Sep 25, 2019 | Sexual Addiction/compulsivity, Sexual Research Review
Despite data that suggests 34-72% of treatment seeking individuals report pornography use*, researchers Shane Kraus (UNLV) and Joshua Grubs (BGSU) pointed out the lack of validated screening tools for detecting problematic pornography use for clinicians. They...
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...
Dec 5, 2018 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Addiction/compulsivity
“Posts that contain adult contentwill no longer be allowed on Tumblr” So read the blog post announcement by Tumblr CEO Jeff D’Onofrio on Monday (12/3/18). This comes with an update to their community guidelines (set to go into effect 12/17/18) that states:...
Nov 23, 2018 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Addiction/compulsivity, Sexual Research Review
Researchers from the University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality reported this month on research into the prevalence of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder(1)Dickenson JA, Gleason N, Coleman E, Miner MH. Prevalence of Distress Associated With Difficulty...
Aug 15, 2018 | Atypical Sexuality / Paraphilia, Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Addiction/compulsivity, Sexual Satisfaction
So, I’m an admitted techie, but these articles are interesting to me far beyond the tech side. The impact to culture and sexual ethics will be huge. Here’s a news article that speaks to the possible impact on marriage. How Sex Robots Could Revolutionize Marriage—for...
Jul 10, 2018 | Atypical Sexuality / Paraphilia, Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Addiction/compulsivity
The World Health Organization (WHO) released the current revision (11th) of the International Classification of Diseases on June 18, 2018 with plans to revise it annually. The ICD-11 contains some 55,000 diagnoses of injuries, diseases, and causes of death. One of the...