Posts Tagged ‘sex research’

Journal of Sexual Medicine findings on sexual behavior in men, women and teens

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 by Ilene Rosenthal, Marketing

An Indiana University study has been released on sexual behavior published yesterday in the Journal of Sexual Medicine and the findings are garnering lots of chatter from the media

We’ll have a more thorough analysis of this study in a bit, but for now, let’s just topline the interesting points:

  • 60% of men and 50% of women report masturbating
  • Condom use among teenage boys is on the rise; 79% used a condom the last time they had sex
  • 85 percent of men said their partners climaxed during the most recent sex act, while only 64 percent of women confirmed that they actually did.

It’s not surprising that this gap exists or that the news media is focusing on this last point. But Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus of the Medical Center for Female Sexuality asks: are women really fabricating their orgasms or are their partners just  assuming they’re satisfied?  Hmmm.

Bonk

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 by Bat Sheva Marcus LMSW MPH PhD

I just started reading (what looks like it’s going to be) a fabulous book. Bonk. The curious coupling of science and sex.  Mary Roach, the author is fascinated by the study of sex and covers it all here from the prosaic to the truly bizarre. And the chick has a great sense of humor! Likely, you  my readers, will get quite a few entries on this book. (Or you can just skip them and read it yourselves.)

Early on, in her introduction, she write about men and women who work in the field of sex research. How people assume they are aberant, obsessed with sex and just down right scary.  I could relate. Then she writes “This book is a tribute to the men and women who dared. Who, to this day, endure ignorance, closed minds, righteousness, and prudery. Their lives are not easy but their cocktail parties are the best…” Thank you, Mary Roach. Thank you. From the bottom of my martini glass!