Sexual abuse at any age may predict hypersexuality in both men and women, researchers report in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. However, the association is stronger in men who have experienced abuse as children and adolescents/adults. Hypersexual individuals experience sexual urges and behaviors that are difficult to control, causing great distress. Sexual thoughts and actions […]
Meeting Partners Online Linked to Risky Sexual Behaviors
People who meet sexual partners online may be more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, according to new research in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Over the years, the internet has made it easy and convenient for like-minded people to meet each other through websites and apps. While some past studies have suggested a […]
Bisexual Men and Women Less Sexually Satisfied
Bisexual men and women in Sweden report less sexual satisfaction than heterosexual and homosexual individuals, according to new research in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The study examined relationships among sexual orientation, sexual satisfaction, and sexual problems, which have not been fully investigated in the past. No such study had been conducted in Scandinavia before, […]
Provoked Vestibulodynia Treatment May Be Personalized, Study Suggests
While both mindfulness-based and traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approaches benefit women with provoked vestibulodynia, some women might have more success with one type over the other. Determining who is more likely to benefit from which therapy may help clinicians tailor treatment, the authors of a new Journal of Sexual Medicine study said. Women […]
Decision Aid Might Increase Transmen’s Decisional Confidence
The Genital Surgery in Transmen decision aid (DA-GST) can help transmen assess their genital masculinization surgical options, a new Journal of Sexual Medicine study reports. Larger studies are still needed, the researchers said. But the DA-GST “helped transmen feel more prepared for their personal consult with [their] surgeon, reduced [decisional conflict], and increased their decisional […]
Non-Consensual Sexual Content Yields Different Emotional Responses
Men and women have different emotional responses when viewing non-consensual sex depictions, according to a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. In the past, researchers have investigated people’s responses to depictions of consensual sex. However, there appears to be more interest in “non-normative” sexual behavior and content nowadays, researchers say. This study is […]