The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
Education. Pleasure. Health. Advocacy.
Every Saturday, The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re looking at the severity, distribution, and treatment of pain in sexual assault (SA) survivors. A recent study in The Journal of Pain found that, although more than half of SA survivors experience severe pain immediately after assault and up to one week later, less than a third were … [Read more...]
Every Saturday The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re discussing research from the Netherlands that looks at how Dutch gastroenterologists consider or address sexual assault in routine interactions with their patients. Many would not automatically see the connection between sexual assault and gastrointestinal (GI) illness; however, the … [Read more...]
Every Saturday The CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re discussing a study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine examining college women’s genital self-image and its correlation with frequency of gynecological exams. Researchers Andrea L. DeMaria, Ariane V. Hollub, and Debby Herbenick proposed that gynecological exams are underused … [Read more...]
Every Saturday the CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re looking at a study conducted by a group of medical doctors in Portugal to measure the prevalence of Female Premature Orgasm (FPO), which they state is “almost unknown” in scientific literature and generally diagnosed as a sexual dysfunction, not otherwise specified (NOS). The study … [Read more...]
Every Saturday the CSPH highlights some new research in the field of Human Sexuality. This week we’re looking at a recently released update from a large-scale HIV-prevention study announcing the discontinuation of a clinical trial of vaginal gel that has shown to be ineffective among study participants. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released a statement … [Read more...]
