Who should you ask? What is the right question?

As a sexologist, I read widely from academic journals, periodicals, internet articles, sex columns in magazines, etc. in search of the new, the interesting, and sometimes the downright bizarre.Again and again, these issues come up: ‘Is there anybody who can help me?’ ‘Am I normal?’ ‘What s

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Researchers Find Prostate Cancer Stem Cell

Researchers have found a stem cell, a kind of master cell, that may cause at least some types of prostate cancer.What this means is that there may eventually be new ways to treat it.Read more here.

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Exercises for Yummy Sex after Baby

I contributed an article entitled 'Exercises for Yummy Sex after Baby' for the October issue of 'Today’s Motherhood'.Read the e-zine here. My article is on page 24 and 25.

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Malaysian court orders Muslim lovers caned for sex

An Islamic court has ordered an unmarried couple to be caned for trying to have sex in a car in the latest of a series of harsh punishments for Muslims in Malaysia.Earlier this week, an Islamic court in another state ordered an Indonesian Muslim man to be whipped six times and jailed a year for drin

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Clinton Changes Mind on Gay Marriage

Former President Bill Clinton has revealed he recently had a change of heart on the issue of same-sex marriage.In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper Friday, Clinton explained that he still believes each state should decide whether to legalize gay marriage, but he is no longer personally opposed

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Aphrodisiacs for I.S. Magazine

I contributed quotes and information towards I.S. Magazine’s 25 September 2009 issue on 'The Rise of Aphrodisiacs'.Get your copy on the I.S. Magazine kiosks or read it here.

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AIDS vaccine cuts infection risk for first time

An experimental AIDS vaccine has for the first time cut the risk of infection in a "breakthrough" in the quarter-century battle against the deadly epidemic.The vaccine is believed to reduce the risk of being infected by almost a third, after the world’s largest clinical vaccine trial of more than

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Love at First Sight – on Public Transport

In the UK, people still place personal ads to track down strangers they've locked eyes with for a fleeting momentThe dating column in the Londonpaper, a free evening newspaper distributed across London, is hugely popular with commuters. Then there are global websites such as ISawYouToday.com and Lov

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Now on ‘Sex with Timaree’

Timaree Schmit is currently finishing up a doctorate in Human Sexuality Education at Widener University and has been running her blog for 1.5years.She asked and I decided to contribute towards her site. The announcement is here.

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Bed sharing ‘bad for your health’

One study found that, on average, couples suffered 50% more sleep disturbances if they shared a bed. Sleep specialist Dr Neil Stanley told the British Science Festival how bed sharing can cause rows over snoring and duvet-hogging and robs precious sleep. As such, couples should consider sleeping apa

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