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• Penile length and circumference dimensions: A large study in young Italian men - Andrologia. 2021 Mar 21 - "mean (SD) erect penis length was 16.78 (2.55) and mean (SD) erect penis circumference was 12.03"
• Fewer than half of British men and women have sex at least once a week - Science Daily, 5/8/19
• Americans are having sex less often, new study shows - Science Daily, 3/7/17 - "People in their 20s have sex more than 80 times per year, declining to 60 times per year by age 45, and 20 times per year by age 65. Each year after the peak of sexual frequency at 25, sexual frequency declines 3.2 percent"
• Straight women have fewest orgasms - BBC, 2/24/17
• Men, Is Exercise Putting a Damper on Your Sex Life? - NYT, 2/22/17
• Why selfless people have the best sex lives - Today.com, 12/5/16 - "those selfless people who care about others — have the best chance of getting lucky with potential sexual partner"
• Selfless people have more sex, study finds - Science Daily, 8/4/16 - "If you want to get a little, you should try giving a little ... The findings support previous studies on food sharing by hunters, which found that men who hunt and share meat enjoy greater reproductive success. Earlier research by Barclay has also found that- all else equal -both men and women are more attracted to people who are altruistic"
• How much sex should you be having? - CNN, 4/11/16 - "although married people or people in committed relationships who had more sex tended to report feeling happier, the benefit leveled off at a sexual frequency of once a week. Those who said they did the deed four or more times a week did not report feeling any happier than those who had trysts only weekly"
• Is your penis size 'normal'? - CNN, 4/11/16 - "Researchers at Kings College London analyzed data from more than 20 studies with more than 15,000 men, who underwent penis size measurements by health professionals using a standardized procedure. The average man's lengths were 3.61 inches flaccid, 5.17 inches erect; the average circumferences were 3.67 inches flaccid and 4.59 inches erect"
• More sex may not always make you happier, according to new research published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology - Science Daily, 11/18/15 - "Although more frequent sex is associated with greater happiness, this link was no longer significant at a frequency of more than once a week"
• Here's Why You're Freezing in the Office - NBC News, 8/4/15 - "Women prefer rooms at about 77 degrees, while men prefer a cooler 72 degrees"
• Analysis Sheds Light on 'Normal' Penis Size - Medscape, 3/3/15 - "the average lengths of a flaccid stretched penis and an erect penis, respectively, were 13.24 and 13.12 cm" - [WebMD]
• What's in his kiss? 80 million bacteria, for starters - TODAY.com, 11/16/14 - "For the most part, unless you have a lot of cavities, the bacteria hanging around in your mouth aren’t doing much of anything ... all those loafing bacteria may help by taking up so much space that pathogenic bacteria have a hard time moving in ... exposure to someone else’s bacteria could help your immunity"
• Did men evolve navigation skill to find mates? Spatial ability, roaming distance linked to number of lovers - Science Daily, 11/13/14 - "relative to other cognitive differences between the sexes, such as cultural differences in math skills, the difference in spatial skills is large, and it is found across cultures and in some other species … That's why we think it may have evolutionary roots"
• 14 Sex Myths Busted - ABC News, 7/14/14 - "Roughly 75 percent of women never orgasm through vaginal intercourse alone; they need direct clitoral stimulation"
• A comprehensive, prospective study of penile dimensions in Chinese men of multiple ethnicities - Int J Impot Res. 2014 May 1 - "The mean value of penile dimensions was a flaccid length of 6.5±0.7 cm, a stretched length of 12.9±1.2 cm and a flaccid circumference of 8.0 ±0.8 cm. In the subgroup of 311 males, the mean erectile length was 12.9±1.3 cm and the mean erectile circumference was 10.5±0.9 cm" - 12.9 cm = 5.08 inches.
