Sexuality News

Not that into looks?

Stating that you don't care if your partner is "hot" or "sexy" is relatively common. But what people say they want and what they actually want are often two very different things.

Older women enjoy sex more

A new study of sexually active older women has found that sexual satisfaction in women increases with age and those not engaging in sex are satisfied with their sex lives.

Men misread women's sexual cues

Men often have difficulty accurately reading a woman's level of interest in them, a new study finds.

1 in 13 teen girls has group sex

One in 13 teenage girls, aged 14 to 20, reported having a group-sex experience, with those young women more likely to have been exposed to pornography and childhood sexual abuse.

Alcohol leads to unsafe sex

Alcohol consumption directly impacts a person's intention to have unsafe sex. In other words, the more you drink, the stronger your likelihood to engage in unsafe sex.

Binge drinking tied to rape risk

Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college.

Depressive symptoms and violence

Our findings indicate that intimate partner violence is very common among women reporting postnatal depressive symptoms.

Lack of coverage about rape

There is a lack of media coverage on the laws, issues and policies relating to violence against women, a study by the Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre has found.

Men don’t always think about sex

A new study is challenging the widely held notion that men's minds are preoccupied with one topic: sex.

Nude images' effect on the brain

How the human brain perceives nudity is boosted at an early stage of visual processing, researchers say, and that ability may be tied to mating.