Kinsey Confidential Sexual Health Podcast

Some women experience vaginal dryness after taking low dose birth control pills. Also, it's common for women to feel more dry if they start having sex shortly after a warm shower or bath, if they're taking allergy medications such as antihistamines, or while they are breastfeeding...

There are many different causes for pain during sex. Sometimes, women and their partners spend very little time in foreplay, not leaving the vagina enough time to lubricate naturally, which can be painful. If a woman has a male partner who has a large penis, or is she has a small vagina, the genital...

It is common for men who experience delayed ejaculation to feel frustrated or anxious about sex. Unfortunately, anxiety and stress can make it even more difficult to ejaculate...

It sounds like you two just walked into a room and took your clothes off. Though that might be exciting for some people, many men and women find that spending time in foreplay helps them to feel more aroused. Foreplay can help men to get an erection and it can help women to lubricate or become "wet"...

It can take around 2 months to heal well enough to begin having vaginal intercourse again. Research suggests that women often see an improvement in their sexual lives, particularly if their prolapse issues were getting in the way of sex before they had surgery...

Often, men find that if they keep the cut clean, apply an over the counter antibiotic cream and avoid further irritation from partner sex or masturbation, that it will heal on its own within a week or two...

On one hand, using a condom can help both people to feel more relaxed and confident about sex knowing that they are taking measures to greatly reduce the risk of pregnancy and some sexually transmissible infections, or STIs. On the other hand, using a condom changes sensation for men...

Though not having had intercourse by age 25 is less common these days, some people choose to wait to have sex until they find the right person, relationship or situation. There is nothing wrong with not having had vaginal intercourse by age 25...

Compulsive masturbation is experienced by a minority of men, but for some men masturbation almost seems to take over their life. They may find that masturbation gets in the way of their ability to develop or maintain a satisfying romantic relationship or that it gets in the way of friendships or eve...

Some surveys of parents, teachers and caregivers suggest that the majority of young children touch their own genitals and many also play age-appropriate games with other children, such as playing doctor, I'll show you mine or "mommy and daddy" (or "mommy and mommy" or "daddy and daddy" as the case m...