Posted On: August 24, 2010
This letter appeared at Straits Times forum on Mon 23 Aug. I REFER to Saturday’s special report, ‘Sex education: Too little, too late, and too vague?’ In recent weeks, there were media reports about more girls reaching puberty early – from the United States and Britain to Singapore. What this means is that our young […]
Posted On: August 19, 2010
How Does Vasectomy Prevent Pregnancy? Vasectomy is a form of birth control for men that is meant to be permanent. During vasectomy, a health care provider closes or blocks the tubes that carry sperm. When the tubes are closed, sperm cannot leave a man’s body and cause pregnancy. For more, click here. How Does Tubal […]
Posted On: August 9, 2010
According to my knowledge, these are the most common contraception methods in Singapore. What Are Abstinence and Outercourse? You may have heard people talk about abstinence in different ways. Some people think of abstinence as not having vaginal intercourse. They may enjoy other kinds of sex play that don’t lead to pregnancy. This is better […]
Posted On: June 28, 2010
This is a piece titled ‘The Beauty of Sex’ which appeared in the June/ July issue 2010 of L’Officiel. My workshop ‘Funtastic Fellatio’ (previously titled ‘Fantastic Fellatio’) is reviewed. For a testimonial, click here. For workshop details, click here. Double click image to read.
Posted On: June 15, 2010
This article first appeared on The Online Citizen. Sex is a learned act. That’s right: l-e-a-r-n-e-d. I remember contributing an article to an online portal a few months back. I had written the sentence: “For most people, sex is a learned act.” When the portal owner’s edits come back, she had written: “Don’t you mean, […]
Posted On: March 20, 2010
A survey done by feminine care products manufacturer Kotex revealed that a staggering six out of 10 Singaporean women polled are clueless about the number of openings they have down south. The correct answer: three – the urethra, the vaginal canal and the anus. The Kotex BodyLife IQ Study involved 1,800 women in Singapore, the […]
Posted On: January 26, 2010
The number of Thai pregnant schoolgirls and university students sharply rose to about 10,000 last year. In the past, the number had never risen beyond 5,000 in a year. “We have to prevent such cases otherwise more social problems will arise,” Social Development and Human Security Minister Issara Somchai said yesterday. He was speaking at […]
Posted On: January 18, 2010
Good Vibrations is a fantastic shop which is bright, happy and friendly sex shop initially started by women for women. It is USA’s first and premier provider of sex education and sex postive products. Good Vibrations is a San Francisco-based multi channel retailer that women and couples have trusted for over three decades to provide […]
Posted On: January 13, 2010
SAR is a process-oriented, structured group experience to promote participants’ awareness of their values, beliefs and attitudes on various issues in sexuality and to assist them in understanding how these attitudes and values affect them professionally and personally. The SAR experience involves viewing a series of sexually explicit films and discussing reactions in a small […]
Posted On: December 31, 2009
In 1999, Dr. Pek Van Andel and colleagues, made the first MRI images of male and female sex organs while couples were having sex under, as it was put, cloistered conditions. MRI machines are said by some to be much like coffins. In all, 13 experiments were performed with eight couples and three single women. […]
Posted On: December 9, 2009
In Singapore, girls aged between 12 and 14 are considered victims of statutory rape. Cases involving girls below the age of 12 are investigated as rape. Offenders can be jailed for up to 20 years, and fined or caned. Under the Women’s Charter, sex with a girl aged above 14 but below 16 is termed […]
Posted On: November 20, 2009
As we have heard time and again, abstinence-only sexual education doesn’t work. Now, a task force of public health experts has found no evidence that abstinence-only sexual education programs cut teens’ risk of sexually transmitted disease, HIV, or pregnancy. But the panel finds that sex ed that includes information about condoms and delaying sexual initiation […]
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