• Research reveals what your sleeping position says about your relationship -- ScienceDaily - Science Daily, 4/15/14 - "the most popular sleep positions for couples, with 42% sleeping back to back, 31% sleeping facing the same direction and just 4% spending the night facing one another. In addition, 12% of couples spend the night less than an inch apart whilst 2% sleep over 30 inches apart"
• Does circumcision have a relationship with ejaculation time? Premature ejaculation evaluated using new diagnostic tools - Int J Impot Res. 2014 Jan 2 - "The volunteers' mean and median IELT before were 104.36±66.21 and 88 (26-307) seconds, whereas mean and median IELT after circumcision were 123.56±54.44 and 107.5 (67-300) seconds, respectively"
• Low-voiced men love 'em and leave 'em, yet still attract more women - Science Daily, 10/17/13 - "it’s been unclear why women would like the voices of men who might cheat. But we found that the more women thought these men would cheat, the more they were attracted to them for a brief relationship when they are less worried about fidelity"
• Divorce Can Spell Big Boost to Women's Happiness, UK Research Shows - Science Daily, 7/10/13 - "One possible explanation could be that women who enter into an unhappy marriage feel much more liberated after divorce than their male counterparts"
• Opinion: Monogamy is unnatural - CNN, 6/24/13
• In Dating Game, Narcissists Get the Girl - WebMD, 5/30/13 - "The narcissistic guys did get the girl more often. The higher the level of narcissism, the more likely they were to get more contacts"
• Science proves women like men with bigger penises - MSNBC, 4/8/13
• Does 'I love you' mean your relationship is in trouble? - Science Daily, 2/14/13 - "Couples use deceptive affection because they feel negatively about their partner and want to save face, avoid embarrassing their partner or sidestep a situation that may land them in hot water"
• 'Date night' can improve marriage, sexual satisfaction - USATODAY.com, 2/6/12
• Cohabitating Valentines Are Happier Than Wedded Couples - Science Daily, 1/24/12
• The Body Odd - Nice guys are better dancers, study says - MSNBC, 11/14/11 - "The results revealed that the more conscientious and socially agreeable a man's personality, the more likely women were to view him as a good dancer"
• Why men's ring fingers are longer than their index fingers: Male-female ring finger proportions tied to sex hormones in embryo - Science Daily, 9/5/11
• Half of men would dump woman who got fat - MSNBC, 7/26/11 - "Nearly half of men questioned in the poll of 70,000 people said they would ditch a partner who gained weight, compared to only 20 percent of women" - That's not nice.  I was trying to think of what I would have done but it seems like everyone I've dated has either stayed the same or lost weight.
• Penis Size Linked to Length of Fingers - WebMD, 7/5/11
• Does driving a Porsche make a man more desirable to women? - Science Daily, 6/16/11
• Happy guys finish last, says new study on sexual attractiveness - Science Daily, 5/24/11
• Does Cupid play politics? That 'something special' might be your mate's political ideology - Science Daily, 5/10/11 - "It suggests that, perhaps, if you're looking for a long-term romantic relationship, skip 'What's your sign?' and go straight to 'Obama or Palin?'" Alford said. "And if you get the wrong answer, just walk away."
