QUESTION: I am a 24 year old male who has been having some problems with sexual performance lately. While having sex I ejaculate more quickly than before and somehow I just can’t control it. And to make matters worse, when having sex for the second time (after about 30 to 40 minutes from the first […]
QUESTION: I am a 20 year old white male and have had a very unfulfilling sex life. I have wondered if it is due to my size or due to my choice in partners. I have never considered myself well endowed as I am only about 9 3/4" when erect and a good handful in […]
QUESTION: Recently I've started seeing someone and I like this girl A LOT. The other night "that moment" hit for the two of us and we thought it was time to share our first love making experience with one another. Now, to put it simply, I was ready to go, and she was really ready […]
QUESTION: Hi, my partner and I have not been able to have vaginal intercourse. We were both virgins before getting together, but this is ridiculous! At first, he couldn't get an erection. Now he can get one, but when he tries to enter me, it goes away. Perhaps it is how I grasp him to […]
QUESTION: I have a problem with my penis going from about 1.5" to 3.5" when flaccid. The common line, "Is this normal?" I understand that sizes vary, but why does it shrink and grow like it does? I'm 18 years old and average height and weight. Please let me know what you think. Thanks.
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QUESTION: I am an 18 year old male who is somewhat confused about his sexuality. Growing up I always liked girls, I always had crushes on them and I always found them sexually attractive. About three years ago though, I started exploring the thought of sexual activity with the same sex. When I masturbate, I […]
QUESTION: I have been dating someone for several months. We were getting along very well and were having what I thought [and he said was] satisfying, fulfilling sex a few times a week. After a few months, he started having difficulty reaching/maintaining an erection. Sometimes we would have to stop part way through intercourse because […]
QUESTION: After reading a recent Kinsey Confidential column about men having erection problems when using condoms during sex, I notice that I have a similar problem, but it's not all the time. I've noticed that when I use a condom during sex with a female that more fits my preference of her physical appearance, my […]
QUESTION: Hi, I’m a somewhat older undergraduate student (late 20s) and I still masturbate. Is that normal? Do men ever stop? I feel guilty about it.
ANSWER: Though not everybody chooses to masturbate, sex researchers have generally found that most men and women have masturbated at least once in their lives. Furthermore, many men and women […]
QUESTION: I get a lot of emails for penis enlargement pills. Do they really work? If they do, are there any negative side effects (deformed penis, pain, etc)? Are results lasting or do they go away after a prolonged period of not taking the pills? And any other information related to the topic?
ANSWER: To our […]
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