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By Cory Silverberg, About.com Guide since 2005

When Sex Goes Stale Created: Monday, June 03, 2013 Updated: Friday, June 07, 2013
What do we mean when we say that our sex life has gone stale? Do our sex lives really have an expiry date? Tips on how to address loss of sexual interest in a long term relationship.
Talk About Viagra Created: Monday, June 22, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Why buying Viagra online without talking to your partner and doctor is a bad idea.
What Is Great Sex? Created: Monday, March 20, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
How do you define great sex? Here's one place to start.
Tips on How to Talk About Bowel and Bladder Control During Sex Created: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Tips on how to start a conversation with your partner about loss of bowel and bladder control during sex. Things to think about and cover when talking with a current or potential sexual partner ab...
9 Weeks to Better Sex Created: Saturday, January 24, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
A 9 week online course for better sex. Week four explores better orgasms.
Sex Tips for the Rest of Us: Define Your Sexual Terms Created: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Short and sweet sex tips to help you expand how you think about sex and sexuality and your own sexual expression. This tip helps improve sexual communication and define your sexual terms as a way o...
Female Viagra Created: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Some history and critique of the term female Viagra, and the reporting on the search for the first big drug to treat women's sexual complaints.
How To Make First-Time Intercourse More Pleasurable and Less Painful Created: Thursday, December 04, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Tips on making intercourse for the first time more pleasurable, less awkward, and less painful.
First Time to Have an Orgasm? Created: Monday, December 01, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Information for people who haven’t had an orgasm before and want to have their first time orgasm. With links to information for people who can’t orgasm, and anyone who wants to learn h...
Micropenis Created: Monday, June 11, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Explains the causes, treatment, and problematic social meaning of a micropenis, which is a clinical term to describe a very small penis.
Penis Size Created: Saturday, February 03, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Penis size may be the biggest source of worry for men. Learn the facts about average penis size, does penis size matter, the trouble with comparing penis size, and whether or not you can do anythi...
Does Penis Size Matter? Created: Monday, November 28, 2005 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Does penis size matter? Research on the importance of penis size to men and women.
Building a Better Orgasm Created: Monday, January 07, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Ten tips on building better orgasms. Ways to expand your orgasmic potential through movement and breath, through fantasy and sex toys, and by improving your sexual health.
Pregnancy Sex Positions Created: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Good sex positions for sex during pregnancy. Suggestions for variations on sex positions that can be more comfortable during pregnancy.
Your Sex Tips and Tricks Created: Saturday, September 03, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Readers share their favorite sex tips and techniques.
How to Increase Sexual Spontaneity Created: Friday, October 12, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Nine things you can do to try and increase sexual spontaneity in a long term relationship.
Sex When You Work From Home Created: Thursday, July 21, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Tips on how to not let working at home have a negative effect on your sex life.
Bowel and Bladder Control During Sex Created: Monday, November 08, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Information on dealing with bowel control during sex, bladder control during sex, why loss of bowel or bladder control during sex can feel so embarrassing and shameful, and what you can do to feel ...
Sex and Aging Created: Saturday, March 11, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Resources and information about aging and sexuality, including how our bodies change as we age, how our thoughts and feelings change as we age, and places to find more information about sex and agi...
Barriers to Good Sexual Communication Created: Monday, March 26, 2007 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Learn about the major barriers to good sexual communication, and why most of us find it so hard to talk about sex.
Lies We're Told About Sex Created: Friday, July 07, 2006 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
The major lies we're told about sex include: sex is completely genetic, sex is simple and natural, great sex is all about technique, and more.
Sex in an Empty Nest Created: Thursday, November 08, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Tips for empty nesters on how to reignite your sex life after your kids leave home.
Wedding Night Sex Created: Sunday, December 06, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
How high expectations for wedding night sex can leave you neither happy nor satisfied, and what you can do about it.
Oral Sex Problem Created: Thursday, March 17, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
An About.com reader asks about how to enjoy oral sex after experiencing a sexual assault.
Sex After a Heart Attack Created: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
What you need to know about resuming sex after a heart attack.
Is My Porn Habit Ruining Sex With My Boyfriend? Created: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Answer to a a woman asking about how her porn watching may or may not be getting in the way of sex with her boyfriend.
What Makes a Great Lover? Created: Sunday, December 18, 2005 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
Answers to commonly asked sexual health questions. Includes an answer to questions about what makes a great lover, and offers suggestions of ways of thinking about sexual technique and the qualiti...
What Does Sex Feel Like? Created: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013
If you've never had sex before, how do you know what it will feel like? A description of what sex feels like.
Coprophilia Created: Saturday, January 03, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Definition of the fetish or paraphilia known as coprophilia.
Masturbation Sex Toys Created: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sex toys can add a new dimension to masturbation both in terms of physical sensations and fantasy material. 10 of the best sex toys for masturbation.
Why Does He Ejaculate So Fast? Created: Sunday, February 26, 2006 Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013
An explanation of the reasons for premature ejaculation, ways to control premature ejaculation, and myths about premature ejaculation.
Is Our Sexuality Being Overmedicalized? Created: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013
A history and discussion of the overmedicalization of sexual behavior and response. With links to further reading on the debate around medicalizing sexual behavior and female sexuality.

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