Sex Statistics on Shine

Brides.com readers are exceptionally optimistic about their post-marriage lives

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We just got the press release for the results from a recent, totally unscientific. online survey held on Brides.com about sex and marriage. Here's our totally unscientific analysis of their 8 findings:

"More than half...

Do you have better sex after a dry spell?

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New research claims there's good and bad news when it comes to dry spells of the sexual variety. According to the journal Biological Psychology, lack of sex can be bad for your blood pressure. (Sad face.) But on a sexier note, a similar World Journal of Urology study found that after three weeks of no sexual activity whatsoever, men experienced more intense orgasms, and because they had elevated testosterone levels, their libido was higher as well.--LA Times

They didn't mention the ladies in the latter study, but have you ever noticed that especially in long-term relationships where the bedroom antics naturally seem to ebb and flow, that sex after a few days of abstinence is always kind of extra awesome? (Or is that just like, what's going on in my house?) Thoughts to share?

Big Pharma says "dudes aren't into" birth control

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Don't hold your breath waiting for the male birth control pill. Despite overwhelming statistics confirming that guys would be more than willing to take one (our very own AskMen/Shine study on the subject showed that the majority of both sexes agreed that they were ready to take the plunge), drug companies refuse to continue the already huge strides they've made in making it's availability a reality. And it's not because it's toooo haaararrd wah. So what's the big hold up? According to a recent article in Time, they simply don't believe that in this case anyway, sex sells.

The most expensive place to have sex, in the WHOLE WORLD

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Oh boy, here we go again. So judging from all the comments, you guys had A LOT to say about the "Where people are having the most sex in the world" chart, so I just dug up a new one, about how much it costs to have sex in various places (not contrary to what you might think, based on hooker prices, but actually, condoms). The genesis of this oh so very important scientific research, and the stats themselves, after the jump...

Your child’s gym teacher may not give the best sex ed class (DUH)

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Is it any secret that most school districts skimp on sex education? If kids were better informed, maybe we would have less unwanted pregnancies and rampant STDs. Oh no, right, it’s the free condoms. Planned Parenthood is responsible for underage sex. Of course!FROM YAHOO NEWS:NEW YORK (Reuters...