photo via Flickr In keeping with this week’s “Did You Come?” theme, one of our recent college grad friends has a confession to make: The first time my boyfriend didn’t orgasm during sex I was completely shocked. This NEVER happened. Was I loosing my touch? Was I not sexy anymore? Was he bored or losing [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 8, 2012
In response to our post “The Ten Worst Things You Can Say in Bed,” reader Walt Whitman wrote the following. And we have to say: he makes an excellent point! I take minor issue with #10. ["Did you come?"] I think it’s a bit romantic to presume that one’s partner will simply know whether the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 12, 2012
photo via Flickr Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions every few weeks on EMandLO.com. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, I sleep so much better after an orgasm! Sometimes when I’m having trouble sleeping [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 9, 2012
photo via flickr We’re always on the look-out for free podcasts to fill the interminable gaps between new episodes of This American Life and RadioLab, and one of our new favorites is the Stuff You Should Know podcast from HowStuffWorks.com. The hosts, Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, are funny and smart and just the right amount [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Every few weeks, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, will be answering your questions on EMandLO.com. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Vanessa, Can obesity affect a woman’s ability to orgasm? – California Queen Dear CQ, The science on [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 14, 2011
photo via beautifulagony.com Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here every two weeks. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, I’m almost 30 and recently experienced my first orgasm with external stimulation (a vibrator). By [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 9, 2011
photo via flickr The female orgasm is a mystery, and not just in that how-the-hell-can-I-make-my-girlfriend-climax kind of way. Scientists just can’t seem to figure out what it’s there for. The most recent theory — popularized in the 2005 book The Case of the Female Orgasm — was that it was just an accidental evolutionary by-product [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 28, 2011
image from nDevilTV It’s not exactly rocket science to say that men orgasm more often than women when they have sex with each other. Now, if you had to guess, what do you think happens to this orgasm gap as a relationship progresses from casual hookup to repeated hookup to serious commitment? Yep, the orgasm [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 3, 2011
We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear Em & Lo, I have [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 11, 2011
photo via CollegeCandy.com We constantly hear how we should avoid getting into a sexual rut and keep trying new things. But just as important is to develop some good sexual habits — things that you should be engaging in on a regular basis with your partner (whatever regular means to you) — now and always. [...]
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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