Sexuality

What a Workout! Women Report that Exercise Triggers Orgasm

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Up to 15% of women apparently experience orgasm as a fringe benefit of physical exertion. Crunches, anyone?

How a Fertile Woman Affects the Way Men Talk

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Men who strike up a conversation with a fertile woman are less likely to match her sentence structure. Researchers say it’s an effort to be “non-conforming” in the quest to land a mate.

The Nurse-In: Why Breast-Feeding Mothers Are Mad at Target

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If shopping at Target is part of your Wednesday morning plans, here’s hoping you’re not squeamish about public breast-feeding.

Bisexual Squid? Not Exactly — Just Lonely

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Male deep-sea squid will get it on with just about anything with tentacles.

Scientific Study Finds That Bisexuality Really Exists

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Bisexual men won’t likely be surprised — or feel particularly validated — to learn that a new scientific study confirms that their sexual attraction to both men and women is real. But the findings may help enlighten those who still subscribe to the stereotype that bisexual men are just closeted homosexuals, or simply confused.

The Results Are In: First National Study of Teen Masturbation

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Masturbation has long been considered a normal sexual behavior for children, and now the first nationally representative study of the practice finds — er, confirms — that teen boys, more so than girls, do it early and often.

CDC: Why Gay and Bisexual Teens Are More Likely to Risk Their Health

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In the largest study of its kind, government health officials report that gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers are significantly more likely to engage in risky, unhealthy behaviors — such as smoking, drinking, using drugs, having unprotected sex and contemplating suicide — than their straight peers.

The Caligula Effect: Why Powerful Men Compulsively Cheat

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Human males have never been thought of as models of sexual restraint — and with good reason. From the moment the adolescent libido begins to boot up, boys seem to enter an ongoing state of emotional — if not literal — priapism, from which they never fully emerge.

Gay-Friendly Communities Are Good for Straight Teens Too

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A spate of suicides involving gay teens last fall reignited concern among youth activists and health experts over the disproportionately high rate of suicide among gay American teens. Now, a survey of high-school students in Oregon highlights a key risk factor for suicide — living in a socially and politically conservative area — not only [...]

Why Medical Records Should Include Patients’ Sexual Orientation

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Many factors that can affect a person’s medical needs and risks — like age, race and income — are included in studies of health, but others like sexual orientation and gender identity are not. Now a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests they should be.