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Sexuality Education: Techniques

Techniques Introduction:
There’s much more to sexual pleasure than the positions people are in. It’s how we use our bodies, mouths, hands, and more. For some, it can be about the toys that are used to supplement or enhance a sexual experience. There is a wide variety of sexual techniques in the world; this channel offers a sample.

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i'm 32 yr old, married guy. recently my wife and i havetried anal sex. my ? is if this normal, is it okay or could it cause any problems to her or myself?

I am a 17 year old female who is not sure how to masterbate. I don't want to buy a sex toy because i don't have much money. I i don't use them can i not masterbate. I don't have a boyfriend to help me ....

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My wife & I have been sexually active for many years. She is 65 and I am 66. She now is in the advanced stage of M.S. which has left her a quadriplegic and without any feeling in the sexual organs. ....

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While I believe my fiance and I both fall within the normal size range, we both do not feel much during intercourse. I have had other partners who were larger and he has has other partners who were t ....

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I have recently become involved sexualy with my girlfriend, she doesn't like to be fingered and she doesnt masturbate so when we tried to have sex for the first time we couldn't because it was very pa ....

Im a young female experiencing a problem in stimulation of the clitoris. It is said that most orgasm are reached by stimulation of the clitoris but ive tried everything but just touching it seem to hu ....

Biting the partner: what does it mean??

Dear doctor, My partner has very strange behaviour. He bites me every time whenever we make love. Sometime even when we just kiss. That leaves bruises, w ....

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I am a healthy 18 year old female. I have masterbated since before I can remember. I once asked my father about that.(Due to my mothers death when I was nine, I couldn't as her.) He told me that bot ....

i want to know wheyher anal sex if done properly may hurt anal sphincter or incontinence or not?

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My partner is still a virgin. We have tried to have sex a few times and were unable to. My penis is of average size but still won't fit. What can we do to have sex? Thank you.

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hi, This question is not about me but my girlfriend. We have been having sex for about 6 months and have been going out for a year and in that time I have not been able to give her an orgasm. we a ....

I have heard quite a bit about "Kegels" exercises for women. Is there a complimentary exercise for men?

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hi thank you so much for your previouse answer I've asked you about anal sex and you've recomended me to use lubricant . what kind of lubricant do you recommend ? thank you indeed bye

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hello, I ask about sexual behaviour in patient who suffer from RAPIED EJACULATION

Hi, I am an American male living in China and I fell in love with a Chinese girl but we have a problem. I have a larger than normal penis and she is smaller than normal. She is only about four feet 1 ....

I have a lover who I have had sex with 3 times. The last time we were together (3 days later) I noticed that I have a discharge and some itching.How could this happen when he has been using a condom?I ....

I have always been sexually active, but my boyfriend has not. He had intercourse for his first time with me, about a week ago. We have had intercourse twice. Our problem is that his penis keeps sl ....

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How do I know that I gave GOOD oral sex ? When giving head...Is it ok for the guy to jack himself off while the girl sucks ???

HI, I'M A 23 YEAR OLD MALE ..MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I HAVE SEX WITH MY PARTNER IT BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR ME TO EYACULATE , SPECIALLY INTRA VAGINA EYACULATION???

I don´t know this is a problem I want to know if the fantasy that my boyfriend and I dream is normal.

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I'm a healthy 22 year old that exercises regularly and has a healthy diet. I haven't been sexually active until recently, but now that I am, I have a problem ejaculating.

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i have never given or recieved oral sex but i was wondering how to please my partner in oral sex and what he really wants?

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Hello. I am 19 and I am in great need of your help. I know this question will sound like I'm under age but you must trust me. I do not know how to properly masturbate. Please, I need your help greatly ....

GETTING AN ERECTION IS FOR THE MOST PART DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN, WHILE KEEPING IT WHEN IT HAPPENS IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. I AM CURRENTLY TAKING DILANTIN (29 years) & TEGRETOL (18 years) FOR EPILEPSY. I ....

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My boyfriend and I are both 25 and in the early stages of our relationship. He has no problem getting an erection or maintaining one throughout oral sex, but when we have attempted to have intercourse ....

I have never been able to orgasm with a partner. When I masturbate, it takes a while for me to build up to orgasm, but once that happens, I am able to have dozens, with a short downtime between each. ....

