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Research

June 30, 2025

New oxytocin finding

Dark Triad Sex

May 31, 2025

Sex and our moral compass

February 7, 2025

Sexology mythology

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?

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