Sep 26, 2019 | Sex and Aging, Sex in the News
There’s a common misconception that as people age, they lose their interest in sex and capacity for sexual behaviour. But as a UK survey shows, this isn’t the case. Indeed, the survey found that 85% of men aged 60–69 report being sexually active – as do 60% of...
Sep 18, 2019 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Research Review
Sexual intercourse during pregnancy is commonly believed to trigger the onset of contractions and, therefore, labor. So starts the introduction to a recent article in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. In a meta-analysis involving 3 trials and 1,483 women, researchers...
Sep 9, 2019 | Curated information, Sex in the News
In March of this year (2019), the Journal of Sexual Medicine published research on 3,944 people over 50 who self-reported sexual and sleep variables as part of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing(1)Smith, L., Grabovac, I., Veronese, N., Soysal, P., Isik, A. T.,...
Aug 28, 2019 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Single Sexuality
The University of Arizona highlighted research underway by one of it’s doctoral students exploring sexting. Sociology doctoral student Morgan Johnstonbaugh presented her research at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting this month. “In this...
Aug 20, 2019 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Single Sexuality
An article from the Institute for Family Studies pointing out that the hookup culture is not as prevalent, nor as rewarding, as some might think. In this quick article arguing for a Romance Renaissance, Joe Malone points out that: findings show a majority of both...
Aug 13, 2019 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Addiction/compulsivity
A quick article on the sexual needs of women during the postpartum period and some of why so few obtain care. A great reminder for us to take the time to explore and not assume all is “normal” or “ok”. from the Scientific American Voices...
