Category: Sexuality

by Jason Stotts Catchy title, right?  It’s the title of a new report by Reuters on the dangers to men from using laptops on their laps. The researchers hooked thermometers to the scrotums of 29 young men who were balancing a laptop on their knees. They found that even with a lap pad under the…

by Jason Stotts According to the BBC, a new article in Science may point the way to a future without HIV/AIDS. The researchers carried out a genome-wide association study of the genetic make-up of almost 1,000 controllers and 2,600 people with progressive HIV. Around 300 points were found to be associated with immune control of…

by Jason Stotts Most people don’t think of housework as having any ties to a woman’s sexual arousal, but perhaps they should.  A new theory called “choreplay” is making its debut and could have implications for the gusto with which men take to their chores.  The idea is very simple: women tend to be preoccupied…

by Jason Stotts It’s interesting how ignorance is usually the biggest source of shame, whether or not we realize it.  Take, for example, the common condition hirsuties papillaris genitalis (HPG), sometimes also refered to as “pearly penile papules” or PPP. HPG is a condition in which there are small bumps on the coronal ridge of…

by Jason Stotts I recently read Eros Denied: Sex in Western Society by Wayland Young and I found it to be an amazingly interesting read.  It’s rather hard to get your hands on a copy as it’s out of print, as far as I can tell, but it’s well worth it that you do.  I’ll…