• Friday, March 19, 2010 - 7:56am By Jessica O'Reilly
    Research with 1000 women between the ages of 20 and 40 found that 39 percent report having sex with a man by their third date and 11 percent slept with their most recent partner on their first date. One-third reported having sex with a new partner...
  • Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 9:40am By Dr Martha Lee
    Young women today are nearly three times more sexually active than those of their grandmothers' generation in the liberal heyday of the "Swinging 60s," according to a survey. Women in the so-called Noughties between 2000 and 2009 had an...
  • Friday, February 19, 2010 - 1:23pm By Dr Marty Klein
      Yes, their commitment to excellence is inspiring, their tenacity is beyond comprehension, their personal stories are (occasionally) fascinating. And there’s that whole agony-of-defeat thing from which we seemingly just cannot turn away....
  • Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 12:09am By Dr Marty Klein
    The verdict is in: the guy who murdered physician George Tiller will spend the rest of his life in jail, feeling good about what he did. Yes, the verdict shows that the justice system works, sometimes. But this doesn’t bring back Tiller. His...
  • Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 8:27am By Jessica O'Reilly
    According to the Spanish Ministry of Health, the vast majority of Spaniards are satisfied with their sex lives. A large-scale national study [PDF] of over 10 000 people over the age of 16 reveals that 88 percent of men and 84 percent of women...
  • Monday, December 28, 2009 - 7:21pm By Dr Marty Klein
    Perhaps your checklist for New Year’s Eve includes: * sexy clothes: to get yourself or a partner in the mood * mood-altering beverage: see above * money: for meals, gifts, fun * extra money: to make sure you get home from all that fun * clean...
  • Friday, December 11, 2009 - 6:13pm By Dr Marty Klein
      Yesterday was International Human Rights Day. On such a day, we think of journalists and political activists who are jailed, tortured or killed; people so poor they have no toilets or clean water; people forced to live under brutal religious...
  • Friday, November 20, 2009 - 12:37pm By Megan Andelloux
    There was a time in my life when I didn't want to have sex… at all. Being a sex educator, this presented some challenges. Was my work a farce? Was I a phony? If I didn't want to screw around, how was I supposed to stand in front of others and...
  • Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 9:52pm By Dr Marty Klein
    The lineup of speakers was extraordinary: a Senator; senior executives from companies like Verizon and Comcast; several state Attorneys General; President Obama’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer; and dozens of heavy hitters like Adam Thierer (...
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 5:30pm By Tim McElreavy
      CarnalNation provides not only current, consistent, and uncensored content and event listings related to all aspects of human sexuality but also advocates for the sexual health and well being of all people, regardless of their gender,...
  • Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 1:25pm By Dr Marty Klein
    I spoke at the University of Kentucky a few days ago as part of their Sex Week. The Family Foundation of Kentucky was terribly upset about the Week’s various activities, insulting the faculty organizer and demanding the school repudiate the whole...
  • Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 11:19am By Midori
    I have genital and oral herpes—and I swear it saved my life. It sounds weird, I know, but it's true. I contracted herpes as an undergrad at Berkeley in the mid 80s. My boyfriend had a cold sore on his lips after the first sunny day of skiing....
  • Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 5:29am By Jessica O'Reilly
    Women who feel good about their genitals are more likely to have orgasms and practice sexual health-promoting behaviors. These behaviors include performing self-examinations of their vulvas and visiting the doctor for gynecological exams. A study...
  • Monday, September 28, 2009 - 7:36pm By Dr Marty Klein
    This is my 6th day of a two-week trip in Azerbaijan, a country bordered by Turkey, Iran, and Russia. To follow my exploits, see www.MartyInAz.com. I gave several lectures in Baku this week: to psychologists, and to public health professionals at...
  • Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 12:22pm By Dr Marty Klein
    I’m returning from New York, where I keynoted a big Planned Parenthood event. It’s wonderful to speak to groups of people who support sexual rights. It always feels like visiting family. (The family that makes you feel welcome, not the family...