Sex News Sunday #9 Too Close To Home

This week's news dismayed me not only because of the content, but the fact that it was discovered in my home state of Maryland.

It was recently discovered that in 2004 the database of women with cervical cancer had been altered so more were reported than actually had the disease in the state of Maryland.


The Baltimore Sun exposed what had gone on in it's July 29th edition.

It was discovered after 400 women who did not have cervical cancer received letters in 2005 asking for their participation in a study. Some of the women got in touch with Maryland's Family Health Administration. There was also a tip from an employee of the database management company that lead to a criminal investigation.

The database is used by CDC, NAACCR, other states and researchers. The number of cancer cases reported in the database is used to award grants to counties for cancer prevention, education, screening and treatment programs.

I don't know which is worse, the fact that such a lie would be perpetrated or that agencies have to lie about something like the amount of cancer patients to be able to get the funding they need to cure a devastating disease.

Read more about what's going on here.
Learn more about cervical cancer.
And please ladies, get your PAP smears and get your daughter's vaccinated with the new HPV vaccine.

Sex News Sunday #3

This week's news can be filed under the 'ignorance is bliss' category.
I'll always think that sex is fun and love-making fulfilling, but like most things that take a certain maturity to enjoy, you need clear and subjective information.
Thanks to the current administration's policies this hasn't been the case for American teenagers.


According to new findings in The Journal for Adolescent Health teenagers are not having oral sex to remain 'technical virgins'. In fact oral sex started after having vaginal sex in 82% of the cases.
My point here has nothing to do with morals or ethics, it has to do with the health of our teenagers. According to the Center for Disease Control more than 1 in 4 teenage females have a sexually transmitted disease. Our administration is not keeping our children safe from disease because of it's puritanical belief system.

If you are close to or a family member of a teenager, please help them not only know when the time is right to make love to a partner, but how to stay healthy in the process.

Read more about the new research on the health and sexual practices of our teenagers here.

Sabbatical Teachings #1

While I was away on sabbatical I explored many more areas of sexual wonders.
I traveled to exotic sexual beds and other places. I studied wise teachers and will be recounting some of my learnings over the next few weekly posts.

As I mentioned last month I wanted to share some of the things I learned while I was on my sabbatical.
My constant study of psychology and sex makes me search out interesting topics on the web.

The first one is an article I found interesting becuase it explores the always complex intereaction between mind and body when it gets to sex for women.
As you've heard me preach here before, the brain is the largest erogenous zone in the human body.
Women's minds are not wired the same as men's. It's why there is sometimes a tricky balance in the bedroom.

Many women enjoy the intamcy of sex, but are not really enjoying it on a physical level.
the article I read addresses some of the reasons that's happening.
The following information is from C-Health on the Canadian Canoe Network.

Why Don't I Enjoy Sex?

The reasons that women may not be enjoying sex are numerous and often complex.

Sexual experiences reflect the mingling of the mind and the body. What goes on in the mind is affected not only by what is going on sexually and nonsexually between the partners, but by everything that has gone on in the woman's life. Sometimes even experiences from childhood can be relevant.

The rest of the story is here.