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Rapist of Sleeping Woman: I Was Asleep Too

Swedish sexsomnia sufferer admits to committing the crime

(Newser) - A Swedish man admits to raping a sleeping woman last summer but says there's one hitch: He was asleep at the time. The 27-year-old, who isn't named by The Local , says that after a night of heavy drinking in a cabin he "was awakened by her pushing...

School Backs Free Condoms for Kids 12 and Up

Massachusetts measure would include counseling

(Newser) - In a 5-1 preliminary vote, a school committee for a Massachusetts town has approved providing free condoms to students ages 12 and older. The service, which requires a second vote for final approval, would provide the condoms through Springfield school nurses and clinics. Those given the contraceptives would receive counseling...

No Sex? Male Fruit Flies Turn to Booze

They get their 'reward' from alcohol instead: Study

(Newser) - Entomology as country song: Researchers say male fruit flies denied sex drown their sorrows in alcohol, reports the BBC . Or more precisely, boy flies who get some action turn up their noses at food dosed with alcohol, while boys who get rejected are far more likely to indulge. Researchers think...

Psychologists to Guys: Shave Your Beard
 Psychologists 
 to Guys: Shave 
 Your Beard 
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Mar 10, 2012 11:21 AM CST

Psychologists to Guys: Shave Your Beard

Women prefer clean-shaven look: study

(Newser) - To beard or not to beard? Amid much contradictory research, a group of psychologists was determined to find out once and for all whether women prefer the scruffy look. Turns out they don't, the New Zealand and Canadian researchers discovered. They showed 200 women from New Zealand and Samoa...

Stephen Hawking Over the Moon About Sex Club?

Cambridge admits astrophysicist visited Southern California hot spot

(Newser) - Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking doesn't only have his head in the stars. He's also a sex club fan, reports Radar . And now even Cambridge University is admitting it, notes the Daily Mail . The 70-year-old astro-philosopher has visited a Southern California swingers and sex club with his assistants and...

Republicans Take Orgasm Lead in Poll

Conservatives report having less sex, but bigger percentage of fireworks, than liberals

(Newser) - Here's a tidbit stunning enough to interruptus your coitus: Republicans—no, make that conservative Republicans—report the highest rate of orgasms, according to a new sex poll. More than half of those who identified themselves as conservative Republicans said they reached orgasm almost every time they had sex, compared...

Pro Wrestler Gets 32 Years for 'HIV Assault'

Andre Davis didn't tell sex partners about disease

(Newser) - A professional wrestler has been sentenced in Ohio to 32 years or having sex with at least 11 women without telling them he has HIV—or lying that he was healthy. Andre Davis, 29—who has wrestled under the stage names "Gangsta of Love" and "Sweet Sexy Sensation"...

Heart Patients Told Sex Is Safe—but Not Affairs

Risk of dying during sex miniscule for most patients, study finds

(Newser) - Having sex is safe for the vast majority of heart patients as long as they use a little common sense, according to a report from the American Heart Association. Fewer than 1% of heart attacks are linked to sex and patients cleared for physical activity and capable of climbing two...

Is Your Sex Life Too Active to Donate Organs?

More than one partner in year could label you as risky

(Newser) - Anyone who has had sex with two or more people in the past year could be classified as a risky organ donor even if they possess no other risk factors, according to new health guidelines proposed by the CDC. The new federal policy would flag organ donors who have not...

This Year's Winner for Bad Sex Writing Is ...

David Guterson, for an Oedipus-like shower scene in 'Ed King'

(Newser) - Ron Charles of the Washington Post wins the prognosticator award among book critics. When he reviewed (and panned) David Guterson's novel Ed King, he took note of one part: "What follows are three pages that might very well win the Literary Review’s annual Bad Sex Award."...

Children and Teenagers Not 'Sexting' Graphic Images Very Often: Study
 Teens Not Chronic 
 'Sexters' After All 
study says
Dec 5, 2011 3:57 PM CST

Teens Not Chronic 'Sexters' After All

Only 10% of children aged 10 to 17 have 'sexted': study

(Newser) - So much for pervy teens flooding each other's cell phones with naked images. Despite the prevalence of reports on teen "sexting," it seems only 10% of kids aged 10 to 17 have texted sexual photographs—and just 1% have texted images graphic enough to violate child porn...

