Health
Confessions
Comment of the Week: Orgasms Make Me Gassy

Reader Brak Wiend (heh) wrote the following in response to the post “Dear Dr. Joe: Do Some Men Fart When They Ejaculate?” The comment made us laugh and wince at the same time, but mostly it made us want to give this poor guy a hug (except without squeezing too hard, given his tendencies). Seriously, though, […]

How To
Penis Enlargement: Why It’s One Big Ball of DON’T

We answered a reader’s advice question on small penises almost four years ago and it’s still the most popular article on our site! 591 comments and counting! We can’t tell you how many letters we get from guys asking how they can safely increase the size of their penis. There are actually quite a lot […]

Pop Culture
Excerpts from “Queerskins,” a New Multimedia Novel

Queerskins Our friend Illya Szilak is a full-time physician specializing in HIV treatment, a mother of two, a world traveller, and, oh yeah, in her spare-time she writes groundbreaking novels. (We both managed to shower today and consider that a huge accomplishment.) Her latest project, QUEERSKINS, is an online multimedia novel that tells the story of […]

Toys
Last Day to Enter Our “Breast Cancer Awareness Month” Contest!

This post is sponsored by LELO People, this is an easy one: help support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and be entered to win a luxury toy from Lelo worth at least $140! You’ve got a week left to enter, and right now the odds of winning are really, rilly good (better than if you were […]

Books
You Are Not Alone: Healing Painful Sex

The following is an excerpt from the introduction of the book “Healing Painful Sex: A Woman’s Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing, and Treating Sexual Pain” by Deborah Coady, MD, and Nancy Fish, MSW. If you have ever felt pain during or because of sex, you are not alone. It’s estimated that 16 to 20 percent of […]

Toys
Contest: Help Breast Cancer Awareness and Win a Lelo Toy!

This post is sponsored by LELO Want to take part in Breast Cancer Awareness Month and win a high-end Lelo pleasure object? (And yes, we realize that’s like asking if you approve of both world peace and chocolate.) Well, here’s a super-easy way to to do it: Between now and the end of October, if you […]

Toys
50% of All LELO’s “Pink Lily” Sales Go to BreastCancer.org This Oct!

This post is sponsored by LELO Give support, get pleasure! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and our friends over at Lelo are partnering up with Breastcancer.org for Rediscovering Intimacy, an initiative focused on helping breast cancer sufferers and their partners reconnect, and also to encourage people to understand more about this disease that affects 1 in […]

News
5 Reasons Why More Sex Helps Your Career

LELO created this fun infographic (included below), which could be more simply titled “5 Reasons Why More Sex Helps Your LIFE.” A few thoughts on each point: Honestly, in this recession, we think most people would take the raise over the sex (including us). Yes! Sex beats shopping every time. (Or at least it should.) Wait: Married […]

Toys
Kegel Contest Winner & Honorable Mentions!

We’re pleased to announce the winner of a beautiful new set of Lelo Luna Beads, the number one best-selling Kegel accessory in the world three years running: Mark Luczak! (Or should we say, his new wife is the winner of the Luna Beads!) Mark may be one of our very own Wise Guys, but just […]

Toys
Write a Kegel Slogan, Win Some Kegel Beads! (Contest Ends Today!)

You’ve now got until EOD Friday, August 24th to come up with a slogan for pelvic floor health — something that would be catchy on a bumper sticker or a t-shirt. Yes, it is possible! Think “I’m Kegeling right now” or “iKegel” or “Kegel is German for good sex.”  You get the idea! Our favorite sloganeer […]

Dream Interpretation
My Husband Dreamed That I Wanted a Threeway

Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. Got a dream you want Lauri to analyze? Click here to submit it) This week, a reader asks Lauri: My husband and I have been having trouble in bed. […]

News
KEGEL WEEK: Contest – Write a Kegels Slogan, Win a Prize!

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED: SEE WHO WON HERE! In honor of Kegel Week, we’d like you to come up with a slogan for pelvic floor health — something that would be catchy on a bumper sticker or a t-shirt. Yes, it is possible! Think “I’m Kegeling right now” or “iKegel” or “Kegel is German for good […]

What's Up Doc?
KEGEL WEEK: Dear Dr. Kate, How Do I Tighten Up Down There

Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, During intercourse with my partner he stated I need to strengthen my muscles. I guess my grip was […]

What's Up Doc?
KEGEL WEEK: Dear Dr. Joe, How Can I Improve the Strength of My Erection?

Dear Dr. Joe, My erection isn’t at as high an angle as it once was (it’s a little droopier). Is there anything I can do to get that standing-at-attention look back? — Droopy Dog Dear D.D., The firmness of your erection is based upon a number of factors -– nerve stimulation, blood supply, and psychological […]

What's Up Doc?
KEGEL WEEK: Dear Dr. Vanessa, What’s Up with Kegels?

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 here. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Vanessa, I went to the gynecologist the other day and she said she could tell (during the internal […]

How To
KEGEL WEEK: How to Do Kegels (for HIM)

Yesterday we went over the anatomy of your genital muscles and introduced you to the man who invented Kegels. Today, gentlemen, we instruct you on how to actually do the strengthening exercises. The following is excerpted from our first sex manual, The Big Bang: KEGELS FOR HIM Regular kegel exercises are a way to bond with […]