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By Paul Joannides

Antidepressants, Sexual Side Effects, and a Senate Probe

Why would a blog on sex be interested in a possible senate investigation of the primary investigator for an NIH study of Paxil? It seems that this university psychiatrist might have forgotten to disclose the $500,000 he received from the company that makes the drug to the university he works for.

Hypospadias

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Hypospadias is a condition where the urethra (tube you pee through) doesn't go to the end of the penis. In mild cases, it comes out near the end of the penis, but not quite. In more severe cases, it can come out anywhere from below the head of the penis to the scrotum.

Paul's Sex Term of the Day--Tramp Stamp

Tramp Stamp is a lower back tattoo that rides on the pant line. It peeks out at you when the owner--usually a woman--wears low-rise jeans and/or a cropped T-shirt that shows her midriff, or she bends over and her pants go low and her shirt goes high. The tattoo is often v-shaped and points down in a way that signifies the anatomy below.

The New York Times Gets It Wrong Again

An article on gender differences in yesterday's New York Times starts with the following unfortunate generalization:

The Latest Call for Caution Over Large Scale HPV Vaccination

A very sobering editorial in today’s New England Journal of Medicine asks a number of pointed questions about the safety and effectiveness of the new HPV vaccines.

Menstruation at the Psychology Today Blogs--Part 1

Here are some of the things I learned from the menstruating issue of Women & Health

Do Soy Nuts Impact Human Nuts?

Does a diet heavy in soy decrease male fertility?

Dark Chocolate, Viagra for Women with Anti-Depressant Problems, and more

After nearly a month away, I am back in the office

Watermelon Is Like Viagra? Really?

For help with your erection, see your physician rather than your grocer.

Paul's Sex Term of the Day--Tijuana Bibles

Unless the Vulgate were changed to Vulva, the chances are good that you don't have a clue what a Tijuana Bible is

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