• A 'Male Enhancement' Trick that May Actually Work - Time Magazine, 4/22/11
• Guys Are Right: Size Matters, When It Comes to Fertility – TIME Healthland, 3/16/11
• Men more likely to stick with girlfriends who sleep with other women than other men - Science Daily, 1/27/11
• Effect of water-based and silicon-based lubricant on sexual pleasure of women - Science Daily, 12/9/10
• Alpha males take greater risks: Study links finger length to behavior - Science Daily, 11/9/10
• What really happened? Guys often clueless in bed - MSNBC, 10/22/10
• Marriage and committed romance reduce stress-related hormone production - Science Daily, 8/17/10 - "We found that unpaired individuals of both sexes had higher cortisol levels than married individuals"
• Women Are Attracted to Men in Red - WebMD, 8/5/10
• Relationships improve your odds of survival by 50 percent, research finds - Science Daily, 7/27/10 - "social connections -- friends, family, neighbors or colleagues -- improve our odds of survival by 50 percent. Here is how low social interaction compares to more well-known risk factors: ... Equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day ... Equivalent to being an alcoholic ... More harmful than not exercising ... Twice as harmful as obesity ... Relationships provide a level of protection across all ages"
• Study finds 63% of women report sexual problems, with orgasm proving biggest issue in teens and 20s - Science Daily, 7/27/10
• Gender gap persists at highest levels of math and science testing, 30-year study finds - Science Daily, 7/6/10 - "boys still outnumber girls by more than about 3-to-1 at extremely high levels of math ability and scientific reasoning"
• Gay men's bilateral brains better at remembering faces, study finds - Science Daily, 6/22/10
• Obesity may harm your sexual health, study suggests - Science Daily, 6/15/10 - "obese women were 30% less likely to have had a sexual partner in the last 12 months. Obese men were 70% less likely to have had more than one sexual partner in the same period and were two and half times more likely to experience erectile dysfunction"
• Few gender differences in math abilities, worldwide study finds - Science Daily, 1/5/10
• Q&A: Why Women Have Sex - Time, 10/6/09
• The Pursuit of Sexual Happiness - Newsweek, 9/29/09 - "We learn that 31 percent of women have had sex to evoke jealousy in the ones they love, while others have done it to protect themselves from getting hurt. Some, like the 25-year-old woman we described earlier, have had sex to boost their self-esteem, and 84 percent of women report they've done it simply to "keep the peace" at home. "I think the stereotype tends to be that women have sex for love and men have sex for pleasure," says Meston, director of the Sexual Psychophysiology Lab at UT Austin. "But in reality, women's sexual motivations are vastly complex.""
• If sex is a yawn, you may actually be turned on - MSNBC, 7/30/09
• Male Circumcision Improves Sex for Women - WebMD, 7/21/09
• Why Girls Have BFFs and Boys Hang Out in Packs - Time Magazine, 7/17/09
• Daily Sex May Help Men's Fertility - WebMD, 6/30/09
• Vibrator Use Common, Linked To Sexual Health - Science Daily, 6/29/09
• For Your Health, Pick A Mate Who Is Conscientious And, Perhaps, Also Neurotic - Science Daily, 4/28/09
• 10 surprising sex statistics - MSNBC, 4/9/09
• Premature Ejaculation Spray Enables Men To Last Six Times Longer After Penetration - Science Daily, 4/6/09
• Frequent Sex And Masturbation In 20s And 30s Linked To Higher Prostate Cancer, But Risks Diminish With Age - Science Daily, 1/26/09 - "Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently ... frequent sexual activity in a man’s forties appears to have little effect and even small levels of activity in a man’s fifties could offer protection from the disease"
• Contraceptive Methods Shape Women's Sexual Pleasure And Satisfaction - Science Daily, 12/8/08
