First, the good news: moderate exercise, the kind that most men do, is good for the male libido.  And now the bad: a new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina suggests that, for men at least, strenuous exercise is associated with lower libidos. The New York Times […]
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Valentine’s Day Dark Chocolate Boosts Performance
Flowers are a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift, and while they usually last a few days longer than chocolate, they don’t taste quite as good. They also don’t do much for athletic performance, if that kind of thing is on the menu, and chocolate apparently does help out. Researchers at Kingston University, […]
For Women, More Sleep = Better Sex
For older women, OK, women over 50, more sleep appears to translate to a better sex life. HealthDay reports on a study at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., where researchers tracked data from nearly 94,000 women aged 50 to 79, more than half of whom said they were somewhat […]
Sex Is Good For Older Women, Not Men
Sex, particularly good sex, apparently lowers the risk of hypertension for women of a certain age– 57 to 85 to be exact, according to researchers at Michigan State University. And men? Not so much. The same researchers found that having sex frequently and enjoying it puts men of the same […]
Alcohol More Common With Post-Sex Regret Than Pot
Which is more likely to lead to regrettable sex, alcohol or pot? That’s what researchers at New York University wanted to know, so they interviewed 24 adults (12 males and 12 females) who recently used marijuana before sex. An NYU news release reports that the researchers found that, compared to marijuana, […]
Why Women Have Orgasms
Everyone knows why women fake orgasms; now researchers at Yale have come up with a theory about why women have orgasms in the first place. A Yale news release reports that, because orgasms play no obvious role in human reproduction, the research focused on a specific physiological trait that accompanies […]
Women And The Orgasm Mystery, Almost Solved
Even men, OK some men, realize that most women don’t have an orgasm “with penetration alone” during sex. Now, Dr. Maureen Whelihan, an expert with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, offers this explanation: anatomy. HealthDay reports that Whelihan has determined that a woman’s ability to orgasm during sex depends on […]
Testosterone Shown To Boost Sexual Function
After years of debate about whether the benefits of testosterone supplements outweigh suspected risks (heart problems and prostate cancer), a large-scale study involving 790 men, all of whom were 65 or older, concludes that yes, testosterone does improve sexual function and mood in older men with low testosterone levels, but […]
Berries May Boost Sexual Health, For Men
It could be true–for men anyway. Researchers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health are claiming that men who consume just three or four weekly portions of foods and drinks containing flavonoidsâ€â€which include berries, citrus fruits, and red wineâ€â€may reduce their risk of erectile dysfunction. The suggestion follows a […]
Sexting Could Help Your Sex Life
Shocking, but true: adults also sext.  And when they do, researchers at Drexel University are convinced, it can do good things for their sex lives. HealthDay reports that researchers at the school have found that eight in ten adults admit to having sent or received a sexually explicit text message. […]