The rewards of sexuality

[The Rewards of Sexuality – an excerpt from Sense & Sexuality] The rewards of sexuality—with the right guy, at the right time—are immense. Ask an older woman you respect who waited and chose the right man; you might be surprised to hear her describe love and...

The rectum is an exit, not an entrance

[Risky Sex – an excerpt from Sense & Sexuality] And about those other sexual activities … Having more than five oral sex partners has been associated with throat cancer. Turns out that HPV can cause malignant tumors in the throat, just like it does in...

He may not know he has HPV or herpes

[Infections – an excerpt from Sense & Sexuality] Most guys who have a sexually transmitted infection don’t know it. Routine testing for men does not provide information about HPV or herpes. So if you end up—like so many sexually active women on...

A younger cervix is more vulnerable to infection

[The Cervix – an excerpt from Sense & Sexuality] Your cervix, the entrance to your uterus, has a vulnerable area one cell thick, called the transformation zone. It’s easy for HPV (the human papillomavirus, which can cause genital warts, and even...

A hook-up usually leads to regret

[Hooking Up – an excerpt from Sense & Sexuality] A recent study of the hook-up culture at Princeton University reveals: Before the hook-up: Girls expect emotional involvement almost twice as often as guys; 34% hope “a relationship might evolve.”...