Orgasm

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Getting it on for science
Bonobo porn, MRI sex, female Viagra. "Bonk" author Mary Roach on the scientific quest to understand arousal -- and how little we still know.
The socioeconomics of orgasm
Women with more education and earning power report greater sexual fulfillment.
For his sake, fake it like you mean it!
Author Fay Weldon thinks women should fake orgasms to protect men's egos.
The story of O
How could something that most of us only experience for 12 minutes a year be the driving force of humanity? A new book explores the rich, strange history of the orgasm.
Go down, young men!
Sexologist Ian Kerner talks to Salon about his new book, "She Comes First," and why the well-trained tongue is mightier than the "sword."
Viagra for gals coming soon
But what if female "dysfunction" is the result of attempting to couple with an overweight, no-foreplay husband whose breath reeks of beer and pizza?
Come again?
When you ask men and women about succeeding and failing in the sack, you get the expected answers -- and the unexpected ones.
Gotcha!
A German woman is notorious for getting a sexual rush from shoplifting.
Come again?
German scientists find surge in prolactin -- a libido-decreasing hormone -- after orgasm.
Boy behavior
I tried acting like a guy to get laid. It worked, but it takes a lot of energy to be the aggressor.
Erotic inhaling
I sniff amyl nitrite every day to enhance my orgasms. Is this unhealthy?
Big appetites in Big Sur
It's disconcerting to hear someone make that much noise during sex.
Faking it
Is it OK -- or is it unethical -- to pretend you had an orgasm?
Sex-free bliss?
Depressed people often have to choose between drug-induced happiness and sexual fulfillment.
Hot spot
The FDA has just approved Eros, a tiny suction device that increases blood flow to a woman's clitoris.
Sex educator says most people masturbate
It can cut down on the number of sex partners and danger of disease.
America's greatest sexologist
A new biography of Alfred C. Kinsey shows he not only studied many forms of sexual behavior but experimented with them as well.
Backpackers' ball at the Sultan Hotel
With Flaubert's 1850 letters as a guide, our correspondent explores the enduring allure of opera, orgasm, belly-dancing and other Cairo clichis.
Media circus
After a tense moment in our underwear, Jasmine, Allison and I crowd around for April's talk show debut.
Out of order
It's hard talking to a wire-wearing snitch, especially when my crotch is on fire.
Occupational hazard
Hot wax and bad news don't mix.
Saved by the silence
A lesson in deception after a quickie threesome prepares me for my probing boyfriend.
Caught between Milt's lips and a hard Matt
No one trusts me anymore, not even the people I'm not lying to.
Totems and taboos
When the IRS strikes, my favorite john wants to kiss me and my boyfriend refuses.
Does Helena Bonham-Carter's fake orgasm rival Meg Ryan's?
When it comes to canned moans, audiences love variety.
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