s euphemism for mauling hands and foul-mouthed comments. Almost every woman experiences it. And hates it. So what makes guys do it? We asked two Indian men for their take on the street sexual harassment plague.