• Your Body Holds Clue to Political Views - WebMD, 9/18/08
• Finally a Reason: Why Nice Guys Finish Last - ABC News, 6/19/08
• Good Sexual Intercourse Lasts Minutes, Not Hours, Therapists Say - Science Daily, 3/31/08
• Unselfish Spending Boosts Happiness - WebMD, 3/20/08 - "The happiest people were the biggest givers, no matter what they earned ... Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not"
• Considering Cosmetic Gynecology? - Dr. Weil, 2/22/08
• Why perfect dates make lousy partners - MSNBC, 2/12/08 - "Popular people who monitor themselves carefully in social situations and thereby appear to be the most socially appropriate are often highly sought after as romantic partners, a study finds, but these people show less satisfaction and commitment in relationships than socially-awkward people"
• A Good Fight May Keep You And Your Marriage Healthy - Science Daily, 1/22/08
• What kills sex in a marriage? Look past the stereotypes - USATODAY.com, 1/6/08
• Top Cause Of Painful Sex Uncovered - Science Daily, 11/9/07
• Pattern Raises HIV Risk, Researchers Warn - Science Daily, 10/31/07
• Chronic Arguing With Your Spouse May Raise Your Heart Disease Risk - Science Daily, 10/8/07
• Menopause Symptoms May Hamper Sex - WebMD, 10/5/07
• If You Want More Babies, Find A Man With A Deep Voice - Science Daily, 9/24/07
• Novel Treatment Of Premature Ejaculation - Science Daily, 8/28/07
• Oral Sex Implicated in Some Throat and Neck Cancers - washingtonpost.com, 8/27/07 - "Human papillomavirus (HPV), which is believed to be responsible for most cervical cancers, may also be at the root of many cancers of the mouth and throat ... Previous research has found that up to 50 percent of nonsmokers with throat and mouth cancers were infected with HPV"
• Sex and the Older American - WebMD, 8/22/07
• Does Circumcision Remove The Most Sensitive Parts Of The Penis? - Science Daily, 6/27/07
• Small-Penis Syndrome Common - WebMD, 6/1/07
• Women Match Men in Sexual Arousal Time - WebMD, 10/3/06
• Satisfying Sex Not Just for the Young - WebMD, 4/27/06
• Why We Cheat - WebMD, 4/24/06
• Happier With Sex Life: Men or Women? - WebMD, 4/19/06
• Men's Sex Lives Better at 50 Than 30 - WebMD, 2/22/06
• Love Secret of Happily Married Couples - WebMD, 2/9/06
• Caffeine: Sex Potion for Females? - WebMD, 1/13/06
• Less Sexual Desire After the Pill? - WebMD, 1/3/06 - "some birth control pills can lower a woman's free-testosterone level ... Those who had used oral contraceptives had four times higher SHBG levels than those who had never used this birth control method"
• Double the pleasure - MSNBC, 11/10/05
• Don't be surprised by sex after 45 - MSNBC, 9/22/05
• Dapoxetine Hydrochloride Significantly Improves Premature Ejaculation - Doctor's Guide, 5/24/05
• Drug [dapoxetine] May Delay Premature Ejaculation - WebMD, 5/23/05
• Sizing up your sex life - MSNBC, 4/28/05
• Today Sponge contraceptive approved by FDA - MSNBC, 4/22/05
• Premature Ejaculation: It's Not All In Your Head - Science Daily, 4/14/05
• The Health Perks of Marriage - WebMD, 12/15/04
• What Makes Women Happy? Sex Tops List - WebMD, 12/9/04
• The Infidelity Industry - ABC News, 11/20/04
• Want a Happy Marriage? Be Nice, Don't Nitpick - WebMD, 11/11/04
• When Cheating on Your Spouse is Business - ABC News, 10/21/04
• Primetime Live Poll: American Sex Survey - ABC News, 10/21/04
• Unhappy Marriage Reflects Spouse's Depression - WebMD, 10/11/04 - "each spouse's level of anxiety and depression predicted an unhappy marriage for the depressed spouse and the other spouse as well"
• Sex Toys More Common in Women in Relationships - WebMD, 10/7/04
• Seizure Drug May Help Premature Ejaculation - WebMD, 9/20/04
• University Of Alberta Researcher Offers Promising Treatment For Premature Ejaculation - Science Daily, 9/16/04
• Sex Better Than Money for Happiness - WebMD, 7/16/04
