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ŚAKTI AND ŚĀKTA by Sir John Woodroffe (1918)

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Does Sex Today Relieve Stress Tomorrow? Examining Lagged Associations Between Partnered Sexual Activity and Stress Among Newlywed Couples

Comment: Looks like sex [orgasm?] isn’t the perfect…

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Vaishnava Sahajiya (16th-19th centuries)

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The influence of opioid blockage on the sexual response cycle: A randomized placebo-controlled experiment with relevance for the treatment of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD)

Comment: Naltrexone increased prolactin levels and…

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The Dual Pathways Hypothesis of Incel Harm: A Model of Harmful Attitudes and Beliefs Among Involuntary Celibates

Comment: Celibacy for men can be very unhealthy –…

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Charting Salivary Oxytocin Across an Episode of Naturally Occurring Partnered Sex

Archives of Sexual Behavior Denes A, Bennett-Brown M,…

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Relationship Status Rather than Sociosexuality or Sexual Orientation Predicts Male Sexual Functioning

Arch Sex Behav de Souza, M.L.R.S., Silva, A.J.,…

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Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality Among Individuals with Low Sexual Frequency

Healthcare Davis, W.S.; Anderson, P.; Banerjee, S.…

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Rings and Rebuttals: A Quasi-Experimental Study on the Psychological Impact of Marriage Equality on Low-Income Black Sexual Minorities in the United Kingdom

Comment: More evidence that pair bonding benefits…

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Further Exploration of the Correlates of Post-Coital Dysphoria and Its Prevalence within Different Sexual Contexts

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