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Sex science

Lonely heart

October 7, 2024

Masturbation triggers a distressing mental health issue in 2/3 of men, experts discover – and half of women

Bonding behaviours

August 7, 2024

Bonding behaviour repertoire

Synergy

July 18, 2024

“No orgasm? What’s the point?”

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?

Reich's Wrong Turn

January 8, 2024

Reich’s Wrong Turn

December 11, 2023

If Your Mood Dips After Sex, Post-Coital Dysphoria Could Be The Reason

October 10, 2023

Drs Huberman and Malik discuss the neurochemistry of sexual satiety

SynergyExplorers.org

September 17, 2023

Sex and Depression: In the Brain, if Not the Mind

Synergy Explorers

August 22, 2023

The Cult of the Natural

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