We are so pleased that Illinois State University's Daily Vidette has recently begun publishing our Kinsey Confidential column. We were particularly interested, too, in the editorial board's introduction to the column - in their piece, you can read about the history of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, The Kinsey Institute as well as some of the thoughts around the […]
Dr. Debby HerbenickA new British poll, conducted by the Guardian newspaper, revealed that 1 in 5 British workers has had sex at work! That's gutsy. Furthermore, it also shows that 1 in 5 also had no desire for monogamy, and 3 out of 10 didn't even think it was natural! The English have always had a certain […]
SamanthaThis week at IU, we are in the midst of Sexploration - a week full of events related to sexuality. This evening, I participated in Kinsey Confidential: LIVE (a sex q&a event) with my colleague, Dr. Brian Dodge, who is an Associate Director of The Center for Sexual Health Promotion. The men and women who […]
Dr. Debby HerbenickThe whole world is getting wrapped up in the 2008 Presidential elections, and The Kinsey Institute is not immune to the frenzy. Here in the gallery is "Sex and Presidential Politics", a showing of "magazines, tabloids, newspapers and newsletters from the later half of the 20th century", all related to politics and, of course, sex! It will be […]
SamanthaMany young women and men question their sexual orientation at some point when they are teenagers or college-aged. Some may have questions about their sexuality simply because they haven't learned much about what influences someone to be gay, bisexual, lesbian or heterosexual and so they wonder whether they are a certain sexual orientation if they […]
Dr. Debby HerbenickWe received this message about tonight's Take Back the Night event at Indiana University (to learn more about Take Back the Night, such as what the event is about and its rich history, please visit their web site):
Take Back the Night, an annual march and rally against sexual and domestic violence will take place on […]
A new study has been published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, claiming that a woman's sexual history can be related to the way she walks. Apparently, a group of "trained sexologists" were unaware of the sexual histories of 16 women they observed from a distance. These sexologists guessed with 80% accuracy whether the women […]
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QUESTION: I am 18 years old, and recently bought a vibrator shaped like a penis to start “experimenting” with sex toys. I have never had sex, and have never done anything that involved penetrating my vagina. The first time I used the toy, I barely “put it in” and my vagina started bleeding. I am worried that this could be an infection of some sort that I never knew about.
Dr. Debby HerbenickLast month, 100 college and university presidents urged that the debate around the legal drinking age be re-opened and re-examined, suggesting that illegal, underground drinking by college students may result in more binge drinking and unsafe behaviors (read a news report on the topic on the MSNBC web site). Of course, alcohol use can influence a variety of sexual behaviors too. In low doses, it may lower inhibitions and contribute to pleasurable sex. However, at higher levels (which can vary from person to person), alcohol use can impair sexual arousal and contribute to [more after the jump…]
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Many women and men are curious about a woman’s clitoris - after all, it is sometimes described as a woman’s “pleasure center” and has a known link to female orgasm.
In teaching human sexuality classes here at Indiana University, quite a few students have asked me [more after the jump]
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