http://trinaread.com/blog Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:27:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What happens if couples ignore erectile problems, a low or no sex drive, or difficulty reaching orgasm? Quite simply, it can devastate even the most solid of couples. When people lose touch with their sexuality and sensuality, the quintessential intimacy between a couple is lost. A marriage can function ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/11/18/why-its-important-to-settle-sexual-problems/ Do couples have unrealistic expectation about sex -- and how do we deal with those expectations? We live in a very sexualized society. In the last twenty five years we’ve come to value part of our self worth based on our sexuality and sexiness. With women’s emancipation the ideal that ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/11/10/do-couples-have-unrealistic-expectations-about-sex/ How long does good sex really last? When a couple is first together, they have enough dopamine and the body’s own amphetamine-like hormones that they are sufficiently aroused in a nanosecond. So sex can last for three minutes and be mind blowing. Generally though, after two years, it takes a ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/11/03/how-long-should-good-sex-last/ This article first appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 29th, 2008. For more information go to: http://sexualhealthaccess.org/images/pdf/itl_sept_2008.pdf What’s really behind decline of teen sex By LAURA WERSHLER With a newly released StatsCan study on Canadian teen sexual behaviour and a new book out of the U.S. raising the spectre of sex-addicted adolescents, parents must ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/10/29/whats-really-behind-the-decline-of-teen-sex/ Does kissing do more than simply lead to sex? One couple I know has a “10 second” kiss rule. That is when things are getting hectic with kids, career, life, one would say, “ten second kiss”. They would have to drop everything and kiss each other for, well, ten seconds. ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/10/28/kissing-keeps-sex-fresh-and-fun/ Dr. Brian Parker and I--a.k.a. Sex Doctors to the Rescue--were approached by The Charlatan, Carlton University's student newspaper to answer some pressing sex questions their students had. Here's what I had to say on: how long should sex last, period sex, and whether to swallow. How long should sex last? There’s a belief ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/10/22/how-long-should-sex-last-period-sex-and-whether-to-swallow/ I recently did an interview with Self magazine's Feature Editor, Caroline Schaefer. Great interview with some thought provoking questions. Here's what Caroline and I talked about. Self Magazine The subject is how life changes affect your sex life. Everything from little switches (hair color, bikini wax) to life shifts (new baby, moving ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/10/16/how-life-changes-affect-your-sex-life/ When a man is ready to ejaculate his body will undergo a series of events. He will see an increase in the size of the head of the penis, where the head may also change to a purplish color. His Cowper’s gland will secrete a “pre-cum” fluid, dribbling out of ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/10/07/whats-the-average-speed-of-male-ejaculation/ This morning I did both an TV interview on City TVs Breakfast Television and a podcast with Hitchmag.com on the effects aging has on a person's sexuality. Here are some ideas that were discussed. What are the myths when in comes to sex in your 60s? There aer two big myths come ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/10/01/sex-over-60/ A reporter interviewed me this morning for the Christmas edition of First For Women. Brenda Kearns' story is about tricks to help women rasie their oxytocin level in order to lower their cortisol level. Great story and much needed to help us through the craziness of the holiday season. This was ... http://trinaread.com/blog/2008/09/29/kissing-and-oxytocin/