March 2012
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Word of the Day:
Divine monosyllable: a nineteenth-century euphemism for “cunt”, an obscene expression for “vagina”.
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day:
As if we don’t have enough to deal with! Fact: Women are more likely to cheat on their partners during ovulation.
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Word of the Day:
Gonyphilous: sexually attracted to knees. Derived from Greek gony (knee) and philein (to love).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day:
Today’s fact is doing a little myth-busting: If trying to get pregnant, it is recommended that couples have sex every other day.
fuck yeah sex education: gynologues: Let’s Talk... →
gynologues:
Let’s Talk About Sex…With Our Gynecologists?
chicandphysique:
I love this article I seen re-tweeted on my Twitter timeline. I love it because it’s a topic I often thought about, but never had the guts to talk about it. Women talk about guys all the time. But we…
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Upcoming Social Justice Mediation Training
Each week the CSPH highlights an upcoming workshop, conference, and other continuing education opportunity pertaining to sexuality, gender, or reproductive justice issues. This week we are featuring the Social Justice Mediation Training through theSocial Justice Mediation Institute!
Who: Social Justice Mediation Institute
What: Social Justice Mediation Training
Where: Campus Center, University...
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Word of the Day:
Uniparous: pertaining to a woman who has given birth only one time. The term can also describe a delivery resulting in only one baby. Derived from Latin unus (one) and parere (to give birth).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day:
With today’s fact, we hope to reassure you that you are not expected (or likely even physically capable) of doing any of those positions that require you to channel the Cirque de Soleil when you are getting your play on (cough, cough Cosmo…) All sex positions are derivatives of four major categories: Missionary, Person in back, Cowgirl/Cowboy, and Spooning.
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Word of the Day:
Philopornist: lover of “loose women” or prostitutes. Derived from the Greek porne (a prostitute), philein (to love) and -ist (one who).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day:
At least someone out there got the ball rolling, but it couldn’t have been fun to be the test case! Fact: Mercury and Arsenic were early treatments for STIs
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Word of the Day:
Intermazium: the space between the female breasts. Derived from Latin inter (between) and Greek mazos (breasts).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
Fun Fact of the Day:
Don’t think from today’s fun fact that we are saying STD’s may help you cut the line to historical greatness! With this in mind, today we are sharing that it has been hypothesized that Christopher Columbus, George Washington, and Napoleon Bonaparte all had syphilis.
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Word of the Day:
Undinism: a term for an erotic interest in urine as in urolagnia. Derived from the name of a Franco-Germanic female water sprite. Undine or Ondine.
From Rod L. Evans PH. D. [Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary
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Our Journey From Novice to Expert: Celebrating 25...
Each week the CSPH highlights an upcoming workshop, conference, and other continuing education opportunity pertaining to sexuality, gender, or reproductive justice issues. This week we are featuring Our Journey From Novice to Expert: Celebrating 25 Years of HIV Nursing!
Who: Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 25th Anniversary Annual Conference
What: Our Journey From Novice to Expert: Celebrating...
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Watchpowerpussysays:
From “Sex, Lies and Video Remixes: Critiquing ‘Mad Men’ In Its Own Words”:
Imagine a plot twist in which Don Draper and Roger Sterling’s hyper masculine friendship becomes a secret gay love affair. Even as they come to terms with their relationship, their wives find out and the ad execs lose their jobs at Sterling Cooper. It’s not a story you would typically find on TV, but it...
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Word of the Day:
zooerasty: sexual arousal or gratification from contact w. an animal. Derived from the Greek xoon (animal) erastes (lover) http://ow.ly/9RtX4
not so Fun Fact of the Day:
1 in 5 women in the United States are sexually assaulted
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Sexual Studies: Genetic and Clinical Predictors of...
Every Saturday the CSPH highlights news or recent research in the field of human sexuality. This week we’re discussing a 2009 study that searched for genetic and clinical predictors of sexual dysfunction in patients being treated pharmacologically for depression.
The occurrence of sexual dysfunction is one of the reasons that patients treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)...
