Being sexually satisfied can be a priority for many adults. In fact, the decision of whether to cohabitate or marry may be a stressor if sex becomes less satisfying for a couple, depending on which they choose.Professor Larry Gibbs, a postdoctoral research associate in the sociology department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, became interested in the topic of sexual satisfaction among heterosexual couples who are married versus those who simply cohabitate. He said this emanated from a broader discussion on relationship quality and stability.
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Trying for a Baby? You should Have sex ALL Month Long: Intercourse Triggers Changes in the Immune System Which Prepare the Body for Pregnancy
Having sex even outside a woman’s ‘fertile window’ can boost the chances of having a baby, according to research.Scientists found that regular sex throughout the month alters the woman’s immune system, making her body more hospitable for pregnancy.
These States are Having the Safest (and Least Safe) Sex
According to Trojan, states were scored on two measures of safer sex: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and contraception. For STD rates, HIV, gonorrhea, and syphilis rates per every 100,000 citizens was examined, as well as the percentage of adults in the state who reported ever receiving an HIV test.
Maker of Addyi, ‘Female Viagra’ Drug, Being Sold to Valeant for $1 Billion
Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which on Tuesday won regulatory approval for the first pill to aid a woman’s sex drive, will be acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for about $1 billion in cash.
Fertility Clinics Let You Select Your Baby’s Sex
Women who want to select their baby’s sex undergo the costly and cumbersome process of in vitro fertilization (IVF) to create embryos that are also genetically tested before being implanted. Although the testing, broadly referred to as preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, is often used to test for genetic diseases, it can also identify the sex of the embryos. The IVF/PGD process can cost as much as $15,000 to $20,000 a cycle and isn’t covered by many insurance plans.
Parents Sue Doctors for Deciding Their Kid is A Girl
In a first of its kind lawsuit, Greenville, S.C., residents Pam and Mark Crawford are suing the doctors who gave their adopted son sex assignment surgery while in foster care. MC, who had been deemed a female by doctors, had surgery at 16 months to “correct” his status as intersex (having both male and female genitalia), but is struggling with this assigned identity now at 10 years old. His parents are grieving that such a decision was made for him before he was able to make it himself.
Casual sex and Various Partners Are keys on How Men Could Improve Sperm Quality
Advocates of faithfulness in marriage must have a busy week on the first weekend of August with two papers out that push for extramarital affairs. On Thursday, a British think tank just supported decriminalisation of prostitution to provide intimacy to sex-starved males, while on the same day, an Ohio study suggested multiple partners in casual sex encounters for men.
8 Things No One Ever Told You About Menopause
Menopause. Say the word and it instantly conjures images of hot flashes, zero amounts of sex, and a general feeling of why is this happening to me? But don’t lose your cool just yet—it’s not all downhill from here on out.
Will Sex become Purely Recreational by 2050?
The late Austrian scientist Carl Djerassi, a key player in the development of the birth control pill, boldly proclaimed last year that IVF is the future of procreation.”Over the next few decades, say by the year 2050, more IVF fertilizations will occur among fertile women than the current five million fertility-impaired ones,” he told The Telegraph. “For them the separation between sex and reproduction will be 100 percent.”
Aid to Women, or Bottom Line? Advocates Split on Libido Pill
At a small luncheon last July in an elegant downtown restaurant, two well-known Washington feminists came to celebrate Cindy Whitehead, a senior executive at a pharmaceutical firm that is developing a pill to revive women’s sex drive.