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Research

Orgasm hangover

November 22, 2024

Does orgasm have a hidden cycle?

postcoital dysphoria

July 4, 2024

Feel sad, anxious or ‘homesick’ after sex? You might have post-coital dysphoria (Guardian UK)

sexual abstinence research

April 17, 2024

No partner yet? Fatigued?

SynergyExplorers.org

November 23, 2023

Is Synergy misogynistic?

October 10, 2023

Drs Huberman and Malik discuss the neurochemistry of sexual satiety

Synergy Explorers

September 8, 2023

“Karezza” and the Sexual Reform Movement (Heinz Schott)

Synergy Explorers How much sex

May 28, 2023

What’s the ideal amount of sex?

GQ

May 14, 2023

GQ surveys today’s relationship chaos

sex positivity

December 8, 2022

Has ‘sex positivity’ fulfilled its promise?

Synergy Explorers

November 23, 2022

Hormones and postcoital dysphoria (EL PAÍS)

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