Hey i've been having problems latey. I have rapid ejaculation( i cum to fast) and this is bad because my sex life suxs and my girl is not liking it so can u help thanks

Hi I am From India. I have been masturbating for past 15 years. Sometimes it used to be 10 times in a day. Now the problem is that i dont get orgasm when i masturbate. I am too shy to contact a docto ....

Dear Dr. Ghanem, Many many thanks for your reply. Dr Ghanem I want to ask you one thing more. In a man who is perfectly healthy and young and he didn't suffer from any injury to any sensistive are ....

The man I am currently with is not circumcised. How do you give oral sex to him so he can enjoy it?Do you pull the foreskin back?

I'm a sexually active 25 year old male from Canada. About a year and a half ago i picked up a girl at a bar in Los Angeles and brought her back to my hotel room. I was pretty drunk and had trouble ob ....

I'm a sexually active 25 year old male from Canada. About a year and a half ago i picked up a girl at a bar in Los Angeles and brought her back to my hotel room. I was pretty drunk and had trouble ob ....

HI, I have a question about female discharge. My boyfriend say I used to be very sweet tasting now my body fluid has become sour, not to be to graphic but it smells just like a condom. I have also bee ....

Oral sex (mutual) is very important to me, but soon after we were married my wife unilaterally decided (without even talking with me about it)that we would no longer engage in oral sex on the grounds ....

I'm 31 years old, female and I'm married. I have a problem that is causing me lots of anguish. I have no desire for sex at all. My husband is very attractive. I've been feeling this way after ab ....

I am 17 and I don't know if you can help, but for some reason I don't seem to enjoy sex. I have had some problems in the past (the guy I lost my virginity too was abusive and our relationship ended in ....

hi, i am 16 years old, and i want to give my boyfriend a blow job, and i know this might sound stupid, but i am afraid i don't know how to. i mean,i know the basic idea of it, but i am scared that i ....

I have HSV-1, and HSV-2. I am beginning some friendships/relationships with others who also have HSV. But I was wondering if there is any type of protection device(s) for giving oral sex to women. Obv ....

I'm a 32-year-old hetero male with Asperger's Syndrome. I've never had a girlfriend (or lover in any sense of the word -- I'm a virgin), and have never really come close to doing so. I just don't ....

I am a 29 year old female. I have been married for 6 years and 9 months, and in the past year and a half or so my sex drive has almost completely vanished. My husband and I used to have sex 2-3 times ....

I am 23 years old and have had several sexual partners. I have never particularly enjoyed intercouse but this could be due to the brief nature of the encounters. I have been in a loving and sexually ....

My husband and I have been married 28 years. I love my husband and enjoy and anticipate sex with him. However, I am very frustrated over his premature ejaculation. I want to be patient and supporti ....

I am a 28 year old female who had a baby almost a year ago. Since I gave birth I lost sexual desire. Before the baby I had desire often and my husband and I had a healthy sex life now I have none, zip ....

After my divorce, I was celebate for several years. I recently found a man that I like very much and we decided to have intercourse. But for the first time, the sex was painful and I bled the next d ....

Almost everytime I have sex with my boyfriend, just when I reach the climax point I go "crazy". I shake and fight to get away. This makes me cry and I have been told that I almost look like I am goi ....

1. My erection doesn't last long. This is killing the excitement and joy of sex and being togetther. 2. I ejaculate prematurely, too fast, may be in 5 to six strokes after foreplay ! Bad, both of u ....

My boyfriend is a 49-year-old cancer survivor. He has trouble maintaining an erection for intercourse for the past four months. It comes and goes, but it's never hard enough for penetration. Could thi ....

My husband and I have had a fine sex life since we have been together. However, lately he has not been able to reach orgasm. He can become erect and stay that way, but he says he doesn't feel anythi ....

Bleeding during and after intercourse; Painful intercourse

I can't orgasm. I feel good, but i never get to the point of orgasm. What are some things i can do? i've tried relaxing and i enjoy it, i know i dont have to have an orgasm every time but once in a ....

I need your advice, can you help me and give your advice about sex, because my wife is not satisfy with me. I am married, 1 year before. anybody can help me, where should I get sex specialist? she wan ....

I need your advice, can you help me and give your advice about sex, because my wife is not satisfy with me. I am married, 1 year before. anybody can help me, where should I get sex specialist? she wan ....

