Category Archives: Pornography

Teenagers and group sex: a cause for concern?

By Dr Petra | Published: 21 December, 2011
TweetLast week saw the publication of a paper
Also posted in Alternative relationships, Mental Health, Parents, Surveys/questionnaires, Teenager(s) | Comments closed

¼ men worried about the amount of porn they watch online

By Dr Petra | Published: 22 April, 2011
Radio 1 is the latest media outlet to seemingly stuff up a sex survey.
Also posted in Addiction, Bad science, Critical appraisal, Internet, Journalism | Comments closed

The best and worst sex (and science) stories of 2010

By Dr Petra | Published: 29 December, 2010
TweetThis year seems to have just flown by, and what a busy one it was for research and stories about sex. From philandering footballers to STI statistics we certainly got to hear a lot about relationships. Here are some of the main stories I think made up the year in media, sex and science. The [...]
Also posted in Commercialisation, Critical appraisal, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Flibanserin, G spot, Health/care, Human rights/law, Politics | Comments closed

‘Porn Block’ – a realistic proposal from the UK government?

By Dr Petra | Published: 20 December, 2010
This is a somewhat lengthy post, tackling a range of issues thrown up by the proposal to restrict access to online porn
Also posted in Child(ren), Commercialisation, Critical appraisal, Evidence based, Sex education, Teenager(s) | Comments closed

So…..are you a sexpert?

By Dr Petra | Published: 30 October, 2009
On Wednesday I hosted a 'So, you think you're a sexpert?' quiz at London's Science Museum. Yesterday I posted the quiz for you to take if you couldn't make the event. Today it's time to see how you scored....
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So you think you’re a sexpert?

By Dr Petra | Published: 29 October, 2009
Last night I ran a quiz 'So you think you're a sexpert?' at London's Science Museum. Why don't you have a go at the test and rate your sexpertise?
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