/r/psychologyofsex

Title	Upvotes	Author
In 19 US states, accessing online porn now requires a government ID. This growing war on porn could have global implications for the future of the internet, reaching far beyond access to porn. The war on porn was never just about porn.	325	psychologyofsex
The "orgasm gap" doesn't seem to be going away. New research finds that women today still have fewer orgasms during sex than their partners do, even with age and experience. Across all ages, men orgasm 70-85% of the time during partnered sex, compared to 46-58% of the time for women.	227	psychologyofsex
Why do so many women want emotionally unavailable men?	161	Scary-Patience3733
Study: women who received abstinence-only sex education use porn at higher rates than women who received comprehensive sex education. Abstinence education may lead to higher porn use as a means of compensating for a lack of sexuality knowledge.	148	psychologyofsex
Do women have better luck bringing fantasies into a marriage?	85	flaming0-1
The "dark core" of personality consists of 5 traits: callousness, deceitfulness, narcissistic entitlement, sadism, and vindictiveness. These traits have important implications for sexual attitudes and behavior including jealousy, poaching other people's partners, and sexual harassment.	67	psychologyofsex
How does fatherhood affect how men view their masculinity and sexuality? Fathers (vs non-fathers) see their masculinity as more stable and less easily threatened. Fathers also report higher sexual self-esteem, but more sexual dissatisfaction, suggesting mixed effects of fatherhood on men's sex lives	60	psychologyofsex
Our ability to experience pleasure is inextricably linked to our ability to experience pain. Pain and pleasure share common neural pathways, which is why pain can be experienced as pleasure and vice versa. When we lose the ability to experience pain, we also lose the ability to experience pleasure.	55	psychologyofsex
Can frequent bed-wetting be a sign of sexual abuse in a teenager? NSFW	42	Miserable_Job9112
The "O-shot" is an injection of platelet rich plasma into the clitoral and/or vaginal tissue aimed at increasing women's sexual pleasure & sensation. It is being sold for $1000s per shot. But does it actually work? There's limited research mostly on small samples, but preliminary data are promising.	33	psychologyofsex

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