I have no problem attaining or maintaining an erection, but as soon as it comes to sex I lose it. Everything is fine until it comes to putting on a condom. What should I do?

I ejaculates before entering a women, I feel ashamed that I can not perform. please help me to solve this problem.

i thought ejaculation was a spinal reflex, when i have sex, it feels great but i dont orgasm or ejaculate, how can this be?

No sexual desire. I am 24 years old and have been with my boyfriend for 8 years. I have no sexual desire. When we do have sex by body "usually" complies but there are times when I physically am not re ....

My husband seems to have an overactive interest in pornography and correspondence with others regarding sex, but doesn't seem to have much interest in intercourse with me. We have a healthy and happy ....

Since I've had a hysterectomy 12 years ago, my pelvic floor muscles have gotten only worse. The elasticity in my muscles are gone and kegal excercises don't help. My stomach muscles are weak and I hav ....

i was just wondering if there were any other health concerns regarding anal intercourse other than std's. Does it cause any kind of damage and is it permanent?

I'm doing a project for university course. My group is looking for behaviour modifications to promote 'private' masturbation in a positive way. And to start eliminating 'public' masturbation. In the ....

I have been married for 7 years to a beautiful woman. She is all my desires and thoughts. Our sex life is good as long as I do things only she likes and wants. My biggest problem is that I fantasize a ....

Can Zoloft help stop premature ejaculation? If yes, how long will it take to work and are there any harmful side effects?

I ejaculate even before the penetration, In fact I ejaculate even when I kiss a girl for 2-3 minutes, how can i solve it?

can it hurt you to masturbate with a banana? how do i wash it?

What can I do when my arousal is so high that I get too lubricated and expand to the point I can't feel my partner. I have tried to use my muscles on him and I still can't grip him too good.

How do I finger bang a girl properly so she reaches an orgasm?

You've probably been asked this question a ba-zillion times, but I need to know something about orgasms. I've just recently become sexual active and when I come to orgasm all the muscles tense up aro ....

i want to know what i can do to "get in the mood" when my husband is. I fantasize and masterbait but when he's ready i'm not, never, i love him very much but it just is not there, this has also happen ....

I FIND IT TAKES ME AGES TO EJACULATE DURING SEX. I HAVE NEVER EJACULATED FROM ORAL SEX AND I WANT TO, SO DOES MY GIRLFRIEND! HOW CAN I MAKE MYSELF CUM QUICKER?

i have never had a vaginal orgasm in 16 years of having sex with different partners. clitoral orgasm is no problem. While stimulated by fingers i feel a sensation but not with a penis, if i do feel a ....

My husband & I have been married 13 years. Sex has always been very good. But, this last year he comes very quickly. He has an enlarged prostate, can this have anything to do with iT?He always feels v ....

My partner had an orgasm without having his genital area touched at all. There was sexual tension, a message, and nibbling on his ear, and he orgasmed after about 3 hours of preparing for me giving h ....

Please don't laugh-this is a serious question-i wonder if there is any position/technique that would allow during intercourse for the male to insert his testicles in the womans vagina(with the penis,o ....

I am a male trying to help my wife and I to have orgasm at the same time. She prefers massages instead of intercourse for orgasm. What can I do to have regular vaginal-penis sex and get best pleasure ....

When I put my finger in my wife's vagina I touch something that makes her flood almost like she is weeing, not all the time now and again. I'm always trying to find it but cant all the time, what have ....

I have an online relationship with a man who has a T5-6 spinal cord injury. Although I have known him for many years, we didn't become involved intimately until we ran into each other a few months ago ....

While you have information on vaginal tightness, I can't find anything on vaginal looseness. As you can imagine, this is a problem for me. Perhaps much the same as penis size is for a man. Is there an ....

I am a 30 year old female whose partner of 10 years has had a major plunge in his sexual drive for the past year or so. We usually had intercourse twice a week, often on weekends since we both work bu ....

In general, I can keep it up fine. But when I'm with a new woman, it's hard to stay erect very long without ejaculating -- I get too worked up in the moment and lose my control over "him." Please help ....

I get a erection, but am not able to maintain it for more that a 5 seconds, as soon as my penis comes in contact with the vagina it ejaculates. This causes shame and humiliation to me. Please suggest ....

