Society teaches young people to avoid saying 'no', so they need more support to navigate the awkwardness of sex.
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There are many cultural and social factors involved in making a baby into a man or a woman. But biologically speaking, sex starts when you're just a tiny group of cells in your mother's uterus.
Perfectionism-driven social anxiety means young men will also be susceptible to ideological scripting of behaviour on TV.
We need to know more about what is going on for women in sex – what makes them suffer and what gives them pleasure.
People with disabilities face barriers to sexual expression. New technologies can help, but we need to look at both the opportunities and risks these developments bring.
Low libido, problems ejaculating, vaginal pain -- these problems are common for midlife Canadians, and some of them are way more likely if you're married.
We all think men are at it way more than they are. But estimates of how much nooky young women are getting are basically ludicrous.
The opinions of current sex workers must be sought before any changes are made to the law governing the websites they use.
Sex education lessons will soon cover sexting, consent, body image and different types of contraception.
July marks 50 years of Pope Paul VI's encyclical prohibiting contraceptive use. For many years prior to it, the church had not been so explicit on its stance. How did it become such a thorny issue?
The use of technology to enhance sexual pleasure is ancient. Now advances in AI have led to more lifelike sex dolls hitting the market – but sex robots aren't the only innovations on the horizon.
The HBO series was a big hit in 2008, but is it still relevant two decades on?
Bigender, gender fluid, cisgender? Emerging gender categorizations are important -- for your health.
Men want to have a say in conversations about contraception – but they're worried about imposing on women's autonomy.
Male contraceptives have been under development for at least the past 50 years, because of the success of the female pill and pessimism about men taking a pill.
The sexual revolution made it acceptable for women to have premarital sex. Yet, an orgasm gap remains. Addressing the cultural forces driving this gap has social implications beyond pleasure itself.
Asexuality is less about a traditional understanding of sexual attraction and behaviour, and more about being able to discuss likes and dislikes in the early stages of a relationship.
I read 60 sex advice manuals – here's what I learnt.
Laws around the world continue to fail victims of rape and sexual abuse. It is time this, too, changed.
Sharing data about users' HIV statuses is bad enough. But why collect it in the first place?
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Sussex
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program; Director, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW
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Dr. Behavioral Neuroscience and Public Scholar, Concordia University
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Researcher, CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
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Associate professor, School of Arts and Medis, UNSW
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Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer in Built Environment, UNSW
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
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Professor & Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University