Guys Think About Sex 19 Times a Day

 Guys Think 
 About Sex 
 19 Times 
 a Day 
study says
Dec 3, 2011 10:17 AM CST

Guys Think About Sex 19 Times a Day

For women, it's about half that: Study

(Newser) - So maybe men don't really think about sex every seven seconds, as one famous study claimed a while back. Maybe they just think about it 18.6 times a day. And women think about it 9.9 times a day. A new study out of Ohio State University gave...

Sex Keeps Seniors Happier
 Sex Keeps Seniors Happier 
study says
Nov 30, 2011 6:45 PM CST

Sex Keeps Seniors Happier

Survey shows a big nookie factor

(Newser) - Researchers going over surveys of married couples aged 65 or older couldn't help but notice one potential secret to a happy life in retirement: sex. Scientific American highlights the contrast:
  • No sex: Of these married individuals, 40% were very happy with life in general and 60% were very happy
...

Sweden Mulls Ban on Sex With Animals

Bestiality law would forbid nookie with horses, cows

(Newser) - Any Swedes with a thing for barnyard animals had better start thinking twice about it. Swedish lawmakers are talking about criminalizing bestiality again due to societal changes that make animal hookups easier. ”Today it is very easy, on the Internet and other places, to encounter animals for sexual intercourse...

Women: This Is Your Brain During Orgasm

Bran scan video is first to reveal female fireworks

(Newser) - Here, finally, is a female orgasm in living, gasping color, delivered in a mesmerizing video of brain scans. The scans show the build up, the big event, and the "recovery" after several areas of the brain light up in a "crescendo" of oxygen-rapacious activity, reports the Guardian . The...

Recession Sex Studies: Why They're All Bunk

'Are people getting it on more or less frequently?'

(Newser) - The recession makes men cheat. And boosts the sales of sex toys . And inspires couples to reconnect in bed. And lowers men's libidos ... and women's. Wait, is anyone following this? In Salon , Tracy Clark-Flory traces the eye-rolling flow of studies and "expert insights" into how the recession...

Sex Really Can Be &#39;Mind-Blowing&#39;

 Sex Really Can 
 Be 'Mind-Blowing' 
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Oct 15, 2011 11:30 AM CDT

Sex Really Can Be 'Mind-Blowing'

It can trigger temporary amnesia

(Newser) - LiveScience takes note of what may be the weirdest possible consequence of sex: amnesia. A medical journal recounts the recent case of a 54-year-old woman who showed up at the ER complaining that she barely remembered a thing from the past 24 hours: Diagnosis: transient global amnesia, triggered by...

FAA Probing Calif. Aerial Sex Stunt

Skydiving hijinks may have distracted pilot, say officials

(Newser) - A high-flying California sex stunt has caught the attention of FAA officials. They're investigating two skydivers filmed having sex in a plane before jumping into the wild blue yonder—still in "tandem." Sky-diving instructor Alex Torres, who also works as a porn actor, made the video in...

Frenchman Must Pay Ex-Wife 10,000 Euros for Sexless Marriage, Judge Rules

 Man Must Pay Ex 
 for Lack of Sex 
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Sep 10, 2011 7:00 AM CDT

Man Must Pay Ex for Lack of Sex

He owes former wife about $14K for 21 years of sexless marriage

(Newser) - A French judge may have just sent Viagra sales soaring: He ruled that a 51-year-old man in southern France must pay his wife about $14,000 for "lack of sex over 21 years of marriage." The judge referred to Article 215 of France's civil code, which says...

Officials Cave to Sex Strike, Agree to Pave Road

Colombian women's 'strike of crossed legs' lasted 38 days

(Newser) - Never doubt the transformative power of sex—or lack thereof. Local authorities today agreed to appease the women of the Colombian town of Barbacoas, who in an effort to get a road to their town paved have spent the past 38 days swearing off sex in a so-called "strike...

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