Sophisticated Sex
The crusade against contraception
The birth control pill turned 50 years old last month. This marked a milestone in the world of contraception — for women, sexuality and reproductive health and family planning. Of course, women have always had a ways of preventing pregnancy. In 1500 B.C., ...
The sex behind population control
As taboo as it is to talk about sexual pleasure in the bedroom, talking about population control can be even more contentious. We need to have sex to make babies — that’s obvious. But in a world that is running out of room and resources, we would do well to ...
What does your sex life say?
Last week I gave a talk on relationship communication at Fascinations in Boulder. I was worried that the topic would be somewhat lackluster. At Fascinations, I’m usually asked to talk about captivating cunnilingus and fabulous fellatio. “Communication” seemed a ...
Olympic-winning sex: Go for the gold
When it comes to sexuality, does your sex life make it to the finals in Vancouver? For the bronze, all we need to attain is basic functioning and a sufficient quality of connection. To win silver, we need to move from sufficient to satisfying. Getting the gold ...
Sexual health for the new year
Dear Dr. Jenni, I’m curious how you define a sexually healthy couple. My husband and I have sex once a week. We do a variety of positions and have adequate foreplay. I feel leagues ahead of some of my girlfriends who claim they rarely have sex, or rarely want it. ...
Daily delights
Dear Dr. Jenni, I am about to get married, and my fiancé wants to establish a contract where we agree to have sex every single day. We have been sexually active almost every day since we met, but I feel like a contract sets up an unrealistic obligation. I don’t want ...
Flirting on Facebook
Why do we use Facebook? For flirting? For networking? To assuage loneliness? To exhibit ourselves? To lurk upon others’ lives...