• Help! Orgasm woes are wrecking our marriage - MSNBC, 6/24/04 - "Only about one woman in four can have an orgasm from straightforward, missionary-position intercourse"
• Circumcision Does Not Hinder Sexual Function - Medscape, 2/4/04
• Women Like Cads for Sex, Dads for Mating - WebMD, 10/24/03
• Coffee Drinkers Have Faster Sperm - Doctor's Guide, 10/23/03
• Sex Survey Says Hungarians Have the Most Sex - WebMD, 9/24/03
• Secret of Finding Happiness Explained - WebMD, 8/25/03
• Promiscuity Differs by Gender - WebMD, 8/12/03
• Study tries to determine depths of male desire - USA Today, 8/1/03
• Friends, Mate Keep Women Alive - WebMD, 7/31/03
• Some Relationships Can Make You Sick - WebMD, 7/29/03
• Women's Libido Just as Strong as Men's - WebMD, 7/7/03
• Does Marriage Make You Happy? - WebMD, 3/16/03
• A Natural Route to Better Sex? - Dr. Weil, 2/13/03
• When 'I do' becomes 'I don't want to' - USA Today, 1/21/03
• Combat Experience Batters Marriage - USA Today, 12/19/02
• Tomboys May Be Born, Not Made - WebMD, 11/12/02
• Men, Women Get Equally Jealous - WebMD, 10/11/02
• Don't Judge a Man by His Feet - WebMD, 10/3/02 - "The longer the index finger was, the longer the penis was likely to be and vice versa ... Both studies found the average stretched penile length was about 5 inches, give or take about an inch"
• A Touch Means So Much - WebMD, 8/2/02
• For better sex: Less conflict, more friendship - USA Today, 7/14/02
• Viagra, Paxil Help Premature Ejaculation - WebMD, 5/29/02
• The Secret to Relationship Success - WebMD, 5/9/02
• Househusbands, Female Execs Die Early - WebMD, 4/25/02
• Sex and Medicine: Strange Bedfellows? - WebMD, 4/11/02
• Rating a Mate by Decor - WebMD, 3/4/02
• After Infidelity: Can This Marriage Be Saved? - WebMD, 2/28/02
• Men Spend an Hour Preparing for Sex - WebMD, 2/14/02
• Inquiring Scientists Want To Know: Why Is Sex So Popular? - Intelihealth, 2/14/02
• The Scent Sense of a Woman - WebMD, 2/4/02
• Scentsational' Sex! - WebMD, 1/29/02 - "the smell of pumpkin pie paired with lavender, black licorice, or doughnuts caused the greatest increase in penile blood flow in men"
• Does The Pill Affect Libido By Blunting A Woman's Sense Of Smell? - Intelihealth, 10/26/01
• Casual Sex Leaves Many College Women Disillusioned - WebMD, 9/28/01
• Hormone Levels Could Spell D-I-V-O-R-C-E in Future - WebMD, 8/24/01 - "those who had the highest levels of three out of four key stress hormones during initial interviews were the most likely to be divorced 10 years later ... The hormones included epinephrine (better known as adrenalin, or the "fight-or-flight" hormone), norepinephrine, ACTH, and cortisol"
• Oral Sex Carries Very Low Risk of HIV Transmission - WebMD, 8/14/01
• Unwanted Abstinence, No Sex Life a Problem for Many - WebMD, 7/27/01
• Conservatives Have Scarier Dreams - HealthScout, 7/26/01
• First Marriages Often End in Divorce, And It's Even Worse for Young Marriages - WebMD, 5/24/01 - "We found that 33% of first marriages end within 10 years and 43% end within 15 years ... While 75% of the divorced women remarried, he says, "47% of those remarriages dissolve within 10 years"
• Sex in the City: Women's Sex Lives, Up Close and Very Personal - WebMD, 3/30/01
• Men - Unlike Women - Use Only Half Of Brain When Listening - Intelihealth, 11/28/00
• Women's fertile window very unpredictable -- study - CNN, 11/17/00
• New Survey Claims to Have Answers to What Women Want From Sex Lives - WebMD, 10/27/00
• Bigger Muscles Won't Necessarily Attract Women - WebMD, 8/10/00
• Women Get More Sexual Satisfaction From Handsome Men, Study Says - Intelihealth, 6/13/00
• The Foreskin: An Open Door for HIV - WebMD, 6/9/00
• Antidepressant Can Boost Sex Drive - Intelihealth, 5/18/00
• Study Questions “Sex Reassignment” - Intelihealth, 5/15/00
• Male hormones levels in womb may affect sexual orientation, study says - CNN, 3/29/00
• On Women's Fertile Days, Supermacho Guys Look Best - Intelihealth, 6/21/99