Sexuality

Unhappy … If you can’t resolve arguments about oral sex don’t feel that this means everything is hopeless. Sex surveys often show that huge numbers of men and women find oral sex more pleasurable and exciting than intercourse, yet the issue causes tensions in lots of relationships. The two most common problems I hear about are that the man wants oral sex and his partner won’t... 

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Chemicals in plastics can be harmful to your health. The sex-toy industry is like a bad parent who lets its children chew on toxic toys. Recently, Health Canada announced it would be banning the use of certain phthalates in products intended for kids, like teethers and rattles. Meanwhile, adults can play with toys that, in certain animals, may cause anything from hormonal and reproductive problems... 

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Now we have the perfect excuse to get down to some steamy sex in the morning – it’s good for us. That’s because sex uses every muscle group in the body and gives the heart and lungs a high-octane aerobic work-out. It burns around 300 calories an hour. And a good session at least three times a week boosts the heart, halving the risk of a heart attack or stroke, a study at Queen’s University... 

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A three-in-a-bed session can sound like a lot of harmless fun but I know this issue causes a great deal of unhappiness and conflict between many couples. The most common situation I hear about from readers seems to be that it’s the man who first raises the idea of the couple taking another man or woman into their bed. He finds thinking about it very arousing – it’s almost like an... 

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Studies Show Sex Can Help With Your Weight, Your Brain, Your Blood Pressure And More. When you’re in the mood, it’s a sure bet that the last thing on your mind is boosting your immune system or maintaining a healthy weight. Yet good sex offers those health benefits and more. That’s a surprise to many people, says Joy Davidson, PhD, a New York psychologist and sex therapist. “Of... 

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For women, emotional infidelity is far more hurtful than a partner’s dalliance with a prostitute, writes Carol Hunt Take this scenario. It’s January 2009. Madam Hillary Rodham Clinton has just been sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. A day later at a press conference, her husband by her side, she explains to reporters that, shocked and hurt after the revelations... 

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Down in the dumps … depressed women have more sex than happy women. Depressed women have more sex than those who are happier, regardless of whether they are in a relationship or not, a study of Australians has found. A survey of Melbourne women presented at an international mental health conference has concluded that females who suffer from mild to moderate depression have a third more sexual... 

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People react in different ways when they realise they’re about to split up – they either get horribly, horribly upset and want to cry. Or they get angry. Or, if you both sort of know it’s coming, they get nostalgic. Thing is, all three reactions produce one thing: strong emotion. And strong emotion is always accompanied by high hormone levels. Because sexual stimulation also causes a surge... 

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