My partner and I are in a monogamous relationship and have recently become sexually active. I¹ve been getting more frequent urinary tract infections and my girlfriend told me it was ....

I have been a T12 para for only three months and have yet to get an erection. Can I achieve this with a vibrator? I¹ve read about a Ferti Care vibrator that claims to be for this exclusive use. ....

I¹m a wheelchair user and am interested in a nondisabled man. He appears to be attracted to me and we¹ve dated. He hasn¹t asked questions about my disability, and I¹m not sure how to broach the ....

I am a 52-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis. Before the onset of MS five years ago, my husband and I made love about once a week and I always had an orgasm. But the more disabled I get the ....

Sex has become close to non-existent due to my wife's chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia. What suggestions do you have for us?

Sex has become close to non-existent due to my wife's chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia. What suggestions do you have for us?

True Connoisseur-ship I am a male C5 quad with limited post-injury experience who loves to satisfy a woman orally. Having said that, I am curious about whether to stick to oral stimulati ....

Full Disclosure A woman I recently started dating has expressed an interest in being sexual with me. I have had very few sexual encounters since my disability and don't know how to tell ....

Losing Interest I've heard that before you have sex with someone after spinal cord injury it is best to masturbate first to find out what feels good. Well I've tried and I'm not getting ....

Awkward and Painful My partner wants me to perform oral sex on him and I am finding this difficult. I am a C4 quad without much trunk stability or strength in my arms so it is easie ....

Solo Pleasure Before my partner and I split up, I had an active sex life. He was the only sexual partner I'd had since the onset of my disability. Now that I am on my own sexually, I am ....

I am a C 5-7 quad. Before my injury, my boyfriend frequently performed oral sex on me, which I enjoyed. Since my injury, we have not had oral sex because I am afraid of incontinence and am not s ....

It seems that the majority of romantic relationships begin with physical attraction between two people. As a 25-year-old C4-5 quad in graduate school, it is difficult for me to get women to see ....

I'm nervous about bladder incontinence, and petrified that an accident will ruin a sexual encounter.

The brain may be the most important sexual organ, but sometimes insertion is nice as well. What do you suggest for people who don't have, or can't sustain, erections?

Hello! I am a male and like to masturbate fairly often. But, in some porno films I have seen the guy always pushes his forefinger into his scrotum; the positioning of the finger is usually in the cent ....

Is it normal to get aroused by any little thing a women does to you. Such as hugs or kisses or even holding hands. My girlfriend always asks why I'm so aroused, and to me it's kind of embarrassing... ....

While my partner and are are having sex I come so close to having a orgasm, but then all of a sudden the feeling stops. I don't cum, nothing, I hav ....

My girlfriend is having problems reaching orgasms as of lately. We have been sexually active for about a year and a half and nothing like this has ....

My wife and I have been married for 6 years. We have been having sex for eight. She has never been able to have an orgasm through intercourse. Vibra ....

Help! My boyfriend and I have a very wonderful and caring relationship. He is a very considerate lover and always is concer ....

I'm a 35 year-old man with cerebral palsy and I've never had a sexual relationship. I'm not feeling like a sexual person anymore. What can I do?

I just turned 30 and have noticed in recent months that I have trouble with ejaculating to fast I mean too fast and maintain ....

Dr Owens, please help!!!! I am a 37 yr. old male and I have a 24 yr. old girlfriend. We get along just great the first few m ....

I am a nurse. A man with severe CP has contacted me and has asked for my help. He says he has never had an orgasm and he is now 32 years old. He can't masturbate himself. (I do have a special place in ....

I'm an aide for a 37 year old man with severe CP. He uses a head-controlled wheelchair, and has very limited mobility in his arms, with no control over his hands. He has a periodic sexual partner who ....

My girlfriend is a cum "freak." What kind of diet or vitamins will help to increase the amount of semen produced and what ....

Hello, I'm a 26 yr old male that has a problem ejaculating. My girlfriend and I just had sex for the first time. We've been ....

My wife and I have been married for 6 years. We have been having sex for eight. She has never been able to have an orgasm th ....

I am very excited when me and my fiancee are in foreplay but in the 4 years and 1 kid later I have only orgasmed maybe 3 ti ....

I have been dating a woman for a month now. I can satisfy her orally, but not during intercourse. She has had this problem ....