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Sex science

sex is important

November 1, 2022

What’s so important about sex?

August 27, 2022

Sexual relationships, empathy and porn

sexual frequency

May 29, 2022

Why are sexual frequency and desire dropping?

sexual appetite

April 6, 2022

The conundrum of sexual appetite

Nobody's having sex

February 14, 2022

And just like that, nobody’s having sex any more – but why?

Viagra

January 12, 2022

Viagra and the case for soft sex

sensate focus

November 15, 2021

Isn’t Synergy “unnatural”?

post-coital

October 20, 2021

That post-coital feeling: we investigate the way women feel right after they’ve had sex (Stylist)

sex and testosterone

June 29, 2021

How does sex affect testosterone levels?

Sexless

May 30, 2021

Youth Sexlessness: Porn and Relationships in a Dying World

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