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Word of the Day:
Avirgynia: the absence of sexual relations between a man and his wife. Derived from Greek a- (without), Latin vir (man), and Greek gyn- (woman).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day:
Their is video of infants masturbating in utero.
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Word of the Day:
Dyscallignia: antipathy for beautiful women, as from male frustration due to rejection. Derived from Greek dys- (difficult), kallos (beauty), and gune, gyn- (woman).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Upcoming Sexual Attitude Reassessment!
Northampton Sex Therapy Associates and The Northampton Center for Couples Therapy in collaboration with The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health invites mental health professionals, students, health-care providers, and anyone interested in reflecting on and gaining awareness about sexuality-related issues to its Sexual Attitude Reassessment Seminar (SAR). The SAR will be a two and a half-day...
Let's Create a Culture where Men Respect Women
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Word of the Day:
Philomolysmist: lover of obscenity in any form. Derived from the philein (to love), molysma (pollution) and -ist (one who).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Anonymous asked: Do most women shave their vaginas?
Kinky Crafts @ The CSPH Wednesday!
Want to stay safe and sexy in style? This month we’ll be making condom carriers! All materials will be provided, so just bring yourself and have fun. You’ll leave with your own customized prophylactic-protector!
Get in touch with your artistic side the third Wednesday of each month as The CSPH hosts a series of kinky craft nights. Using a Do-It-Yourself approach and a range of at-home...
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Word of the Day:
Yehudi: a slang term for a Jewish penis.
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day:
Today’s Fun Fact! The fingers develop at the same time in utero as the genitals, looking at someone’s fingers can give you a general idea of what their genitals may look like. As our wonderful ASSECT Certified Sexologist Megan Andelloux likes to say, next time you’re bored in class or in a staff meeting, entertain yourself by checking out some hands!
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You Asked Us:
Each week, The CSPH answers questions that have been submitted anonymously through our Formspring. This week’s question is: I recently started dating someone who seems to not want to go down on me. I suspect it may be due to cultural reasons. Regardless, this just doesn’t seem fair, since he has no problem with me giving him oral sex. I feel like we should both be on equal playing ground, you...
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Word of the Day:
xenodynamic: sexually potent with unfamiliar females but impotent with one’s wife. Derived from Greek xenos (stranger) and dynamis (power).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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A Review of “After Sex”
Every Monday, the CSPH takes a look at a book or film focusing on an aspect of sexuality. This week we are featuring Eric Amadio’s film, After Sex!
Eric Amadio’s 2007 film “After Sex” depicts several couples of various ages, races, and backgrounds having awkward, intimate, and insightful conversations immediately following sex.
Only 78 minutes long, the film consists mostly of dialogue and a...
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Fun Fact of the Day:
The area of the brain associated with romantic love is called the caudate nucleus, is located in the basal ganglia of the brain and is associated with the release of dopamine
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Word of the Day:
Philemyosis: kissing while the eyes are kept shut. Derived from the Greek philema (a kiss) and myo (to keep one’s eyes shit).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day!
Some individuals can climax solely from mental stimulation or thinking about erotic fantasies
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Word of the Day:
Dulcistomia: The condition of having a mouth sweet enough to kiss. Derived from Latin dulcis (sweet) and Greek storma (mouth).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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Fun Fact of the Day:
Did anyone know that some women can orgasm just from nipple stimulation. Its very true :) I promise ;)
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Fun Fact of the Day:
Abortion has only been shown three times on American television: In the 1970s on the TV show Maude, in 2011 on Friday Night Lights and in 2011 on Grey’s Anatomy
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Word of the Day:
Axillism: the use of the armpit for sex, especially in male penetration of females. Derived from Latin axilla (Armpit).
From Rod L. Evans PH. D.’s ”[Sex-i-con] the ultimate x-rated dictionary”
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International Street Harassment Week
“A man threw a glass bottle toward my student’s head last week, after she ignored his cat calls near Lehigh and Broad [in Philadelphia, PA]. As a result, her father has discouraged her from attending our after-school program, because she has to walk to and from the train alone.”
Nuala Cabral, one of the co-organizers of International Anti-Street Harassment Week (March 18-24), posted this on...